1993
Administration of the new COMT inhibitor OR‐611 increases striatal uptake of fluorodopa
Guttman M, Léger G, Reches A, Evans A, Kuwabara H, Cedarbaum JM, Gjedde A. Administration of the new COMT inhibitor OR‐611 increases striatal uptake of fluorodopa. Movement Disorders 1993, 8: 298-304. PMID: 8341294, DOI: 10.1002/mds.870080308.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositron emission tomographyNew COMT inhibitorL-DOPACOMT inhibitorsTreatment of patientsStriatal uptakeBrain uptakeBrain 6Cynomolgus monkeysParkinson's diseaseL-dopa analogEmission tomographyPromising agentSame animalsPET measurementsDiseaseMetabolismInhibitorsControl statePretreatmentPatientsFluorodopaAdjunctAdministrationUptake
1990
The metabolic anatomy of Parkinson's disease: Complementary [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose and [18F]fluorodopa positron emission tomographic studies
Eidelberg D, Moeller JR, Dhawan V, Sidtis JJ, Ginos JZ, Strother SC, Cedarbaum J, Greene P, Fahn S, Rottenberg DA. The metabolic anatomy of Parkinson's disease: Complementary [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose and [18F]fluorodopa positron emission tomographic studies. Movement Disorders 1990, 5: 203-213. PMID: 2117706, DOI: 10.1002/mds.870050304.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositron emission tomographyPD patientsParkinson's diseaseScaled Subprofile ModelMetabolic anatomyFDOPA uptakeFDG/PETPositron emission tomographic studiesStriatal FDOPA uptakeTypical Parkinson's diseaseOverall disease severityEmission tomographic studiesGait disturbanceTwo-compartment modelBrain uptakePlasma radioactivityClinical measuresMetabolic asymmetryPET scansDisease processMotor asymmetryLeft-right differencesDisease severityEmission tomographySubprofile Model
1988
Clinical significance of the relationship between O-methyldopa levels and levodopa intake.
Cedarbaum J, Kutt H, McDowell F. Clinical significance of the relationship between O-methyldopa levels and levodopa intake. Neurology 1988, 38: 533-6. PMID: 3352906, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.38.4.533.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDaily intakeRecent clinical trialsMean daily intakeTotal daily intakeLevodopa intakeStandard SinemetClinical responseLevodopa preparationsBrain uptakeClinical trialsPlasma concentrationsClinical significanceBlood samplingLevodopaTherapeutic efficacyMethyldopa levelsControlled-release formulationPatientsIntakeTime curveAUCSinemetLevelsTrials
1987
Clinical Pharmacokinetics of Anti-Parkinsonian Drugs
Cedarbaum J. Clinical Pharmacokinetics of Anti-Parkinsonian Drugs. Clinical Pharmacokinetics 1987, 13: 141-178. PMID: 3311529, DOI: 10.2165/00003088-198713030-00002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnti-parkinsonian agentsAnti-parkinsonian drugsClinical PharmacokineticsParkinson's diseaseDirect acting dopamine receptor agonistsLarge neutral amino acidsResponse fluctuationsAnti-parkinsonian actionLittle pharmacokinetic dataPharmacodynamics of levodopaTherapeutic response fluctuationsPlasma levodopa concentrationsDopamine receptor agonistsPotential drug toxicityClass of drugsMechanism of actionParkinsonian populationRenal functionPharmacokinetic considerationsUnchanged drugBrain uptakeReceptor agonistRenal excretionShort eliminationLevodopa concentrations