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Aiyegbusi OL, Cruz Rivera S, Roydhouse J, Kamudoni P, Alder Y, Anderson N, Baldwin RM, Bhatnagar V, Black J, Bottomley A, Brundage M, Cella D, Collis P, Davies EH, Denniston AK, Efficace F, Gardner A, Gnanasakthy A, Golub RM, Hughes SE, Jeyes F, Kern S, King-Kallimanis BL, Martin A, McMullan C, Mercieca-Bebber R, Monteiro J, Peipert JD, Quijano-Campos JC, Quinten C, Rantell KR, Regnault A, Sasseville M, Schougaard LMV, Sherafat-Kazemzadeh R, Snyder C, Stover AM, Verdi R, Wilson R, Calvert MJ. Recommendations to address respondent burden associated with patient-reported outcome assessment. Nat Med 2024; 30:650-659. [PMID: 38424214 DOI: 10.1038/s41591-024-02827-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2023] [Accepted: 01/23/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) are increasingly used in healthcare research to provide evidence of the benefits and risks of interventions from the patient perspective and to inform regulatory decisions and health policy. The use of PROs in clinical practice can facilitate symptom monitoring, tailor care to individual needs, aid clinical decision-making and inform value-based healthcare initiatives. Despite their benefits, there are concerns that the potential burden on respondents may reduce their willingness to complete PROs, with potential impact on the completeness and quality of the data for decision-making. We therefore conducted an initial literature review to generate a list of candidate recommendations aimed at reducing respondent burden. This was followed by a two-stage Delphi survey by an international multi-stakeholder group. A consensus meeting was held to finalize the recommendations. The final consensus statement includes 19 recommendations to address PRO respondent burden in healthcare research and clinical practice. If implemented, these recommendations may reduce PRO respondent burden.
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- Olalekan Lee Aiyegbusi
- Centre for Patient-Reported Outcomes Research (CPROR), Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
- National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), University Hospital Birmingham and University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
- National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) West Midlands, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
- NIHR Blood and Transplant Research Unit (BTRU) in Precision Transplant and Cellular Therapeutics, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
- Birmingham Health Partners Centre for Regulatory Science and Innovation, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
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- Centre for Patient-Reported Outcomes Research (CPROR), Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- Birmingham Health Partners Centre for Regulatory Science and Innovation, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
- Department of Health Services Policy and Practice, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI, USA
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- Centre for Patient-Reported Outcomes Research (CPROR), Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Centre for Patient-Reported Outcomes Research (CPROR), Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), University Hospital Birmingham and University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) West Midlands, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Oncology Center of Excellence, US Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD, USA
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- Department of Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Centre for Patient-Reported Outcomes Research (CPROR), Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), University Hospital Birmingham and University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Italian Group for Adult Hematologic Diseases (GIMEMA), Data Center and Health Outcomes Research Unit, Rome, Italy
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- The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
- Aston University, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Centre for Patient-Reported Outcomes Research (CPROR), Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), University Hospital Birmingham and University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) West Midlands, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- NIHR Blood and Transplant Research Unit (BTRU) in Precision Transplant and Cellular Therapeutics, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Centre for Patient-Reported Outcomes Research (CPROR), Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Centre for Patient-Reported Outcomes Research (CPROR), Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- NIHR Blood and Transplant Research Unit (BTRU) in Precision Transplant and Cellular Therapeutics, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- The NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
- St Bartholomew's Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK
- Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Johns Hopkins Schools of Medicine and Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Centre for Patient-Reported Outcomes Research (CPROR), Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Centre for Patient-Reported Outcomes Research (CPROR), Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- Cancer Research Advocacy Forum, London, UK
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- Centre for Patient-Reported Outcomes Research (CPROR), Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), University Hospital Birmingham and University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) West Midlands, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- NIHR Blood and Transplant Research Unit (BTRU) in Precision Transplant and Cellular Therapeutics, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- Birmingham Health Partners Centre for Regulatory Science and Innovation, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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Baldwin RM, Morettin A, Paris G, Goulet I, Cote J. Abstract 3789: The alternatively spliced PRMT1 isoform PRMT1v2 promotes breast cancer cell survival and invasiveness. Cancer Res 2013. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.am2013-3789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in women. Despite intensive treatment to overcome this disease, recurrence is common and often incurable due to the highly aggressive nature of the recurrent tumour. Protein arginine methylation is catalyzed by protein arginine methyltransferases (PRMTs) and plays an important role in many cellular processes. Aberrant PRMT expression has been observed in several common cancer types, however their precise contribution to the cell transformation process and cancer progression is not well understood. Previously, we reported that the PRMT1 gene generates several alternatively spliced isoforms and our initial biochemical characterization of these isoforms revealed that they exhibit distinct substrate specificity and sub-cellular localization. Here we have focused on the PRMT1v2 isoform, which is the only predominantly cytoplasmic isoform and has increased relative expression in breast cancer cell lines and tumours. Specific depletion of PRMT1v2 using RNA interference caused a significant decrease in breast cancer cell survival due to an induction of apoptosis. Furthermore, depletion of PRMT1v2 in MDA-MB-231, an aggressive breast cancer cell line, resulted in significantly decreased cell invasion. Alternatively, PRMT1v2 overexpression in a non-aggressive breast cancer cell line, MCF7, was sufficient to enhance their invasiveness. This novel activity is specific to PRMT1v2, as overexpression of other isoforms did not enhance invasion. It also requires both proper subcellular localization and methylase activity. Consistent with an invasive phenotype, PRMT1v2 overexpression caused altered cell morphology and reduced cell-cell adhesion. Finally, we observed a significant reduction in β-catenin protein levels, a critical cell-cell adhesion protein, and show that this reduction is pivotal to PRMT1v2-enhanced cell invasion. Our study underscores the importance of characterizing the distinct functional differences between PRMT1 isoforms. Overall, we demonstrate a specific role for PRMT1v2 in promoting breast cancer cell survival and invasion, and propose that it may represent a promising therapeutic target.
*RMB is a Postdoctoral Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Health Research
Citation Format: Robert Mitchell Baldwin, Alan Morettin, Genevieve Paris, Isabelle Goulet, Jocelyn Cote. The alternatively spliced PRMT1 isoform PRMT1v2 promotes breast cancer cell survival and invasiveness. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 104th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research; 2013 Apr 6-10; Washington, DC. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2013;73(8 Suppl):Abstract nr 3789. doi:10.1158/1538-7445.AM2013-3789
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Nguyen TD, Markova S, Liu W, Gow JM, Baldwin RM, Habashian M, Relling MV, Ratain MJ, Kroetz DL. Functional characterization of ABCC2 promoter polymorphisms and allele-specific expression. Pharmacogenomics J 2012; 13:396-402. [PMID: 22664480 PMCID: PMC3435480 DOI: 10.1038/tpj.2012.20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2011] [Revised: 04/20/2012] [Accepted: 04/23/2012] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Multidrug resistance protein 2 (MRP2, ABCC2) is an efflux membrane transporter highly expressed in liver, kidney and intestine with important physiological and pharmacological roles. The goal of this study was to investigate the functional significance of promoter region polymorphisms in ABCC2 and potential allele specific expression. Twelve polymorphisms in the 1.6 kb region upstream of the translation start site were identified by resequencing 247 DNA samples from ethnically diverse individuals. Luciferase reporter gene assays showed that ABCC2 -24C>T both alone and as part of a common haplotype (-24C>T/-1019A>G/-1549G>A) increased promoter function 35% compared to the reference sequence (P < 0.0001). No other common variants or haplotypes affected ABCC2 promoter activity. Allele specific expression was also investigated as a mechanism to explain reported associations of the synonymous ABCC2 3972C>T variant with pharmacokinetic phenotypes. In Caucasian liver samples (n=41) heterozygous for the 3972C>T polymorphism, the 3972C allele was preferentially transcribed relative to the 3972T allele (P < 0.0001). This allelic imbalance was particularly apparent in samples with haplotypes containing two or three promoter/UTR variants (-1549G>A, -1019A>G and -24C>T). The observed allelic imbalance was not associated with hepatic or renal ABCC2 mRNA expression. Additional mechanisms will need to be explored to account for the interindividual variation in ABCC2 expression and MRP2 function.
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- T D Nguyen
- Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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Treadway MT, Buckholtz JW, Cowan RL, Baldwin RM, Ansari MS, Li R, Shelby ES, Schwartzman AN, Kessler R, Zald DH. Subgenual cingulate dopamine release predicts reduced positive affect following amphetamine. Neuroimage 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s1053-8119(09)71692-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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Buckholtz JW, Treadway MT, Cowan RL, Baldwin RM, Ansari MS, Shelby ES, Schwartzman AN, McHugo M, Kessler R, Zald DH. Mesocingulate D2/D3 Binding Predicts Impulsivity in Humans. Neuroimage 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s1053-8119(09)71091-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Woodward ND, Kessler RM, Ansari MS, Baldwin RM, Cowan RL, Li R, Zald DH. Sex differences in dopamine D2/D3 receptor distribution in humans: An [18F]fallypride study. Neuroimage 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s1053-8119(09)71609-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Glioblastoma multiforme is the most aggressive form of primary brain tumor and remains largely incurable, in large part, due to its highly invasive nature. The phosphoinositide (PI) 3-kinase pathway is often constitutively active in these tumors due to activating mutations in the epidermal growth factor receptor, or deletion/loss of function of the tumor suppressor PTEN. Protein kinase C type iota (PKC iota), a member of the atypical protein kinase C family, is activated by the PI 3-kinase pathway and is an important downstream mediator. Here, we have assessed the role of PKC iota in glioblastoma cell invasion. Depletion of PKC iota with RNA interference caused an increase in actin stress fibers and a decrease in cell motility and invasion. Gene expression microarray analysis of U87MG cells showed that PKC iota repressed expression of mRNA for RhoB, which has previously been shown to have a role in actin stress fiber formation. Western blot analysis showed that both PKC iota depletion and pharmacological inhibition of PKC iota caused an increase in the protein levels of RhoB, as did inhibition of PI 3-kinase. Expression of RhoB from a constitutive promoter caused changes in actin stress fibers and cell invasion that were similar to those seen with PKC iota depletion. These data show that PKC iota, activated as a consequence of aberrant upstream PI 3-kinase signaling, mediates glioblastoma cell motility and invasion, and that repression of RhoB is key downstream event in PKC iota signaling leading to enhanced cell motility. In addition, constitutive expression of RhoB repressed PKC iota activity, as assessed by its phosphorylation status on Thr555. PKC iota and RhoB are, therefore, mutually antagonistic, potentially creating a sensitive switch between invasive and non-invasive phenotypes.
