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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-5-3
pubmed:abstractText
Dopaminergic depletion in the nigrostriatal system is the neurochemical hallmark of Parkinson's disease (PD). Although numerous efforts have been made to determine the evolution of dopaminergic depletion in PD, "in vivo" data concerning the stages of this process are still scarce. We evaluated 6-[18F]-fluoro-l-DOPA ((18)F-DOPA) and 11C-(+)-alpha-dihydrotetrabenazine ((11)C-DTBZ) using PET in a model of chronically MPTP-induced parkinsonism in non-human primates. Methods: Sixty-seven cynomolgus monkeys (Macacafascicularis) were included in the study. Progressive parkinsonism was induced by repeated administration of small doses of MPTP (iv) over several months. Animals were classified as controls, asymptomatic, recovered (having exhibited parkinsonian features transiently) and stable parkinsonian, according to their motor status. Analysis of striatal dopaminergic activity was conducted by regions of interest (ROI) and statistical parametric mapping (SPM) over normalized parametric images. Results: A progressive loss of striatal uptake was evident among groups for both radiotracers, which correlated significantly with the clinical motor status. Changes occurred earlier, i.e. in the less affected stages, with (11)C-DTBZ. Similar results were achieved by ROI and SPM analysis. Uptake was similar with both radiotracers for the asymptomatic and recovered groups. Conclusions: Serial assessment with (18)F-DOPA and (11)C-DTBZ PETs provides an effective approach to evaluate evolution of dopaminergic depletion in monkeys with MPTP-induced parkinsonism. This approach could be useful to perform studies aiming to test the effect of early therapeutic intervention and putative neuroprotective treatments.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1095-953X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
38
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
456-63
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:20304066-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:20304066-Brain Mapping, pubmed-meshheading:20304066-Carbon Radioisotopes, pubmed-meshheading:20304066-Caudate Nucleus, pubmed-meshheading:20304066-Corpus Striatum, pubmed-meshheading:20304066-Disease Models, Animal, pubmed-meshheading:20304066-Disease Progression, pubmed-meshheading:20304066-Dopamine, pubmed-meshheading:20304066-Dyskinesias, pubmed-meshheading:20304066-Female, pubmed-meshheading:20304066-Macaca fascicularis, pubmed-meshheading:20304066-Male, pubmed-meshheading:20304066-Parkinsonian Disorders, pubmed-meshheading:20304066-Positron-Emission Tomography, pubmed-meshheading:20304066-Putamen, pubmed-meshheading:20304066-Severity of Illness Index, pubmed-meshheading:20304066-Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted, pubmed-meshheading:20304066-Tetrabenazine
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Progression of dopaminergic depletion in a model of MPTP-induced Parkinsonism in non-human primates. An (18)F-DOPA and (11)C-DTBZ PET study.
pubmed:affiliation
Movement Disorders Group, Neurosciences Division, CIMA, and Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't