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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-4-19
pubmed:abstractText
Administration of phenserine, an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, raises endogenous brain acetylcholine levels and has been previously shown to reduce in vivo binding of the muscarinic cholinergic receptor antagonist [(11)C]N-methylpyrrolidinyl benzilate ([(11)C]NMPYB) in the awake rat brain. In this study, phenserine pretreatment was studied in both awake and isoflurane-anesthetized rats using the techniques of ex vivo dissection or in vivo microPET imaging. In ex vivo dissection experiments, a statistically significant 10% inhibition of [(11)C]NMPYB binding could be demonstrated in both awake and anesthetized animals after phenserine pretreatment, showing no deleterious effect of using isoflurane anesthesia. However, microPET imaging in anesthetized animals failed to successfully demonstrate inhibition of [(11)C]NMPYB binding following the identical phenserine treatment protocol. These results demonstrate that in small numbers of subjects ex vivo dissection may be a more sensitive experimental method for determining small changes of in vivo radiotracer binding in this model of neurotransmitter competition for brain receptor sites.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0969-8051
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
31
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
393-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Sensitivity of [11C]N-methylpyrrolidinyl benzilate ([11C]NMPYB) to endogenous acetylcholine: PET imaging vs tissue sampling methods.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Medical School, 3480 Kresge III Building, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Evaluation Studies, Validation Studies