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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-2-21
pubmed:abstractText
Striatal dopamine D2/D3 receptors have been suggested to play a role in pain sensitivity and placebo effect. We studied whether the association of dopamine D2/D3 receptor binding potential (BP) with sensory thresholds is specific to the modality of pain, and whether striatal dopamine D2/D3 receptor BP predicts the magnitude of placebo analgesia. Pain and tactile thresholds, and placebo analgesia were assessed in eight healthy human male subjects who had previously participated in a dopamine D2/D3 receptor positron emission tomography study with [11C]raclopride. The results show that the cutaneous heat pain threshold was inversely correlated with dopamine D2/D3 receptor BP in the right putamen, but responses to tactile stimulation did not correlate with striatal dopamine D2/D3 receptor BP. Placebo-induced elevation of the heat pain threshold did not correlate with striatal dopamine D2/D3 receptor BP. These results suggest that the influence of striatal dopamine D2/D3 receptors on sensory thresholds is selective for the modality of pain. Moreover, striatal dopamine D2/D3 receptor BP appears not to predict individual's analgesic response to placebo.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0304-3940
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
16
pubmed:volume
376
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
149-53
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15721212-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:15721212-Analgesia, pubmed-meshheading:15721212-Binding, Competitive, pubmed-meshheading:15721212-Corpus Striatum, pubmed-meshheading:15721212-Dopamine Antagonists, pubmed-meshheading:15721212-Functional Laterality, pubmed-meshheading:15721212-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:15721212-Hyperalgesia, pubmed-meshheading:15721212-Male, pubmed-meshheading:15721212-Pain, pubmed-meshheading:15721212-Pain Threshold, pubmed-meshheading:15721212-Physical Stimulation, pubmed-meshheading:15721212-Placebo Effect, pubmed-meshheading:15721212-Putamen, pubmed-meshheading:15721212-Raclopride, pubmed-meshheading:15721212-Receptors, Dopamine D2, pubmed-meshheading:15721212-Receptors, Dopamine D3, pubmed-meshheading:15721212-Sensory Thresholds, pubmed-meshheading:15721212-Touch
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Association of striatal dopamine D2/D3 receptor binding potential with pain but not tactile sensitivity or placebo analgesia.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Physiology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't