Imaging D2 Receptor Occupancy by Endogenous Dopamine in Humans
Laruelle M, D’Souza C, Baldwin R, Abi-Dargham A, Kanes S, Fingado C, Seibyl J, Zoghbi S, Bowers M, Jatlow P, Charney D, Innis R. Imaging D2 Receptor Occupancy by Endogenous Dopamine in Humans. Neuropsychopharmacology 1997, 17: 162-174. PMID: 9272483, DOI: 10.1016/s0893-133x(97)00043-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAffectAlpha-MethyltyrosineAnimalsBenzamidesBrainDopamineEnzyme InhibitorsHomovanillic AcidHumansIodine RadioisotopesMaleMethoxyhydroxyphenylglycolParkinson Disease, SecondaryPyrrolidinesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, Dopamine D2Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonTyrosine 3-MonooxygenaseConceptsAcute dopamine depletionSynaptic dopamine concentrationsEndogenous dopamineDopamine depletionPositron emission tomographyD2 receptorsTyrosine hydroxylase inhibitor alpha-methylDopamine concentrationsD2 receptor imagingD2 receptor upregulationD2 receptor occupancySingle photon emissionPara-tyrosineReceptor upregulationReceptor imagingAlpha-methylReceptor occupancyEmission tomographyDopaminePhoton emissionHuman brainReceptorsTomographyRodentsVivo measurements