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- R M Baldwin
- Ottawa Health Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Baldwin RM, Garratt-Lalonde M, Parolin DAE, Krzyzanowski PM, Andrade MA, Lorimer IAJ. Protection of glioblastoma cells from cisplatin cytotoxicity via protein kinase Ciota-mediated attenuation of p38 MAP kinase signaling. Oncogene 2006; 25:2909-19. [PMID: 16331246 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1209312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Glioblastoma multiforme is an aggressive form of brain cancer that responds poorly to chemotherapy and is generally incurable. The basis for the poor response of this cancer to chemotherapy is not well understood. The atypical protein kinases C (PKCiota and PKCzeta) have previously been implicated in leukaemia cell chemoresistance. To assess the role of atypical PKC in glioblastoma cell chemoresistance, RNA interference was used to deplete human glioblastoma cells of PKCiota. Transfection of cells with either of two different RNA duplexes specific for PKCiota caused a partial sensitisation to cell death induced by the chemotherapy agent cisplatin. To screen for possible mechanisms for PKCiota-mediated chemoresistance, microarray analysis of gene expression was performed on RNA from glioblastoma cells that were either untreated or depleted of PKCiota. This identified sets of genes that were regulated either positively or negatively by PKCiota. Within the set of genes that were negatively regulated by PKCiota, the function of the gene coding for GMFbeta, an enhancer of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAP kinase) signaling, was investigated further, as the p38 MAP kinase pathway has been previously identified as a key mediator of cisplatin cytotoxicity. The expression of both GMFbeta mRNA and protein increased upon PKCiota depletion, and this was accompanied by an increase in cisplatin-activated p38 MAP kinase signaling. Transient overexpression of GMFbeta increased cisplatin-activated p38 MAP kinase signaling and also sensitised cells to cisplatin cytotoxicity. The increase in cisplatin cytotoxicity seen with PKCiota depletion was blocked by the p38 MAP kinase inhibitor SKF86002. These data show that PKCiota can confer partial resistance to cisplatin in glioblastoma cells by suppressing GMFbeta-mediated enhancement of p38 MAP kinase signaling.
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- R M Baldwin
- Ottawa Health Research Institute, Ontario, Canada
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Chaly T, Baldwin RM, Neumeyer JL, Hellman MJ, Dhawan V, Garg PK, Tamagnan G, Staley JK, Al-Tikriti MS, Hou Y, Zoghbi SS, Gu XH, Zong R, Eidelberg D. Radiosynthesis of [18F] N-(3-Fluoropropyl)-2-β-Carbomethoxy-3-β-(4-Bromophenyl) Nortropane and the regional brain uptake in non human primate using PET. Nucl Med Biol 2004; 31:125-31. [PMID: 14741577 DOI: 10.1016/s0969-8051(03)00110-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A synthetic procedure for the preparation of [18F]FPCBT, an imaging agent for the dopamine transporter (DAT), has been developed. The radiosynthesis was carried out in a two step procedure. Even though the yield was low, we were able to prepare 20 to 30 mCi of the product, which was enough for two or three studies. The radiochemical purity was greater than 96%. The in vivo properties of this radiotracer were evaluated using baboon and it showed highest uptake in the striatum. The studies also revealed that the maximum uptake was reached within 7 to 10 minutes post injection. Plasma metabolite analysis indicated that there is only one metabolite and it is less lipophilic than the parent compound. [18F]FPCBT displayed good brain uptake and its high target to non target ratio indicate that it is a potential candidate for DAT imaging.
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- Thomas Chaly
- Department of Medicine, North Shore University Hospital, NYU Medical College, PET Research, Manhasset, NY 11030, USA.
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Soares JC, van Dyck CH, Tan P, Zoghbi SS, Garg P, Soufer R, Baldwin RM, Fujita M, Staley JK, Fu X, Amici L, Seibyl J, Innis RB. Reproducibility of in vivo brain measures of 5-HT2A receptors with PET and. Psychiatry Res 2001; 106:81-93. [PMID: 11306248 DOI: 10.1016/s0925-4927(01)00071-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The test/retest reproducibility of brain measures of 5-HT2A receptors with positron emission tomography (PET) and [18F]deuteroaltanserin was examined in a group of eight healthy human subjects. PET measures of 5-HT2A receptors were obtained under an equilibrium paradigm, with a 40-min PET acquisition starting approximately at 300 min (308+/-11 min) after bolus plus constant infusion of the radiotracer. Three brain outcome measures were obtained at equilibrium, V(3) (ratio of specific brain uptake to free parent plasma concentration of radiotracer), V(3)' (ratio of specific brain uptake to total parent plasma concentration) and RT (ratio of specific to non-displaceable brain uptakes). V(3)' and RT had high test/retest reproducibility, as measured by mean intra-subject% change for cortical brain areas of 14.1 and 11.0%, respectively. They also had high reliability, as measured by mean intra-class correlation coefficients (ICC) for cortical brain areas of 0.86 and 0.88, respectively. V(3) had low test/retest reproducibility, due to high variability in the measures of free parent tracer in plasma. This study supports the feasibility of equilibrium imaging of 5-HT2A receptors with PET and [18F]deuteroaltanserin. The equilibrium imaging method with [18F]deuteroaltanserin allows a single acquisition and blood measurement to provide an image whose pixel values equal a receptor volume of distribution. Since the single image pixel values are proportional to receptor densities, the images can be used in pixel-by-pixel statistical methods, such as SPM, to assess the distribution and density of 5-HT2A receptors in neuropsychiatric disorders.
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- J C Soares
- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT 06516, USA
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Staley JK, Van Dyck CH, Tan PZ, Al Tikriti M, Ramsby Q, Klump H, Ng C, Garg P, Soufer R, Baldwin RM, Innis RB. Comparison of [(18)F]altanserin and [(18)F]deuteroaltanserin for PET imaging of serotonin(2A) receptors in baboon brain: pharmacological studies. Nucl Med Biol 2001; 28:271-9. [PMID: 11323237 DOI: 10.1016/s0969-8051(00)00212-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The regional distribution in brain, distribution volumes, and pharmacological specificity of the PET 5-HT(2A) receptor radiotracer [(18)F]deuteroaltanserin were evaluated and compared to those of its non-deuterated derivative [(18)F]altanserin. Both radiotracers were administered to baboons by bolus plus constant infusion and PET images were acquired up to 8 h. The time-activity curves for both tracers stabilized between 4 and 6 h. The ratio of total and free parent to metabolites was not significantly different between radiotracers; nevertheless, total cortical R(T) (equilibrium ratio of specific to nondisplaceable brain uptake) was significantly higher (34-78%) for [(18)F]deuteroaltanserin than for [(18)F]altanserin. In contrast, the binding potential (Bmax/K(D)) was similar between radiotracers. [(18)F]Deuteroaltanserin cortical activity was displaced by the 5-HT(2A) receptor antagonist SR 46349B but was not altered by changes in endogenous 5-HT induced by fenfluramine. These findings suggest that [(18)F]deuteroaltanserin is essentially equivalent to [(18)F]altanserin for 5-HT(2A) receptor imaging in the baboon.
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- J K Staley
- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine and VA Connecticut Healthcare System, 06516, West Haven, CT 06516, USA.
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OBJECTIVE The pharmacokinetic characteristics of human leptin were examined in rhesus monkeys and in C57BL/6J mice fed a normal chow or a high-fat diet. DESIGN For the monkey study, in nine rhesus monkeys (body weight 12.4 +/- 2.4 kg; mean +/- s.d.), recombinant met-human leptin was injected intravenously or subcutaneously (1 mg/kg). For the mouse study, after 6 months of feeding C57BL/6J mice a high-fat diet (body weight 32.9 +/- 3.6 g; n = 8) or a control diet (24.5 +/- 1.2 g; n = 6), recombinant met-human leptin was administered intraperitoneally (10 microg/g). Blood samples were collected for leptin measurement at specific time points after leptin administration. MEASUREMENTS Plasma leptin concentrations were determined by radioimmunoassay and pharmacokinetic analysis was performed. RESULTS Disposition of human leptin in rhesus monkeys was biphasic following intravenous administration, with a terminal phase half-life of 96.4 +/- 16.5 min and clearance of 1.8 +/- 0.2 ml/min/kg. Subcutaneously administered leptin was absorbed slowly, perhaps by a zero-order process as leptin levels appeared to plateau and remained elevated throughout the 8 h sampling period. In C57BL/6J mice, the absorption and elimination of human leptin were both first-order following intraperitoneal administration. Pharmacokinetic parameters did not differ between normal-weight mice fed a chow diet and obese mice fed a high-fat diet. The elimination half-life was 47.0 +/- 26.4 min in mice fed a high-fat diet and 49.5 +/- 12.0 min in mice fed a control diet. CONCLUSION The kinetics of leptin in rhesus monkeys were biphasic and clearance was similar to values previously reported in humans. The estimated half-life was 96.4 min in rhesus monkeys and 49.5 min in normal weight mice. The was no difference in leptin kinetics between high-fat fed and control mice, suggesting that the increased baseline leptin levels in the obese mice are due to increased leptin production and secretion.
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- B Ahrén
- Department of Medicine, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden.
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van Dyck CH, Soares JC, Tan PZ, Staley JK, Baldwin RM, Amici LA, Fu X, Garg PK, Seibyl JP, Charney DS, Innis RB. Equilibrium modeling of 5-HT(2A) receptors with [18F]deuteroaltanserin and PET: feasibility of a constant infusion paradigm. Nucl Med Biol 2000; 27:715-22. [PMID: 11150702 DOI: 10.1016/s0969-8051(00)00160-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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[(18)F]Altanserin has emerged as a promising positron emission tomography (PET) ligand for serotonin-2A (5-HT(2A)) receptors. The deuterium substitution of both of the 2'-hydrogens of altanserin ([(18)F]deuteroaltanserin) yields a metabolically more stable radiotracer with higher ratios of parent tracer to radiometabolites and increased specific brain uptake than [(18)F]altanserin. The slower metabolism of the deuterated analog might preclude the possibility of achieving stable plasma and brain activities with a bolus plus constant infusion within a reasonable time frame for an (18)F-labeled tracer (T(1/2) 110 min). Thus, the purpose of this study was to test the feasibility in human subjects of a constant infusion paradigm for equilibrium modeling of [(18)F]deuteroaltanserin with PET. Seven healthy male subjects were injected with [(18)F]deuteroaltanserin as a bolus plus constant infusion lasting 10 h postinjection. PET acquisitions and venous blood sampling were performed throughout the infusion period. Linear regression analysis revealed that time-activity curves for both specific brain uptake and plasma [(18)F]deuteroaltanserin concentration stabilized after about 5 h. This permitted equilibrium modeling and estimation of V(')(3) (ratio of specific uptake to total plasma parent concentration) and the binding potential V(3) (ratio of specific uptake to free plasma parent concentration). Cortical/cerebellar ratios were increased by 26% relative to those we previously observed with [(18)F]altanserin using similar methodology in a somewhat older subject sample. These results demonstrate feasibility of equilibrium imaging with [(18)F]deuteroaltanserin and suggest that it may be superior to [(18)F]altanserin as a PET radioligand.
