Widespread decrease of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in Parkinson's disease.

Masahiro Fujita; Masanori Ichise; Sami S Zoghbi; Jeih-San Liow; Subroto Ghose; Douglass C Vines; Janet Sangare; Jian-Qiang Lu; Vanessa L Cropley; Hidehiro Iida; Kyeong Min Kim; Robert M Cohen; William Bara-Jimenez; Bernard Ravina; Robert B Innis

Journal article

Widespread decrease of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in Parkinson's disease.

Masahiro Fujita, Masanori Ichise, Sami S Zoghbi, Jeih-San Liow, Subroto Ghose, Douglass C Vines, Janet Sangare, Jian-Qiang Lu, Vanessa L Cropley, Hidehiro Iida, Kyeong Min Kim, Robert M Cohen, William Bara-Jimenez, Bernard Ravina, Robert B Innis

Ann Neurol | Published : 2006

DOI: 10.1002/ana.20688

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors have close interactions with the dopaminergic system and play critical roles in cognitive function. The purpose of this study was to compare these receptors between living PD patients and healthy subjects. METHODS: Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors were imaged in 10 nondemented Parkinson's disease patients and 15 age-matched healthy subjects using a single-photon emission computed tomography ligand [(123)I]5-iodo-3-[2(S)-2-azetidinylmethoxy]pyridine. Using an arterial input function, we measured the total distribution volume (V; specific plus nondisplaceable), as well as the delivery (K(1)). RESULTS: Parkinson's disease showed a widespread signifi..

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