title: Effect of reserpine-induced depletion of synaptic dopamine on [11C]raclopride binding to D2-dopamine receptors in the monkey brain.
abstract: Positron emission tomography was used to examine the in vivo binding of [11C]raclopride to D2-dopamine (DA) receptors in the striatum of two Cynomolgus monkeys after a single dose of reserpine (1 mg/kg, i.v.). A Scatchard procedure was repeated five times to follow D2 receptor density and apparent affinity for 7 weeks after reserpine. Reserpine-induced depletion of DA lead to a marked increase in [11C]raclopride binding, which was still detectable 20 days after treatment. Scatchard analyses indicated that the measured increase in [11C]raclopride binding reflected an increase in receptor affinity but no evident change in receptor density (Bmax). Thus, the increase in [11C]raclopride binding after reserpine should correspond to a reduced competition with endogenous DA for binding to D2 receptors. The results were used to estimate the DA-induced D2 occupancy to be about 40% at physiological conditions.
authors.affiliation: Karolinska Institutet, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Psychiatry Section, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden. nathalie.neuro.ks.se
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ginovart
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Farde
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Halldin
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Swahn
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism*; D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D004298:Dopamine / Q000378:metabolism*; D018492:Dopamine Antagonists / Q000378:metabolism*; D007700:Kinetics; D008252:Macaca fascicularis; D008297:Male; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D020891:Raclopride; D011869:Radioligand Assay; D017448:Receptors, Dopamine D2 / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D012110:Reserpine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012457:Salicylamides / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D013569:Synapses / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed
chemical_list: D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D018492:Dopamine Antagonists; D017448:Receptors, Dopamine D2; D012457:Salicylamides; D020891:Raclopride; D012110:Reserpine; D004298:Dopamine