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- C H van Dyck
- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA.
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Fujita M, Tamagnan G, Zoghbi SS, Al-Tikriti MS, Baldwin RM, Seibyl JP, Innis RB. Measurement of alpha4beta2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors with [123I]5-I-A-85380 SPECT. J Nucl Med 2000; 41:1552-60. [PMID: 10994738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023] Open
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UNLABELLED Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) play an important role in tobacco dependence and a potential therapeutic role in neuropsychiatric disorders such as Alzheimer's disease. [123I]5-iodo-3-[2(S)-2-azetidinylmethoxy]pyridine (5-I-A-85380) is a new SPECT tracer that labels alpha4beta2 nAChRs. The purpose of this study was to assess the usefulness of this tracer to measure regional nAChR binding in baboon brain using both a bolus/kinetic paradigm and also a bolus plus constant infusion/equilibrium paradigm. METHODS A pair of bolus/kinetic and bolus plus constant infusion/equilibrium studies was performed in each of 3 isoflurane-anesthetized baboons. Bolus studies were performed by intravenous injection of 191-226 MBq [123I]5-I-A-85380 and image acquisition for 289-367 min. The data were analyzed with 1- and 2-tissue compartment models. Bolus plus constant infusion/equilibrium studies were performed by a bolus injection (74-132 MBq) followed by a 468- to 495-min infusion with a bolus/infusion ratio (B/I) of 4.8-5.0 h. The distribution volumes in the thalamus were measured in these 2 paradigms. To study whether the cerebellum was appropriate as a receptor-poor region, displacement studies were done in 2 baboons using the B/I paradigm with subcutaneous injection of (-)-cytisine (0.8 and 1.0 mg/kg). RESULTS The kinetics of this tracer was best described by the 1-tissue compartment model. The 2-compartment model showed poor identifiability of rate constants. The total (specific plus nondisplaceable compartments) distribution volumes (V(T)') agreed between bolus and B/I paradigms (average percentage difference in V(T)', 16.8%). (-)-Cytisine (0.8 and 1.0 mg/kg) displaced 70% and 72% of the radioactivity in the thalamus and 36% and 55% in the cerebellum, respectively, indicating that the latter was not appropriate as a receptor-poor region. CONCLUSION These results show the feasibility of quantifying alpha4beta2 nAChRs using [123I]5-I-A-85380 and support the use of V(T)' as an appropriate outcome measure.
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- M Fujita
- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine and VA Connecticut, West Haven 06516, USA
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Tamagnan G, Baldwin RM, Kula NS, Baldessarini RJ, Innis RB. Synthesis and monoamine transporter affinity of 2beta-carbomethoxy-3beta-(2''-, 3''- or 4''-substituted) biphenyltropanes. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2000; 10:1783-5. [PMID: 10969967 DOI: 10.1016/s0960-894x(00)00317-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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A series of 11 novel 3beta-substituted biphenyltropanes was synthesized and evaluated by selective radioligand binding assays for affinity to monoamine transporters. Both 5-HTT potency and selectivity for 5-HTT over DAT was greatest with electron withdrawing group at the 3''-position.
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- G Tamagnan
- Yale University, School of Medicine, VA Connecticut HCS, West Haven, CT 06516, USA.
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Staley JK, Tamagnan G, Baldwin RM, Fujita M, Al Tikriti MS, Eshima L, Thornback J, Roe D, Lu L, Seibyl JP, Innis RB. SPECT imaging with the D(4) receptor antagonist L-750,667 in nonhuman primate brain. Nucl Med Biol 2000; 27:547-56. [PMID: 11056368 DOI: 10.1016/s0969-8051(00)00129-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The suitability of an (123)I-labeled form of the putative D(4) receptor ligand L750,667 as a radiotracer for single photon emission computed tomography imaging was assessed in nonhuman primates. [(123)I]L750,667, labeled by iododestannylation, was administered to baboons in bolus and bolus plus constant infusion paradigms and imaged for 6 h. Total [(123)I]L750,667 brain uptake peaked (2.3% injected dose) at 15 min postinjection. [(123)I]L750,667 uptake was observed in all brain regions measured including diencephalon, brainstem, basal ganglia, cingulate cortex, and cerebellum, and slightly lower levels were noted in the frontal, parietal, temporoinsular, and occipital cortices. Administration of the D(4) receptor antagonist NGD 94-1 (2 mg/kg) did not displace radioactivity from any of the brain regions examined. Thus, while L750,667 is selective for the D(4) receptor in vitro, because brain [(123)I]L750,667 uptake was not displaced by NGD 94-1 at receptor saturating doses, [(123)I]L750,667 does not appear to be a suitable radiotracer for in vivo imaging of the D(4) receptor.
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- J K Staley
- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine & VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, Connecticut, USA.
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Varrone A, Fujita M, Verhoeff NP, Zoghbi SS, Baldwin RM, Rajeevan N, Charney DS, Seibyl JP, Innis RB. Test-retest reproducibility of extrastriatal dopamine D2 receptor imaging with [123I]epidepride SPECT in humans. J Nucl Med 2000; 41:1343-51. [PMID: 10945525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023] Open
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UNLABELLED This study evaluated the test-retest reproducibility of D2 receptor quantification in the thalamus and temporal cortex using [123I]epidepride SPECT. METHODS Ten healthy volunteers (4 men, 6 women; age range, 19-46 y) underwent 2 SPECT studies (interval, 2-26 d) using a bolus-plus-constant-infusion paradigm (bolus-to-infusion ratio = 6 h; infusion time = 9 h). Plasma clearance (in liters per hour) and free fraction (f1) of the parent tracer were measured. Radioactivity (in becquerels per gram) in the thalamus, temporal cortex, and cerebellum were normalized to the infusion rate (in becquerels per hour). Normalized striatal radioactivity was also measured to assess reproducibility in regions with a high density of receptors and better counting statistics. The outcome measures obtained were V3 (receptor density [Bmax]/equilibrium dissociation constant [KD]), V3' (f1 x Bmax/KD), and RT (specific-to-nondisplaceable tissue ratio). RESULTS Test-retest variability and reliability (intraclass correlation coefficient) were 10.8% and 0.88, respectively, for plasma clearance and 15.3% and 0.77, respectively, for f1. The test-retest variability of brain-specific (target minus nondisplaceable) radioactivity was higher in the thalamus and temporal cortex than in the striatum, although reliability was comparable. Among the outcome measures, V3' showed better test-retest variability and reliability in the thalamus (13.3% and 0.75, respectively) and temporal cortex (13.4% and 0.86, respectively). CONCLUSION Brain radioactivity was the main source of variability for quantification of extrastriatal D2 receptors with [123I]epidepride. The reproducibility of outcome measures in extrastriatal regions was good. However, because receptor density was lower in extrastriatal regions than in the striatum, the counting statistics in these regions were low and reproducibility was affected by the higher test-retest variability of brain-specific radioactivity. Compared with V3 and V3', RT showed less test-retest variability in the thalamus and temporal cortex but lower reliability. Moreover, measurement of RT may be affected by the presence of potential lipophilic metabolites entering the brain.
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- A Varrone
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine, and VA Connecticut, West Haven, USA
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van Dyck CH, Malison RT, Seibyl JP, Laruelle M, Klumpp H, Zoghbi SS, Baldwin RM, Innis RB. Age-related decline in central serotonin transporter availability with [(123)I]beta-CIT SPECT. Neurobiol Aging 2000; 21:497-501. [PMID: 10924762 DOI: 10.1016/s0197-4580(00)00152-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Postmortem studies have provided limited and conflicting data regarding aging effects on the central serotonin transporter (SERT). The present study investigated the effect of age on SERT availability in the human brainstem and diencephalon with single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) using the ligand [(123)I]2 beta-carbomethoxy-3 beta-(4-iodophenyl)tropane ([(123)I]beta-CIT). Healthy control subjects (n = 126) who ranged in age from 18 to 88 were injected with 6.0 +/- 0.8 (mean +/- SD) mCi [(123)I]beta-CIT and imaged 23.1 +/- 1.9 h later under equilibrium conditions. A ratio of specific to nondisplaceable brain uptake (i.e. , V(3)" = [brainstem-diencephalon -occipital]/occipital), a measure proportional to the binding potential (B(max)/K(D)), was derived. SERT availability (V(3)") showed a significant inverse correlation with age (r = -0.40, P < 0.0001). Linear regression analysis revealed that V(3)" declined by 29.5% over the age range 18 to 88, or approximately 4.2% per decade. These results demonstrate reductions in the availability of central SERT binding sites with age in living human subjects.
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- C H van Dyck
- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
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Analogues of the benzazepine dopamine D1 receptor antagonist SCH-23390 incorporating the cyclo-pentadienyltricarbonyl-rhenium (CPTR) moiety were synthesized and evaluated pharmacologically. The CPTR derivatives retained affinity (0.3-2.9 nM) and D1 selectivity of the parent compound, supporting their use as neuropharmacological surrogates for 99mTc-labeled SPECT radiopharmaceuticals.
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- G Tamagnan
- Yale University, School of Medicine, VA Connecticut HCS, West Haven 06516, USA.
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van Dyck CH, Tan PZ, Baldwin RM, Amici LA, Garg PK, Ng CK, Soufer R, Charney DS, Innis RB. PET quantification of 5-HT2A receptors in the human brain: a constant infusion paradigm with [18F]altanserin. J Nucl Med 2000; 41:234-41. [PMID: 10688105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/15/2023] Open
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UNLABELLED [18F]altanserin has been used to label serotonin 5-HT2A receptors, which are believed to be important in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia and depression. The purpose of this study was to test the feasibility of a constant infusion paradigm for equilibrium modeling of [18F]altanserin with PET. Kinetic modeling with [18F]altanserin may be hampered by the presence of lipophilic radiometabolites observed in plasma after intravenous administration. METHODS Eight healthy volunteers were injected with [18F]altanserin as a bolus (208+/-9 MBq [5.62+/-0.25 mCi]) plus constant infusion (65+/-3 MBq/h [1.76+/-0.08 mCi/h]) ranging from 555 to 626 min (615+/-24 min) after injection. PET acquisitions (10-20 min) and venous blood sampling were performed every 30-60 min throughout the infusion period. RESULTS Linear regression analysis revealed that time-activity curves for both brain activity and plasma [18F]altanserin and metabolite concentrations stabilized after about 6 h. This permitted equilibrium modeling and estimation of V3' (ratio of specific uptake [cortical-cerebellar] to total plasma parent concentration after 6 h). Values of V3' ranged from 1.57+/-0.38 for anterior cingulate cortex to 1.02+/-0.39 for frontal cortex. The binding potential V3 (ratio of specific uptake to free plasma parent concentration after 6 h, using group mean f1) was also calculated and ranged from 169+/-41 for anterior cingulate cortex to 110+/-42 for frontal cortex. From 6 h onward, the rate of change for V3' and V3 was only 1.11+/-1.69 %/h. CONCLUSION These results demonstrate the feasibility of equilibrium imaging with [18F]altanserin over more than 5 radioactive half-lives and suggest a method to overcome difficulties associated with lipophilic radiolabeled metabolites. The stability in V3 and V3' once equilibrium is achieved suggests that a single PET acquisition obtained at 6 h may provide a reasonable measure of 5-HT2A receptor density.
