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