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Age-related dopamine D2/D3 receptor loss in extrastriatal regions of the human brain




TekijätKaasinen V, Vilkman H, Hietala J, Nagren K, Helenius H, Olsson H, Farde L, Rinne JO

KustantajaELSEVIER SCIENCE INC

Julkaisuvuosi2000

JournalNeurobiology of Aging

Tietokannassa oleva lehden nimiNEUROBIOLOGY OF AGING

Lehden akronyymiNEUROBIOL AGING

Vuosikerta21

Numero5

Aloitussivu683

Lopetussivu688

Sivujen määrä6

ISSN0197-4580

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1016/S0197-4580(00)00149-4


Tiivistelmä
Loss of dopamine D2-like receptors in the striatum has been associated with both normal human aging and impairment of cognitive and motor functions in the elderly. To investigate whether there are age-associated changes in dopamine D2 and D3 receptor subtypes (D2/3Rs) outside the striatum, a D2/3R selective high-affinity radioligand [C-11]FLB 457 was used in positron emission tomography (PET) examinations for 24 normal healthy male subjects (age range 19-74 years). Significant age-related declines of D2/3Rs were detected in all the brain regions studied: the anterior cingulate cortex (decline of 13% per increase of a decade in age, P < 0.001), the frontal cortex (11%, P < 0.001), the lateral temporal cortex (10%, P < 0.001), the hippocampus (10%, P < 0.01), the medial temporal cortex (9%, P < 0.001), the amygdala (7%, P < 0,01), the medial thalamus (6%, P < 0.001) and the lateral thalamus (5%, P < 0.01). The rate of D2/3R decline was significantly faster in the frontal cortex as compared to the medial temporal cortex (P < 0.05, Bonferroni corrected) and as compared to the medial thalamus (P < 0.05, Bonferroni corrected). These results indicate that the previously demonstrated age-related decline in striatal dopamine D2 receptors extends to several extrastriatal regions in normal human males. Further, the rate of D2/3R decline may be faster in the frontal cortex as compared to the temporal and thalamic regions. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.



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