Abstract
Rationale: A deficit in dopamine-1 (D1) receptor function in the prefrontal cortex is suggested to play a role in the cognitive dysfunction observed in patients with schizophrenia. However, the results from positron emission tomography imaging studies of D1 receptor levels in individuals with schizophrenia are mixed. Objectives: The aim of this investigation was to determine whether the in vivo characteristics of the different D1 receptor tracers used in previous reports, [ 11C]SCH23390 and [11C]NNC112, may have contributed to these discrepancies reported in the literature. Methods: Eight patients with schizophrenia and 12 healthy control subjects were scanned with both [ 11C]SCH23390 and [11C]NNC112. Results: [ 11C]SCH23390 and [11C]NNC112 binding potentials in both patients and control subjects were compared and no tracer by diagnosis interactions were observed. Conclusions: The results of this study suggest that differences in the binding of [11C]SCH23390 and [11C] NNC112 observed in previous studies are not due to differences in the in vivo behavior of these tracers.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 167-174 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Psychopharmacology |
Volume | 228 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 2013 |
Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Pharmacology
Keywords
- D receptor
- Dopamine
- Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex
- Drug naïve
- NNC112
- PET
- Positron emission tomography (PET)
- SCH23390
- Schizophrenia