2011
Adenosine A2A Receptors Measured with [11C]TMSX PET in the Striata of Parkinson's Disease Patients
Mishina M, Ishiwata K, Naganawa M, Kimura Y, Kitamura S, Suzuki M, Hashimoto M, Ishibashi K, Oda K, Sakata M, Hamamoto M, Kobayashi S, Katayama Y, Ishii K. Adenosine A2A Receptors Measured with [11C]TMSX PET in the Striata of Parkinson's Disease Patients. PLOS ONE 2011, 6: e17338. PMID: 21386999, PMCID: PMC3046146, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0017338.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug-naïve patientsDrug-naïve PD patientsPositron emission tomographyPD patientsParkinson's diseaseAntiparkinsonian therapyControl subjectsAffected sideDisease patientsCaudate nucleusParkinson's disease patientsElderly control subjectsNormal control subjectsSelective A2AR antagonistAdenosine A2A receptorsDistribution volume ratioMild dyskinesiaA2AR antagonistDopaminergic systemBilateral putamenPET scansPatientsA2A receptorsNovel treatmentsPutamen
2007
Evaluation of distribution of adenosine A2A receptors in normal human brain measured with [11C]TMSX PET
Mishina M, Ishiwata K, Kimura Y, Naganawa M, Oda K, Kobayashi S, Katayama Y, Ishii K. Evaluation of distribution of adenosine A2A receptors in normal human brain measured with [11C]TMSX PET. Synapse 2007, 61: 778-784. PMID: 17568431, DOI: 10.1002/syn.20423.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositron emission tomographyPosterior putamenCaudate nucleusFrontal lobeHuman brainPromising PET ligandSelective A2AR antagonistNormal male subjectsMetabolite-corrected plasmaPosterior cingulate gyrusAdenosine A2A receptorsNormal human brainCerebral cortexA2AR antagonistCingulate gyrusArterial bloodOccipital lobeParkinson's diseaseTemporal lobePET scansA2A receptorsThree-compartment modelParietal lobePET ligandMale subjects