1999
Striatal dopaminergic correlates of stable parkinsonism and degree of recovery in old-world primates one year after MPTP treatment
Elsworth J, Taylor J, Sladek J, Collier T, Redmond D, Roth R. Striatal dopaminergic correlates of stable parkinsonism and degree of recovery in old-world primates one year after MPTP treatment. Neuroscience 1999, 95: 399-408. PMID: 10658619, DOI: 10.1016/s0306-4522(99)00437-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHomovanillic acid/dopamine ratioMPTP treatmentStriatal dopamine levelsDopamine levelsDopamine lossDopamine depletionDopamine ratioStriatal subregionsNucleus accumbensCaudate nucleusDopamine concentrationsOne-yearSeverity categoriesDopamine neuron integrityVentromedial caudate nucleusStriatal dopamine lossHomovanillic acid concentrationsStriatal dopaminergic functionMarked increaseNormal motor performancePaucity of dataMetabolic activityNon-human primatesParkinsonian disabilityTetrahydropyridine (MPTP) model
1992
Amphetamine‐stimulated dopamine release competes in vivo for [123I]IBZM binding to the D2 receptor in nonhuman primates
Innis R, Malison R, Al‐Tikriti M, Hoffer P, Sybirska E, Seibyl J, Zoghbi S, Baldwin R, Laruelle M, Smith E, Charney D, Heninger G, Elsworth J, Roth R. Amphetamine‐stimulated dopamine release competes in vivo for [123I]IBZM binding to the D2 receptor in nonhuman primates. Synapse 1992, 10: 177-184. PMID: 1532675, DOI: 10.1002/syn.890100302.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain uptakeD2 receptorsD2 receptor antagonist haloperidolSpecific brain uptakeStriatal dopamine levelsAdministration of haloperidolReceptor antagonist haloperidolReceptor antagonist propertiesEndogenous neurotransmitter dopamineNonhuman primate experimentsRate of washoutSingle photon emissionDopamine receptor radioligandReserpine pretreatmentEndogenous dopamineAntagonist haloperidolDopamine levelsD-amphetamineAntagonist propertiesNormothermic conditionsMin postinjectionReceptor radioligandRadioligand bindingEndogenous storesRadiotracer binding