VARIABILITY IN D-2-DOPAMINE RECEPTOR DENSITY AND AFFINITY - A PET STUDY WITH [C-11] RACLOPRIDE IN MAN
VARIABILITY IN D-2-DOPAMINE RECEPTOR DENSITY AND AFFINITY - A PET STUDY WITH [C-11] RACLOPRIDE IN MAN
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DOI:
10.1002/syn.890200303
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发表时间:
1995-07-01
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影响因子:
2.3
通讯作者:
HALLDIN, C
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作者:
FARDE, L;HALL, H;HALLDIN, C
The variability of D-2-dopamine receptor binding parameters in man was determined using Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and [C-11]raclopride. A saturation analysis based on five PET-experiments was performed in each of ten men and ten women. The mean density of D-2-dopamine receptors (B-max) was 28 +/- 6.9 pmol/ml (mean +/- S.D.) and the apparent affinity (K-d(app)) 9.1 +/- 1.9 pmol/ml. The Hill coefficient was in all subjects close to unity (n(H): 0.999 +/- 0.020), thereby indicating binding to a homogeneous class of receptors. No significant differences between males and females were found in B-max or K-d(app). The interindividual difference in B-max was statistically significant (alpha = 0.01). The difference in K-d(app) was not significant. Upregulation of the receptor density (B-max) has been widely discussed as a mechanism for increased dopaminergic neurotransmission in schizophrenia. This study indicates that receptor density varies considerably in a group of healthy subjects. (C) 1995 Wiley-Liss, Inc.