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- C H van Dyck
- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06510, USA
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Fujita M, Verhoeff NP, Varrone A, Zoghbi SS, Baldwin RM, Jatlow PA, Anderson GM, Seibyl JP, Innis RB. Imaging extrastriatal dopamine D(2) receptor occupancy by endogenous dopamine in healthy humans. Eur J Pharmacol 2000; 387:179-88. [PMID: 10650158 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-2999(99)00817-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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The effect of endogenous dopamine on in vivo measurement of dopamine D(2) receptors in extrastriatal regions (thalamus and temporal cortex) was evaluated with single photon emission computed tomography and the high affinity ligand [123I]epidepride by comparing the binding potential before and after acute dopamine depletion. Dopamine depletion was achieved by per-oral administration of 5.5 g/70 kg body weight alpha-methyl-para-tyrosine given in 37 h. The alpha-methyl-para-tyrosine treatment increased the binding potential significantly in the temporal cortex (13+/-15%, P=0.036) but not in the thalamus (2+/-9%). The increase of the binding potential in the temporal cortex correlated strongly with the increase of dysphoric mood evaluated by the Positive and Negative Symptom Scale (PANSS) (rho=0.88, P=0.004). These results imply that [123I]epidepride, coupled with acute dopamine depletion might provide estimates of synaptic dopamine concentration.
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- M Fujita
- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University, VA Connecticut, West Haven, CT 06516, USA.
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Castner SA, al-Tikriti MS, Baldwin RM, Seibyl JP, Innis RB, Goldman-Rakic PS. Behavioral changes and [123I]IBZM equilibrium SPECT measurement of amphetamine-induced dopamine release in rhesus monkeys exposed to subchronic amphetamine. Neuropsychopharmacology 2000; 22:4-13. [PMID: 10633485 DOI: 10.1016/s0893-133x(99)00080-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Previously we have shown that twelve weeks of repeated low-dose d-amphetamine (AMPH) exposure in rhesus monkeys induces a long-lasting enhancement of behavioral responses to acute low-dose challenge. The present study was designed to investigate the behavioral and neurochemical consequences of a six-week regimen of low-dose AMPH exposure (0.1-1.0 mg/kg, i.m., b.i.d.) in rhesus monkeys. SPECT imaging of AMPH's (0.4 mg/kg) ability to displace [123I]IBZM bound to D2 dopamine receptors in the striatum of saline control and AMPH-treated animals prior to and following chronic treatment was accomplished using a bolus/constant infusion paradigm. Following chronic AMPH treatment, all monkeys showed an enhanced behavioral response to acute AMPH challenge and a significant decrease in the percent of AMPH-induced displacement of [123I]IBZM in striatum compared to their pretreatment scans. These findings suggest that relatively small changes in presynaptic dopamine function may be reflected in significant alterations in the behavioral response to acute AMPH challenge.
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- S A Castner
- Section of Neurobiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
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Scanley BE, Gandelman MS, Laruelle M, Al-Tikriti MS, Baldwin RM, Zoghbi SS, Hoffer PB, Wang S, Neumeyer JL, Innis RB. [123I]IPCIT and [123I]beta-CIT as SPECT tracers for the dopamine transporter: a comparative analysis in nonhuman primates. Nucl Med Biol 2000; 27:13-21. [PMID: 10755641 DOI: 10.1016/s0969-8051(99)00083-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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[123I]2beta-carbomethoxy-3beta-(4-iodophenyl)tropane ([123I]-CIT) and its isopropylester analog [123I]PCIT, both of which are phenyltropane derivatives of cocaine with high affinity for the dopamine (DA) transporter, were compared using single photon emission computed tomography in nonhuman primates. Although IPCIT is significantly more selective for the DA transporter than beta-CIT, striatal distribution volumes of specifically bound tracer were similar for both tracers. Compartmental modeling results were compared with a simple peak equilibrium method used previously by this group. The peak equilibrium method is shown to overestimate striatal distribution volumes, primarily due to a difference in the calculated time of peak specific uptake.
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- B E Scanley
- Yale University and VA Connecticut Healthcare Center, West Haven 06516, USA.
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Fujita M, Seibyl JP, Verhoeff NP, Ichise M, Baldwin RM, Zoghbi SS, Burger C, Staley JK, Rajeevan N, Charney DS, Innis RB. Kinetic and equilibrium analyses of [(123)I]epidepride binding to striatal and extrastriatal dopamine D(2) receptors. Synapse 1999; 34:290-304. [PMID: 10529723 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2396(19991215)34:4<290::aid-syn5>3.0.co;2-b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Quantitative SPECT measures of dopamine D(2) like receptors with [(123)I]epidepride is complicated by its high affinity and lipophilic metabolites. The purpose of this study was to use both parent (P) and lipophilic metabolites (M) as input functions in a kinetic paradigm and in comparison to the results of equilibrium studies. Kinetic studies on eleven healthy human subjects, ages 32+/- 10 were performed following i.v. injection of approximately 370 MBq of [(123)I]epidepride. Images were acquired for 13.5+/-1.0 hours. Equilibrium studies were done on seven of eleven subjects with a bolus injection of approximately 140 MBq, bolus/infusion ratio of 10 hours, and infusion for 30-32 hours. High (striatum) and low (temporal cortex) density regions were studied. Two (P and M) and one (P) input function models were applied in the kinetic studies. In receptor-rich regions, the distribution volumes in nondisplaceable compartments were fixed to those in cerebellum. In addition, in the two input function model, K(1)(P)/K(1)(M) was fixed to the values in the cerebellum. The one input function model provided V'(3) values (=f(1)*B'(max)/K(D)) which were consistent with those obtained in equilibrium studies in both receptor-rich regions, while the two input function model provided consistent values only in striatum. Poor identifiability of the rate constants of metabolites seemed to be the source of errors in the two input function model. These results suggest that correct V'(3) values can be obtained with the one input function model both in high- and low-density regions.
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- M Fujita
- Department of Psychiatry, Diagnostic Radiology, and Pharmacology, Yale University and VA Connecticut, West Haven, Connecticut 06516, USA.
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Ichise M, Fujita M, Seibyl JP, Verhoeff NP, Baldwin RM, Zoghbi SS, Rajeevan N, Charney DS, Innis RB. Graphical analysis and simplified quantification of striatal and extrastriatal dopamine D2 receptor binding with [123I]epidepride SPECT. J Nucl Med 1999; 40:1902-12. [PMID: 10565788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/14/2023] Open
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UNLABELLED The purpose of this study was to extend the graphical analysis of reversible tracer binding to account for labeled lipophilic metabolites (metabolites) in quantifying [123I]epidepride binding to striatal and extrastriatal D2 receptors and, additionally, to evaluate the feasibility of simplified analysis to measure the specific volume of distribution (V3') using single-sample blood data because the tissue ratio (RT) may be a less reliable measure of D2 binding in the presence of metabolites. METHODS Multilinear regression analysis (MLRA) and graphical analysis (GA) using plasma parent (P) plus metabolite (M) activities as input and time activities of receptor-free (RF, cerebellum) and receptor-containing regions (RR, striatum and temporal cortex) derived V3' = (alpha(RR)(P) - alpha(RF)(P)), V3' = (1 + delta) (alpha(RR) - alpha(RF)) and RT = V3'/(V2P' + deltaV2M'), where alpha is a regression coefficient, delta is the equilibrium area ratio of M and P, and (V2P'/V2M') are the corresponding nondisplaceable distribution volumes. V3' by simplified analysis (SA) was calculated from RT determined without blood data and (V2P' + deltaV2M') with single-blood sample data. The accuracy of these three V3' values was assessed relative to the metabolite-accounted kinetic analysis (KA) for [123I]epidepride SPECT studies of 11 healthy volunteers, in which each participant had 27 scans and 30 plasma samples drawn during the 14 h after injection. RESULTS All three V3' values (mL/g) significantly correlated with those by KA (r > or = 0.90) (striatum/temporal cortex: MLRA, 77.8 +/- 36.6/2.35 +/- 1.16; GA, 98.8 +/- 34.2/4.61 +/- 1.77; SA, 83.9 +/- 24.8/4.26 +/- 1.74; KA, 107.6 +/- 34.4/5.61 +/- 1.84). However, the correlation between RT and V3' was only moderate (r < or = 0.65) because of significant intersubject variability (23%) in (V2P' + deltaV2M'). CONCLUSION The graphical analysis can be extended to account for metabolites in measuring D2 binding with [123I]epidepride SPECT for both high and low D2 density regions. Additionally, simplified V3' measurements with single blood sampling are feasible and may be a practical alternative to the tissue ratio RT because RT suffers as a measure of D2 binding from significant intersubject variability in the metabolite-contributed distribution volume of the nondisplaceable compartment.
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- M Ichise
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, and University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Tan PZ, Baldwin RM, Van Dyck CH, Al-Tikriti M, Roth B, Khan N, Charney DS, Innis RB. Characterization of radioactive metabolites of 5-HT2A receptor PET ligand [18F]altanserin in human and rodent. Nucl Med Biol 1999; 26:601-8. [PMID: 10587097 DOI: 10.1016/s0969-8051(99)00022-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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This study was performed to identify and characterize the radiometabolites of the serotonin 5-HT2A receptor ligand [18F]altanserin in supporting quantification of the target receptors by positron emission tomography. In analogy to its analog ketanserin, we postulated 4-(4-fluorobenzoyl)piperidine (FBP) and altanserinol for the previously observed two polar radiometabolites, corresponding to dealkylation at the piperidine nitrogen and reduction at the ketone, respectively. To test this hypothesis and characterize the in vivo and in vitro behavior of the radiometabolites, we synthesized nonradioactive authentic compounds altanserinol, 1-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-(piperidin-4-yl)methanol (FBPOH), and isolated nonradioactive FBP metabolite from monkey plasma. [18F]Altanserinol was obtained by NaBH4 reduction of [18F]altanserin, followed by acid hydrolysis. Identification of radiometabolites was carried out by high performance liquid chromatography and thin layer chromatography comparison of the radioactive plasma after injection of tracers with five authentic compounds. Human studies revealed that at least four radiometabolites, one identified as [18F]altanserinol, resulted from reduction of the ketone functionality. The N-dealkylation product [18F]FBP was not detectable; however, a radiometabolite of FBP was present in plasma after administration of [18F]altanserin. Monkey studies showed nonradioactive FBP was converted rapidly to a less polar metabolite. In rat, altanserin and altanserinol were converted to each other in vivo, and all the radiometabolites likely penetrated the blood-brain barrier and entered the brain. Displacement binding of altanserin to cloned serotonin 5-HT2A, 5-HT2C, 5-HT6, and 5-HT7 receptors showed Ki values of 0.3, 6.0, 1,756, and 15 nM; the binding of FBP and altanserinol to these four 5-HT subtypes was negligible. We conclude from these studies that the radiometabolites of [18F]altanserin from N-dealkylation and ketone reduction should not interfere with specific receptor quantification in an equilibrium paradigm.
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- P Z Tan
- Yale University School of Medicine, Yale-VA Pet Center, West Haven, Connecticut 06511, USA.
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Abi-Dargham A, Laruelle M, Krystal J, D'Souza C, Zoghbi S, Baldwin RM, Seibyl J, Mawlawi O, de Erasquin G, Charney D, Innis RB. No evidence of altered in vivo benzodiazepine receptor binding in schizophrenia. Neuropsychopharmacology 1999; 20:650-61. [PMID: 10327433 DOI: 10.1016/s0893-133x(98)00107-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Deficits in gamma-amino-butyric acid (GABA) neurotransmitter systems have been implicated in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia for more than two decades. Previous postmortem and in vivo studies of benzodiazepine (BDZ) receptor density have reported alterations in several brain regions of schizophrenic patients. The goal of this study was to better characterize possible alterations of the in vivo regional distribution volume (VT) of BDZ receptors in schizoprenia, using the selective BDZ antagonist [123I]iomazenil and single photon emission computerized tomography (SPECT). Regional BDZ VT was measured under sustained radiotracer equilibrium conditions. The reproducibility and reliability of this measurement was established in four healthy volunteers. No differences in regional BDZ VT were observed between 16 male schizophrenic patients and 16 matched controls. No relationships were observed between BDZ VT and severity of psychotic symptoms in any of the regions examined. In conclusion, this study failed to identify alterations of BDZ receptors density in schizoprenia. If this illness is associated with deficits in GABA transmission, these deficits do not substantially involve BDZ receptor expression or regulation.
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- A Abi-Dargham
- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, USA
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A complete remote control system was constructed for production of the PET 5-HT2A ligand [18F]altanserin by nitro-for-fluoro exchange. Comparing with published methods, the key features include (1) conducting azeotropic distillation and nucleophilic displacement in an open vessel heated by a commercial microwave oven; (2) purifying the product by a single HPLC procedure and (3) removing HPLC solvent by solid phase extraction. The preparation took 114 min with 23% yield and high quality.
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- P Z Tan
- VA PET Center, Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, West Haven, CT 06516, USA.
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Fujita M, Woods SW, Verhoeff NP, Abi-Dargham A, Baldwin RM, Zoghbi SS, Soares JC, Jatlow PA, Krystal JH, Rajeevan N, Charney DS, Seibyl JP, Innis RB. Changes of benzodiazepine receptors during chronic benzodiazepine administration in humans. Eur J Pharmacol 1999; 368:161-72. [PMID: 10193652 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-2999(99)00013-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Changes of central type GABA(A)/benzodiazepine receptors during 24-day per-oral administration of alprazolam (2 mg/day) were measured with single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) in nine healthy human subjects. Receptor densities were measured on days -4 (baseline), 3, 10, 17 and 24. Comparison of baseline and day 3 SPECT images was used to assess receptor occupancy; comparisons of the four scans on medication were used to assess alterations in receptor levels. Clinical effects were evaluated by subjective ratings of mood and the Hopkins verbal learning test. Alprazolam induced sedation associated with a 16% receptor occupancy. Unoccupied receptor levels decreased 10% from day 3 to day 10 but then normalized to baseline values by day 17. Clinical effects showed corresponding changes 1-2 weeks after the changes in the receptor. Thus, the decrease of benzodiazepine receptor densities may be one of the major mechanisms for tolerance development in humans.
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- M Fujita
- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, West Haven, CT 06516, USA.
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Malison RT, Price LH, Berman R, van Dyck CH, Pelton GH, Carpenter L, Sanacora G, Owens MJ, Nemeroff CB, Rajeevan N, Baldwin RM, Seibyl JP, Innis RB, Charney DS. Reduced brain serotonin transporter availability in major depression as measured by [123I]-2 beta-carbomethoxy-3 beta-(4-iodophenyl)tropane and single photon emission computed tomography. Biol Psychiatry 1998; 44:1090-8. [PMID: 9836013 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3223(98)00272-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 302] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Prior research has suggested reductions in the density of serotonin transporter (SERT) binding sites in blood platelets and post-mortem brain tissue of depressed patients. We sought to determine whether patients with unipolar major depression have diminished SERT availability as assessed by both brainstem [123I] beta-CIT SPECT and platelet [3H]paroxetine binding. METHODS Drug-free depressed and healthy subjects were injected with 211 +/- 22 MBq [123I] beta-CIT and imaged 24 +/- 2 h later under equilibrium conditions. A ratio of specific to nonspecific brain uptake (V3" = (brainstem-occipital)/occipital), a measure proportional to the binding potential (Bmax/Kd), was used for all comparisons. RESULTS Results showed a statistically significant reduction in brainstem V3" values in depressed as compared to healthy subjects (3.1 +/- .9 vs. 3.8 +/- .8, p = .02). Platelet [3H]paroxetine binding was not altered (Bmax = 2389 +/- 484 vs. 2415 +/- 538 fmol/mg protein, p = .91) and was not significantly correlated with brainstem [123I] beta-CIT binding (r = -0.14, p = .48). CONCLUSIONS These data are the first to suggest reductions in the density of brain SERT binding sites in living depressed patients. These findings provide further support for a preeminent role for alterations in serotonergic neurons in the pathophysiology of depression.
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- R T Malison
- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06510, USA
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Abi-Dargham A, Krystal JH, Anjilvel S, Scanley BE, Zoghbi S, Baldwin RM, Rajeevan N, Ellis S, Petrakis IL, Seibyl JP, Charney DS, Laruelle M, Innis RB. Alterations of benzodiazepine receptors in type II alcoholic subjects measured with SPECT and [123I]iomazenil. Am J Psychiatry 1998; 155:1550-5. [PMID: 9812116 DOI: 10.1176/ajp.155.11.1550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 267] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Alterations in cortical benzodiazepine receptor density have been described in postmortem and in vivo studies of alcoholic subjects. The authors attempted to replicate these findings using single photon emission computed tomography and the benzodiazepine receptor radiotracer [123I]iomazenil. METHOD They measured the distribution volume of benzodiazepine receptors in 11 recently detoxified patients with type II alcoholism and 11 healthy comparison subjects. The tracer was given as a bolus followed by a continuous infusion to achieve sustained binding equilibrium at the benzodiazepine receptors. Data were analyzed by using a region of interest method (regions of interest were identified on coregistered magnetic resonance imaging scans) and by a pixel-by-pixel method (distribution volume maps were analyzed with statistical parametric mapping for between-group differences). RESULTS The region of interest analysis revealed that alcoholic patients had significantly lower benzodiazepine distribution volume than comparison subjects in the frontal, anterior cingulate, and cerebellar cortices. Statistical parametric mapping revealed two large excursions in which the distribution volume in alcoholic patients was significantly lower than in comparison subjects: the anterior cingulate, extending into the right middle frontal gyrus, and the left occipital cortex. CONCLUSIONS Benzodiazepine receptor distribution volume is significantly lower in several cortical regions and the cerebellum in alcoholic subjects than in healthy comparison subjects. These results are consistent with previous reports and might indicate either a toxic effect of alcoholism on benzodiazepine receptors or a vulnerability factor for developing alcoholism.
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- A Abi-Dargham
- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn., USA.
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Seibyl JP, Marek K, Sheff K, Zoghbi S, Baldwin RM, Charney DS, van Dyck CH, Innis RB. Iodine-123-beta-CIT and iodine-123-FPCIT SPECT measurement of dopamine transporters in healthy subjects and Parkinson's patients. J Nucl Med 1998; 39:1500-8. [PMID: 9744331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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UNLABELLED Iodine-123-beta-carbomethoxy-3 beta-(4-iodophenyltropane) (CIT) has been used as a probe of dopamine transporters in Parkinson's disease patients using SPECT. This tracer has a protracted period of striatal uptake enabling imaging 14-24 hr postinjection for stable quantitative measures of dopamine transporters, and it binds with nanomolar affinity to the serotonin transporter. Iodine-123 fluoropropyl (FP)CIT is an analog of [123I]-beta-CIT and has been shown to achieve peak tracer uptake in the brain within hours postinjection and to provide greater selectivity for the dopamine transporter. The purpose of the present study was to compare [123I]-beta-CIT with [123I]-FPCIT in a within-subject design. METHODS Six Parkinson's disease patients and five healthy control subjects participated in one [123I]-beta-CIT and one [123I]-FPCIT SPECT scan separated by 7-21 days. Controls were imaged at 24 hr postinjection 222 MBq (6 mCi) [123I]-beta-CIT and serially from 1-6 hr postinjection 333 MBq (9 mCi) [123I]-FPCIT. Two imaging outcome measures were evaluated: (a) the ratio of specific striatal activity to nondisplaceable uptake, also designated V"3, at each imaging time point; and (b) the rate of striatal washout of radiotracer expressed as a percent reduction per hr for [123I]-FPCIT. In addition, venous plasma was obtained from the five control subjects after the [123I]-FPCIT injection for analysis of radiometabolites. RESULTS Both [123I]-FPCIT and [123I]-beta-CIT demonstrated decreased striatal uptake in Parkinson's disease patients compared with the controls with a mean of V"3=3.5 and 6.7 for [123I]-beta-CIT (Parkinson's disease and controls, respectively) and a mean of V"3=1.34 and 3.70 for [123I]-FPCIT (Parkinson's disease and controls, respectively). For [123I]-beta-CIT, the mean Parkinson's disease values represented 52% of the control uptake, while the mean [123I]-FPCIT value for Parkinson's disease patients was 37% of the control values. Analysis of [123I]-FPCIT time-activity curves for specific striatal counts showed washout rates of 8.2%/hr for Parkinson's disease and 4.9%/hr for controls. CONCLUSION These data suggest that SPECT imaging with [123I]-FPCIT visually demonstrates reductions in striatal uptake similar to [123I]-beta-CIT. iodine-123-FPCIT washed out from striatal tissue 15-20 times faster than [123I]-beta-CIT, and estimates of dopamine transporter loss in Parkinson's disease patients were higher for [123I]-FPCIT than for [123I]-beta-CIT. This was most likely due to the faster rate of striatal washout and establishment of transient equilibrium binding conditions at the dopamine transporter, which the modeling theory suggests produces an overestimation of dopamine transporter density with relatively greater overestimates in healthy control subjects by [123I]-FPCIT.
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- J P Seibyl
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06510, USA
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Abi-Dargham A, Gil R, Krystal J, Baldwin RM, Seibyl JP, Bowers M, van Dyck CH, Charney DS, Innis RB, Laruelle M. Increased striatal dopamine transmission in schizophrenia: confirmation in a second cohort. Am J Psychiatry 1998; 155:761-7. [PMID: 9619147 DOI: 10.1176/ajp.155.6.761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 201] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The authors previously observed an increase in striatal dopamine transmission following amphetamine challenge in 15 untreated patients with schizophrenia compared to 15 matched healthy subjects. The purpose of this study was to replicate this finding in a new cohort of schizophrenic patients and healthy subjects. METHOD Fifteen patients with schizophrenia and 15 healthy subjects matched for age, gender, ethnicity, and parental socioeconomic status were recruited for this study. Patients fulfilled DSM-IV criteria for schizophrenia, had no history of alcohol or substance abuse or dependence, and were neuroleptic free for a minimum of 21 days. Amphetamine-induced dopamine release was assessed by the reduction in dopamine D2 receptor availability induced by an acute amphetamine challenge (0.3 mg/kg, intravenous bolus). Reduction in D2 receptor availability was measured with single photon emission computed tomography and the D2 receptor radiotracer [123I]IBZM. RESULTS No differences were observed between patients with schizophrenia and the comparison group in D2 receptor availability at baseline. Patients with schizophrenia exhibited a significantly larger reduction in D2 receptor availability following acute amphetamine challenge than the comparison group. In this study, the effect size was smaller than in the first study. Excess dopamine release following amphetamine was associated with transient emergence or worsening of positive symptoms. CONCLUSIONS In this new cohort of subjects the authors replicated their initial observation of a dysregulation of striatal dopamine release in schizophrenia.
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- A Abi-Dargham
- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University, New Haven, Conn., USA.
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Malison RT, Best SE, van Dyck CH, McCance EF, Wallace EA, Laruelle M, Baldwin RM, Seibyl JP, Price LH, Kosten TR, Innis RB. Elevated striatal dopamine transporters during acute cocaine abstinence as measured by [123I] beta-CIT SPECT. Am J Psychiatry 1998; 155:832-4. [PMID: 9619159 DOI: 10.1176/ajp.155.6.832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The authors examined whether striatal dopamine transporters were altered in acutely (96 hours or less) abstinent cocaine-abusing subjects, as suggested by postmortem studies. METHOD [123I] beta-CIT and single photon emission computed tomography were used to assess striatal dopamine transporter levels in 28 cocaine-abusing subjects and 24 comparison subjects matched as a group for age and gender. RESULTS Results showed a significant (approximately 20%) elevation in striatal V3" values in acutely abstinent cocaine-abusing subjects relative to comparison subjects. An inverse correlation between dopamine transporter level and Hamilton Depression Rating Scale score was also observed. CONCLUSIONS These findings indicate more modest elevations in striatal dopamine transporters in cocaine-abusing subjects than noted in previous postmortem reports and suggest a possible relationship between cocaine-related depression and dopamine transporter binding.
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- R T Malison
- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn., USA.
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Malison RT, McCance E, Carpenter LL, Baldwin RM, Seibyl JP, Price LH, Kosten TR, Innis RB. [123I]beta-CIT SPECT imaging of dopamine transporter availability after mazindol administration in human cocaine addicts. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 1998; 137:321-5. [PMID: 9676890 DOI: 10.1007/s002130050625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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The in vivo potency of mazindol for binding to striatal dopamine transporters (DAT) was assessed by [123I]beta-CIT ([123I]2beta-carbomethoxy-3beta-(4-iodophenyl)tropane) single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). Cocaine-dependent subjects (n = 12) underwent three SPECT scans; one before, between, and after subchronic (1 week) administration of 2 mg/day and 4 mg/day mazindol. For each scan, subjects were injected with [123I]beta-CIT and imaged 24 h later under equilibrium conditions. Results showed a statistically significant main effect of mazindol dose (df = 2, F = 10.30, P < 0.001, repeated measures ANOVA) in reducing the specific to non-displaceable equilibrium partition coefficient, V3'' (a measure proportional to DAT binding potential). Regression analysis of the logit transformed data enabled estimation of the 50% displacement dose of mazindol (ED50 = 30mg/day). These data suggest that low doses of mazindol (i.e., 2-4 mg) occupy a small percentage (i.e., < 25%) of DAT in human cocaine abusers and that much higher, potentially intolerable doses (i.e., > or = 30 mg/day) may be required to antagonize significantly cocaine binding in vivo.
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- R T Malison
- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, Connecticut, USA.
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Abi-Dargham A, Innis RB, Wisniewski G, Baldwin RM, Neumeyer JL, Seibyl JP. Human biodistribution and dosimetry of iodine-123-fluoroalkyl analogs of beta-CIT. Eur J Nucl Med 1997; 24:1422-5. [PMID: 9371877 DOI: 10.1007/s002590050170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Two new N-omega-fluoroalkyl analogs of [123I]2beta-carbomethoxy-3beta-(4-iodophenyl)tropane ([123I]beta-CIT), the fluoroethyl and fluoropropyl compounds ([123I]FE-CIT and [123I]FP-CIT, respectively), have been shown to have faster kinetics and better selectivity for the dopamine transporter than [123I]beta-CIT. We examined the organ biodistribution and radiation safety of these two compounds in six healthy volunteers who received an injection with each of the two compounds 2 weeks apart. Data were obtained on the Strichman 860 whole-body scanner. Transmission scans were obtained in all subjects prior to the injection of the radiotracer with a line source and used to derive organ-specific attenuation correction factors. Whole-body planar images were acquired every hour for the first 6 h, and at 24 h. Attenuation-corrected regional conjugate counts were converted into units of activity using a calibration factor obtained for each subject by dividing whole-body conjugate decay-corrected counts from the first acquisition by the injected activity. Radiation dose estimates were on average higher for [123I]CIT-FE than for [123I]CIT-FP, with the lower large intestine receiving the highest exposure: 0.15+/-13% mGy/MBq (mean +/-COV) and 0.12+/-14% mGy/MBq for [123I]FE-CIT and [123I]FP-CIT, respectively, followed by the upper large intestine and the spleen.
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- A Abi-Dargham
- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine and VA Medical Center, West Haven, Conn., USA
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Laruelle M, D'Souza CD, Baldwin RM, Abi-Dargham A, Kanes SJ, Fingado CL, Seibyl JP, Zoghbi SS, Bowers MB, Jatlow P, Charney DS, Innis RB. Imaging D2 receptor occupancy by endogenous dopamine in humans. Neuropsychopharmacology 1997; 17:162-74. [PMID: 9272483 DOI: 10.1016/s0893-133x(97)00043-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 205] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The impact of endogenous dopamine on in vivo measurement of D2 receptors in humans was evaluated with single photon emission computerized tomography (SPECT) by comparing the binding potential (BP) of the selective D2 radiotracer [123I]IBZM before and after acute dopamine depletion. Dopamine depletion was achieved by administration of the tyrosine hydroxylase inhibitor alpha-methyl-para-tyrosine (AMPT), given orally at a dose of 1 g every six hours for two days. AMPT increased [123I]IBZM BP by 28 +/- 16% (+/- SD, n = 9). Experiments in rodents suggested that this effect was due to removal of endogenous dopamine rather than D2 receptor upregulation. Synaptic dopamine concentration was estimated as 45 +/- 25 nM, in agreement with values reported in rodents. The amplitude and the variability of the AMPT effect suggested that competition by endogenous dopamine introduces a significant error in measurement of D2 receptors in vivo with positron emission tomography (PET) or SPECT. However, these results also imply that D2 receptor imaging coupled with acute dopamine depletion might provide estimates of synaptic dopamine concentration in the living human brain.
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- M Laruelle
- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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Seibyl JP, Marek K, Sheff K, Baldwin RM, Zoghbi S, Zea-Ponce Y, Charney DS, van Dyck CH, Hoffer PB, Innis RB. Test/retest reproducibility of iodine-123-betaCIT SPECT brain measurement of dopamine transporters in Parkinson's patients. J Nucl Med 1997; 38:1453-9. [PMID: 9293807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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UNLABELLED Iodine-123-beta-CIT has been used as a probe of dopamine transporters in Parkinson's disease patients using SPECT. We studied the test/retest reproducibility of SPECT measures in Parkinson's disease patients and healthy controls obtained after injection of [123I])beta-CIT in part to assess the utility of this tracer for longitudinal evaluation of striatal dopamine transporters as a marker of disease progression. METHODS Seven Parkinson's disease patients and seven healthy control subjects participated in two [123I]beta-CIT SPECT scans separated by 7-21 days. Subjects were imaged at 24 hr post injection of 360 MBq (9.7 mCi) of [123I]beta-CIT. Two outcome measures were evaluated; 1) the ratio of specific striatal (activity associated with DA transporter binding) to nondisplaceable uptake, also designated V3," and 2) the total specific striatal uptake (%SSU) expressed as a percentage of injected radiotracer dose. For both measures, test/retest variability was calculated as the absolute difference of test minus retest divided by the mean of test/retest and expressed as a percent. In addition, the reproducibility of left and right striatal asymmetry and putamen:caudate ratios were determined. RESULTS The two outcome measures demonstrated excellent test/retest reproducibility for both the Parkinson's disease and healthy subject groups with variability of striatal V3" = 16.8 +/- 13.3% and percent striatal uptake = 6.8 +/- 3.4% for Parkinson's disease patients and V3" = 12.8 +/- 8.9% and %SSU = 7.0 +/- 3.9% for control subjects. There were no statistically significant differences in test/retest variability between control subjects and Parkinson's disease patients for either outcome measure. The reproducibility of left/right asymmetry indices and putamen-to-caudate ratios showed no patient versus control subject differences. The asymmetry index had greater test/retest variability than the other outcome measures. CONCLUSION These data suggest that SPECT imaging performed at 24 hr postinjection of [123I]beta-CIT permits calculation of reliable and reproducible measures of dopamine transporters in both Parkinson's disease patients and control subjects and supports the feasibility of using [123I]beta-CIT in the evaluation of disease progression in Parkinson's disease.
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- J P Seibyl
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06510, USA
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During the past quarter century violence consistently has been a major problem in the United States. During this period, the profile of violence has changed. Adolescent and young adults are assuming a substantially greater role in serious and fatal violent events. The increased use of firearms, particularly by male youth and young adults, has rendered their acts of violence more lethal.
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Maryland at Baltimore, USA
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Serwint JR, Hall BS, Baldwin RM, Virden JM. Outcomes of annual tuberculosis screening by Mantoux test in children considered to be at high risk: results from one urban clinic. Pediatrics 1997; 99:529-33. [PMID: 9093292 DOI: 10.1542/peds.99.4.529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND In January 1994, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended that annual screening with the purified protein derivative tuberculin skin test, Mantoux method, be used for tuberculosis screening in high-risk children. This test has a better sensitivity and specificity than the previously used multiple puncture test, and patients need to return for a reading done by palpation by a health care professional. OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence of reactivity to purified protein derivative tuberculin in an urban primary care clinic whose patients meet high-risk criteria and to determine if annual screening is warranted, to determine the adherence to return to the clinic for reading of the skin test, and to describe the characteristics of patients who have tuberculosis infection and disease. RESEARCH DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING Inner-city, hospital-based primary care pediatric clinic in Baltimore, MD. SUBJECTS A total of 1433 consecutive children attending this clinic from March through September, 1994, who were at risk for tuberculosis because of frequent exposure to poor and medically indigent city dwellers. METHODS The Mantoux test (5TU intradermal injection of purified protein derivative) was administered to children at annual health supervision visits. Patients were tracked to determine those who returned for a reading by a health care professional and find those with a positive Mantoux test. The charts of children with a positive test were reviewed. RESULTS Five hundred seventy-three (40%) patients returned for a reading by a health care professional. Five patients had a positive Mantoux test, giving a prevalence rate of 0.8% of reactivity to purified protein derivative tuberculin. One child with a positive Mantoux test also had chest radiograph findings consistent with tuberculosis disease but was asymptomatic. CONCLUSIONS In our city with a low prevalence of disease, children whose only risk factor for tuberculosis was exposure to poor and medically indigent city dwellers did not represent a high-risk group. Our results are supportive of the 1996 American Academy of Pediatrics screening statement that annual screening is not warranted. Sixty percent of children did not return for a reading of the Mantoux test by a health care professional. Alternative strategies that are more convenient for parents are needed to obtain accurate readings by health care professionals when skin testing is deemed necessary.
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- J R Serwint
- Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins Children's Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Zea-Ponce Y, Baldwin RM, Stratton MD, al-Tikriti M, Soufer R, Schaus JM, Innis RB. Radiosynthesis and PET imaging of [N-methyl-11C]LY257327 as a tracer for 5-HT transporters. Nucl Med Biol 1997; 24:251-4. [PMID: 9228659 DOI: 10.1016/s0969-8051(97)00062-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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No-carrier-added [N-methyl-11C]LY257327 was synthesized by methylation of the free base of the desmethyl precursor LY214281 with [11C]methyl iodide in anhydrous acetonitrile. Synthesis time was 52 +/- 3 min, radiochemical yield (based on [11C]methyl iodide) was 35 +/- 8%, radiochemical purity was 99 +/- 1%, and specific activity at EOB was 3900 +/- 1300 mCi/mumol. Two in vivo studies in baboon were carried out before and after pretreatment with the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor citalopram. The first experiment showed high accumulation of radioactivity in midbrain, striatum, and thalamus, with slightly lower accumulation in the occipital and cerebellum regions. The radioactivity concentration peaked 5 min postinjection, decreasing steadily for the rest of the scanning time. The second experiment (blocked with citalopram) showed only partial inhibition of incorporation in all of the same brain regions. Although [N-methyl-11C]LY257327 displayed high brain uptake (5% of injected dose at 5 min postinjection) and localized in serotonergic areas of the brain, its target-to-nontarget ratio and its insensitivity to citalopram blocking suggest that its accumulation is dominated by nonspecific uptake. Therefore, [N-methyl-11C]LY257327 is not a useful agent for measuring serotonin reuptake sites in vivo by positron emission tomography.
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- Y Zea-Ponce
- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, West Haven, CT, USA
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Abi-Dargham A, Zea-Ponce Y, Terriere D, al-Tikriti M, Baldwin RM, Hoffer P, Charney D, Leysen JE, Laruelle M, Mertens J, Innis RB. Preclinical evaluation of [123I]R93274 as a SPECT radiotracer for imaging 5-HT2A receptors. Eur J Pharmacol 1997; 321:285-93. [PMID: 9085039 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-2999(96)00906-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Studies in rodents have suggested that the radioiodinated 5-HT2A receptor antagonist [123I]R93274 (123-iodine-N-[(3-p-fluorophenyl-1-propyl)-4-methyl-4-piperidinyl]-4-ami no- 5-iodo-2-methoxybenzamide) (Kd = 0.1 nM) might be a promising single photon emission computerized tomography (SPECT) radiotracer to image 5-HT2A receptors in the living human brain. In this study, we characterized the brain uptake of [123I]R93274 in baboons. Highest brain uptake was observed in cortical areas, while lower uptake was observed in the striatum and the cerebellum. Injection of pharmacological doses of the 5-HT2A receptor antagonist ketanserin resulted in reduction of cortical and striatal radioactivities to the level observed in the cerebellum. Injection of the selective dopamine D2 receptor antagonist raclopride did not affect [123I]R93274 brain uptake. Quantification of 5-HT2A receptors was achieved by measuring the binding potential of 5-HT2A receptors for [123I]R93274 (the binding potential is the product of the density and affinity of available receptors). Regional binding potential values were derived with a three-compartmental kinetic analysis of the time-activity curves in the brain and plasma. Binding potential values of 93 +/- 34 ml/g, 71 +/- 35 ml/g and 31 +/- 11 ml/g were measured in the occipital, temporal and striatal regions, respectively. Similar values were derived using a noncompartmental graphical analysis. These values were in accordance with the in vitro regional distribution of 5-HT2A receptors in primate brain. In conclusion, [123I]R93274 allows visualization and quantification of 5-HT2A receptors in the baboon brain with SPECT.
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- A Abi-Dargham
- Yale University School of Medicine/VA Medical Center, West Haven, CT, USA
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Laruelle M, Iyer RN, al-Tikriti MS, Zea-Ponce Y, Malison R, Zoghbi SS, Baldwin RM, Kung HF, Charney DS, Hoffer PB, Innis RB, Bradberry CW. Microdialysis and SPECT measurements of amphetamine-induced dopamine release in nonhuman primates. Synapse 1997; 25:1-14. [PMID: 8987142 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2396(199701)25:1<1::aid-syn1>3.0.co;2-h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 212] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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The competition between endogenous transmitters and radiolabeled ligands for in vivo binding to neuroreceptors might provide a method to measure endogenous transmitter release in the living human brain with noninvasive techniques such as positron emission tomography (PET) or single photon emission computerized tomography (SPECT). In this study, we validated the measure of amphetamine-induced dopamine release with SPECT in nonhuman primates. Microdialysis experiments were conducted to establish the dose-response curve of amphetamine-induced dopamine release and to document how pretreatment with the dopamine depleter alpha-methyl-para-tyrosine (alpha MPT) affects this response. SPECT experiments were performed with two iodinated benzamides, [123I]IBZM and [123I]IBF, under sustained equilibrium condition. Both radio-tracers are specific D2 antagonists, but the affinity of [123I]IBZM (KD-0.4 nM) is lower than that of [123I]IBF (KD 0.1 nM). With both tracers, we observed a prolonged reduction in binding to D2 receptors following amphetamine injection. [123I]IBZM binding to D2 receptors was more affected than [123I]IBF by high doses of amphetamine, indicating that a lower affinity increases the vulnerability of a tracer to endogenous competition. With [123I]IBZM, we observed an excellent correlation between reduction of D2 receptor binding measured with SPECT and peak dopamine release measured with microdialysis after various doses of amphetamine. Pretreatment with alpha MPT significantly reduced the effect of amphetamine on [123I]IBZM binding to D2 receptors, confirming that this effect was mediated by intrasynaptic dopamine release. Together, these results validate the use of this SPECT paradigm as a noninvasive measurement of intrasynaptic dopamine release in the living brain.
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- M Laruelle
- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06516, USA
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Laruelle M, Abi-Dargham A, van Dyck CH, Gil R, D'Souza CD, Erdos J, McCance E, Rosenblatt W, Fingado C, Zoghbi SS, Baldwin RM, Seibyl JP, Krystal JH, Charney DS, Innis RB. Single photon emission computerized tomography imaging of amphetamine-induced dopamine release in drug-free schizophrenic subjects. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1996; 93:9235-40. [PMID: 8799184 PMCID: PMC38625 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.93.17.9235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 843] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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The dopamine hypothesis of schizophrenia proposes that hyperactivity of dopaminergic transmission is associated with this illness, but direct observation of abnormalities of dopamine function in schizophrenia has remained elusive. We used a newly developed single photon emission computerized tomography method to measure amphetamine-induced dopamine release in the striatum of fifteen patients with schizophrenia and fifteen healthy controls. Amphetamine-induced dopamine release was estimated by the amphetamine-induced reduction in dopamine D2 receptor availability, measured as the binding potential of the specific D2 receptor radiotracer [123I] (S)-(-)-3-iodo-2-hydroxy-6-methoxy-N-[(1-ethyl-2-pyrrolidinyl) methyl]benzamide ([123I]IBZM). The amphetamine-induced decrease in [123I]IBZM binding potential was significantly greater in the schizophrenic group (-19.5 +/- 4.1%) compared with the control group (-7.6 +/- 2.1%). In the schizophrenic group, elevated amphetamine effect on [123I]IBZM binding potential was associated with emergence or worsening of positive psychotic symptoms. This result suggests that psychotic symptoms elicited in this experimental setting in schizophrenic patients are associated with exaggerated stimulation of dopaminergic transmission. Such an observation would be compatible with an abnormal responsiveness of dopaminergic neurons in schizophrenia.
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- M Laruelle
- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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Abi-Dargham A, Gandelman MS, DeErausquin GA, Zea-Ponce Y, Zoghbi SS, Baldwin RM, Laruelle M, Charney DS, Hoffer PB, Neumeyer JL, Innis RB. SPECT imaging of dopamine transporters in human brain with iodine-123-fluoroalkyl analogs of beta-CIT. J Nucl Med 1996; 37:1129-33. [PMID: 8965183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Iodine-123-2 beta-carbomethoxy-3 beta-(4-iodophenyl)tropane (beta-CIT) is a useful SPECT tracer for imaging the dopamine transporter. Its slow kinetics, however, necessitate imaging on the day after the injection. Two N-omega-fluoroalkyl analogs of beta-CIT, the fluoropropyl and fluoroethyl compounds (beta-CIT-FP and beta-CIT-FE, respectively), characterized by faster kinetics in baboons, were tested in humans as potential tracers for the dopamine transporter. Four healthy volunteers were injected with [123I]-beta-CIT-FP and another four were injected with [123I]beta-CIT-FE. SPECT data were acquired for 1149 +/- 590 min and 240 +/- 30 min, respectively. Both tracers demonstrated high brain uptake (6.37% +/- 0.37% and 7.8% +/- 1.5% of the injected dose, respectively). Activity concentrated with time in the striatal area, reaching a peak within 30 min, with little or no washout for [123I]beta-CIT-FP and a faster washout for [123I]beta-CIT-FE (14.7% +/- 6.9%). Occipital and midbrain activity showed similar patterns, displaying a peak within 15 min and rapid washout, followed by stable levels at approximately 100 min for both tracers. The ratio of peak specific striatal-to-peak specific midbrain activity was 9.1 +/- 1.8 for [123I]beta-CIT-FP and 7.7 +/- 0.7 for [123I]beta-CIT-FE, showing high in vivo selectivity for the dopamine transporter. These preliminary results suggest that both compounds could be used as SPECT (labeled with 123I) or PET (labeled with 18F) radiotracers to image the dopamine transporters in the living human brain.
