Visualizing Vesicular Dopamine Dynamics in Parkinson's Disease
Visualizing Vesicular Dopamine Dynamics in Parkinson's Disease
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DOI:
10.1002/syn.20653
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发表时间:
2009-08-01
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影响因子:
2.3
通讯作者:
Stoessl, A. Jon
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作者:
de la Fuente-Fernandez, Raul;Sossi, Vesna;Stoessl, A. Jon
It has been suggested that dopamine derived from exogenous levodopa may not follow vesicular dynamics in Parkinson's disease (PD). Using a novel PET method based on the sensitivity of [C-11]-dihydrotetrabenazine (DTBZ) binding to changes in vesicular dopamine levels, we show here that striatal [C-11]-DTBZ binding decreases after levodopa administration in advanced PD, likely reflecting an increase in vesicular dopamine levels. Endogenous dopamine and exogenously derived dopamine seem to follow the same vesicular dynamics. Synapse 63:713-716, 2009. (c) 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc.