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  • 1990-1994  (3)
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  • 1
    ISSN: 1471-4159
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: We have studied the characteristics of carbon-11 labeled pyrilamine as a radioligand for investigating histamine H1 receptors in human brain with positron emission tomography (PET). [11QPyrilamine is distributed evenly in proportion to cerebral blood flow at initial PET images. Later (after 45–60 min), 11C radioactivity was observed at high concentrations in the frontal and temporal cortex, hippocampus, and thalamus, and at low concentrations in the cerebellum and pons. The regional distribution of the carbon-11 labeled compound in the brain corresponded well with that of the histamine H1 receptors determined in vitro in autopsied materials. In six controls, the frontal and temporal cortices/cerebellum ratio increased during the first 60 min to reach a value of 1.22 ± 0.071. Intravenous administration of d-chlorpheniramine (5 mg) completely abolished the specific binding in vivo in the frontal cortex and temporal cortex (cortex/cerebellum ratio, 0.955 ±0.015). The availability of this method for measuring histamine H1 receptors in vivo in humans will facilitate studies on neurological and psychiatric disorders in which histamine H1 receptors are thought to be abnormal.
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  • 2
    ISSN: 1433-0350
    Keywords: Infant ; hydrocephalus ; Cerebral blood flow ; Oxygen metabolism ; PET
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract In this study, regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) and the cerebral metabolic rate of oxygen (rCMRO2) were measured using positron emission tomography (PET) with oxygen-15 radiopharmaceuticals to clarify the pathophysiology of ventriculomegaly in the developing brain. Four hydrocephalic infants without severe neurological deficit were studied. Hypoperfusion was observed in the frontal, parietal, and visual association cortices which surrounded dilated anterior or posterior horns of the lateral ventricle. Lower rCMRO2 values than adult rates were observed in all cases. In the infants with markedly enlarged anterior or posterior horns, the surrounding cortices showed relatively lower rCMRO2 values with the fall of rCBF. Postoperative studies were performed in two infants. rCMRO2 increased in every region after ventriculoperitoneal shunting, but little change was observed in rCBF. These results indicate that metabolic deterioration occurs in the developing brain with hydrocephalus.
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  • 3
    ISSN: 1619-7089
    Keywords: Carbon-11 methionine ; Positron emission tomography ; Glioma
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract In order to evaluate the methionine uptake of a glioma with positron emission tomography (PET), the kinetics of carbon-11 methionine was investigated in 11 patients by measuring the free 11C-methionine in plasma as an input function following intravenous administration. When the mean clearance curve of free 11C-methionine in plasma instead of individual 11C-methionine clearance curves was used, mean differences in uptake rate and distribution volume were 4.0% and 4.6% respectively. By applying the mean clearance curve of free 11C-methionine in 18 glioma patients, significant differences in 11C-methionine uptake rate and distribution volume were found according to pathological grading. For the accurate evaluation of the metabolism of 11C-methionine, it is therefore preferable that the actual level of free 11C-methionine in the plasma be measured, especially for the follow-up of individual cases. The study also demonstrated that the mean clearance curve of 11C-methionine in plasma might be employed as an input curve for calculating the uptake rate and distribution volume with small errors.
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