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- A Abi-Dargham
- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, West Haven, Connecticut, USA
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Seibyl JP, Laruelle M, van Dyck CH, Wallace E, Baldwin RM, Zoghbi S, Zea-Ponce Y, Neumeyer JL, Charney DS, Hoffer PB, Innis RB. Reproducibility of iodine-123-beta-CIT SPECT brain measurement of dopamine transporters. J Nucl Med 1996; 37:222-8. [PMID: 8667048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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UNLABELLED Iodine-123-beta-CIT has been used as a probe of monoamine transporters in human and nonhuman primates utilizing SPECT. To assess the utility of this tracer for measurement of striatal dopamine (DA) transporters in human disease, we studied the test/retest variability and reliability of SPECT measures obtained after bolus injection of [123I]beta-CIT 0-7 hr (Day 1) and 18-24 hr (Day 2) after administration. METHODS For the Day 2 study, seven healthy humans (4 men, 3 women; aged 19-74 yr) participated in two [123I]beta-CIT SPECT scans separated by 7-14 days. Subjects were imaged at 18, 21 and 24 hr postinjection of 370 MBq (10 mCi) [123I]beta-CIT. Two outcome measures were evaluated: (a) the ratio of specific striatal (activity associated with DA transporter binding) to nondisplaceable uptake, also designated V"3 and (b) the total, specific striatal uptake (%SSU) expressed as a percentage of injected radiotracer dose. Test/retest variability associated with V"3 and total specific striatal uptakes were compared for scans acquired at 18, 21 and 24 hr with 24 hr only postinjection scans. For the Day 1 study, three of the subjects participated in two kinetic studies of [123I]beta-CIT uptake. A three-compartment model was used for determination of konBmax and binding potential (BP = Bmax/Kd) and the reproducibility of the measures assessed. RESULTS In the Day 2 study, both outcome measures demonstrated excellent test/retest reproducibility with variability of V"3 = 6.8 +/- 6.8% and percent striatal uptake = 6.6 +/- 4.3% using data acquired from all time points. There were no significant differences in variability for the two outcome measures obtained. The intraclass correlation coefficient rho was 0.96 and 0.98 for V"3 and %SSU, respectively. Considering the 24 hr postinjection scans only, there was a nonsignificant trend toward lower test/retest variability for %SSU compared to V"3 (6.6 +/- 4.2% and 12.8 +/- 9.0%, respectively). The test/retest variability for the Day 1 kinetic modeling data showed marked differences depending on the fitting strategy and assumptions about the reversibility of [123I]beta-CIT in striatum. Using a model that assumed a low, fixed value for reversible striatal binding (k4) produced low variability (12 +/- 9%). CONCLUSION These data suggest that SPECT imaging performed at either 0-7 hr or 18-24 hr after [123I]beta-CIT injection permits calculation of reliable and reproducible measures of dopamine transporters and supports the feasibility of using [123I]beta-CIT in serial evaluation of human neuropsychiatric disease.
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- J P Seibyl
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06510, USA
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Marek KL, Seibyl JP, Zoghbi SS, Zea-Ponce Y, Baldwin RM, Fussell B, Charney DS, van Dyck C, Hoffer PB, Innis RP. [123I] beta-CIT/SPECT imaging demonstrates bilateral loss of dopamine transporters in hemi-Parkinson's disease. Neurology 1996; 46:231-7. [PMID: 8559382 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.46.1.231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 235] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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We have used in vivo single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) of the dopamine transporter with 2 beta-carboxymethoxy-3 beta-(4-iodophenyl)tropane ([123I] beta-CIT) to investigate striatal dopamine transporter loss in patients with early Parkinson's disease (PD). Striatal uptake of ([123I] beta-CIT was compared in eight early-PD patients with exclusively hemi-parkinsonism and eight age- and sex-matched healthy subjects. [123I] beta-CIT striatal uptake was reduced by approximately 53% contralateral and by 38% ipsilateral to the clinically symptomatic side in the hemi-PD patients, compared with the mean striatal uptake in age- and sex-matched healthy subjects. The relative reduction in [123I] beta-CIT uptake in the hemi-PD patients was greater in the putamen than in the caudate. These data demonstrate that SPECT imaging of the dopamine transporter with [123I] beta-CIT can identify patients with PD at the onset of motor symptoms and suggest that this technique also may be useful in identifying individuals with developing dopaminergic pathology before onset of motor symptoms.
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- K L Marek
- Department of Neurology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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van Dyck CH, Seibyl JP, Stubbs JB, Zoghbi S, Wisniewski G, Baldwin RM, Zea-Ponce Y, Charney DS, Hoffer PB, Innis RB. Human biodistribution and dosimetry of the SPECT D2 dopamine receptor radioligand [123I]IBF. Nucl Med Biol 1996; 23:9-16. [PMID: 9004921 DOI: 10.1016/0969-8051(95)02003-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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The research discussed in this article aimed to characterize better the biodistribution, excretion and radiation dosimetry of the single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) D2 Dopamine receptor radioligand [123I]IBF. Following administration of 111 +/- 12 MBq [123I]IBF, seven healthy human subjects were scanned serially with a whole body imager over a 48-h period. Transmission images were obtained with a scanning line source for attenuation correction of the emission images. Urine was collected for 48 h to measure the fraction of activity voided by the renal system. Radiation absorbed dose estimates were performed using biokinetic modeling and the Medical Internal Radiation Dose (MIRD) schema. Highest absorbed doses were to the kidney (0.13 +/- 0.02 mGy/MBq) and urinary bladder wall (0.11 +/- 0.01 mGy/MBq). The effective dose equivalent was 0.041 +/- 0.005 mSv/MBq. Peak brain uptake represented 8% of the injected activity. Rapid urinary excretion minimized the absorbed dose to most tissues. The mean cumulative urinary excretion fraction was 69%. Thus [123I]IBF is a promising SPECT agent for imaging the D2 dopamine receptor in humans with high brain uptake and favorable dosimetry.
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- C H van Dyck
- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University/VA Medical Center, West Haven, CT 06516, USA
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Seibyl JP, Zea-Ponce Y, Brenner L, Baldwin RM, Krystal JH, Offord SJ, Mochoviak S, Charney DS, Hoffer PB, Innis RB. Continuous intravenous infusion of iodine-123-IBZM for SPECT determination of human brain dopamine receptor occupancy by antipsychotic agent RWJ-37796. J Nucl Med 1996; 37:11-5. [PMID: 8543979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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UNLABELLED PET has shown that dose-dependent in vivo occupancy of dopamine receptors by antipsychotic drugs is associated with clinical response to antipsychotic agents and the production of extrapyramidal side effects. We studied the feasibility of administering [123I]IBZM as a bolus plus continuous infusion over 8 hr to achieve unchanging regional brain activity levels, and the application of [123I]IBZM continuous infusion to examine the effects of the antipsychotic agent RWJ-37796, on striatal activity in humans. METHODS Five healthy male subjects received a bolus of [123I]IBZM followed by a continuous infusion at a bolus (mCi):infusion (mCi/hr) ratio of 6:1. Serial SPECT images were obtained every 2-3 min for a total of 8 hr with a 1-2 hr break in the scanning session. Serial venous blood samples were obtained every 30 min for the duration of the study. All five subjects achieved unchanging plasma [123I]IBZM and striatal brain-activity levels over the 300-420 min postinitiation of tracer infusion. Two subjects achieved flat brain time-activity curves later than the others, suggesting the bolus-to-infusion ratio was slightly high. An additional six healthy male subjects received a similar bolus plus constant infusion of [123I]IBZM. RWJ-37796 (0.04 mg/kg) was administered intravenously 157 +/- 13.7 min after the initiation of [123I]IBZM infusion. Serial SPECT brain images, serum prolactin and extrapyramidal side effect ratings were obtained for an additional 330 min. RESULTS All six subjects demonstrated rapid and marked reduction of striatal activity following RWJ-37796 without return of striatal activity to baseline levels over the 5.5 hr of continued [123I]IBZM administration. Estimated receptor occupancy by RWJ-37796 was 57% +/- 5% (range 47%-67%). Prolactin was only transiently increased in all subjects by 1054% +/- 1084% over baseline. One subject experienced moderate extrapyramidal symptoms (akasthisia) during RWJ-37796 injection. CONCLUSION SPECT imaging during continuous [123I]IBZM infusion provides a powerful within-scan method for determining both temporal binding characteristics and receptor occupancy of striatal dopamine receptors by antipsychotic agents.
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- J P Seibyl
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520-8042, USA
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Malison RT, Best SE, Wallace EA, McCance E, Laruelle M, Zoghbi SS, Baldwin RM, Seibyl JS, Hoffer PB, Price LH. Euphorigenic doses of cocaine reduce [123I]beta-CIT SPECT measures of dopamine transporter availability in human cocaine addicts. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 1995; 122:358-62. [PMID: 8657833 DOI: 10.1007/bf02246266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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The in vivo potency of euphorigenic doses of intravenous cocaine for displacing [123I]beta-CIT ([123I]2 beta-carbomethoxy-3 beta-(4-iodophenyl)tropane) binding to striatal dopamine transporters (DAT) was assessed in human cocaine addicts using single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). Cocaine-dependent subjects (n = 6) were injected with [123I]beta-CIT and imaged 24 h later under equilibrium conditions. Sequential cocaine infusions (0.28 +/- 0.03 and 0.56 +/- 0.07 mg/kg) produced significant (P < 0.0005) reductions in the specific to non-specific equilibrium partition coefficient, V3" (6 +/- 6 and 17 +/- 3%), a measure proportional to DAT binding potential. Regression analysis of the logit transformed data enabled reliable determination of the Hill coefficient (0.51) and 50% displacement (ED50) dose of cocaine (2.8 mg/kg). These preliminary data suggest that cocaine produces behavioral effects in humans at measurable levels of DAT occupancy.
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- R T Malison
- Clinical Neuroscience Research Unit, Connecticut Mental Health Center, New Haven, CT 06519, USA
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