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Trial reportJournal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism2012

Characterisation of the contribution of the GABA-benzodiazepine α1 receptor subtype to [(11)C]Ro15-4513 PET images.

James F M Myers, Lula Rosso, Ben J Watson, Sue J Wilson, Nicola J Kalk, Nicoletta Clementi, David J Brooks, David J Nutt, Federico E Turkheimer, Anne R Lingford-Hughes

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Trial report in Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

James F M MyersPsychopharmacology Unit, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
Lula Rosso
Ben J Watson
Sue J Wilson
Nicola J Kalk
Nicoletta Clementi
David J Brooks
David J Nutt
Federico E Turkheimer
Anne R Lingford-Hughes
Imperial College London · GBUniversity of Bristol · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council G0400575Medical Research Council G1002226Medical Research Council G1100810Medical Research Council MC_U120085814
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This positron emission tomography (PET) study aimed to further define selectivity of [(11)C]Ro15-4513 binding to the GABARα5 relative to the GABARα1 benzodiazepine receptor subtype. The impact of zolpidem, a GABARα1-selective agonist, on [(11)C]Ro15-4513, which shows selectivity for GABARα5, and the nonselective benzodiazepine ligand [(11)C]flumazenil binding was assessed in humans. Compartmental modelling of the kinetics of [(11)C]Ro15-4513 time-activity curves was used to describe distribution volume (V(T)) differences in regions populated by different GABA receptor subtypes. Those with low α5 were best fitted by one-tissue compartment models; and those with high α5 required a more complex model. The heterogeneity between brain regions suggested spectral analysis as a more appropriate method to quantify binding as it does not a priori specify compartments. Spectral analysis revealed that zolpidem caused a significant V(T) decrease (~10%) in [(11)C]flumazenil, but no decrease in [(11)C]Ro15-4513 binding. Further analysis of [(11)C]Ro15-4513 kinetics revealed additional frequency components present in regions containing both α1 and α5 subtypes compared with those containing only α1. Zolpidem reduced one component (mean±s.d.: 71%±41%), presumed to reflect α1-subtype binding, but not another (13%±22%), presumed to reflect α5. The proposed method for [(11)C]Ro15-4513 analysis may allow more accurate selective binding assays and estimation of drug occupancy for other nonselective ligands.

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Positron-Emission TomographyAdultAffinity LabelsAzidesBenzodiazepinesBrainDouble-Blind MethodGABA-A Receptor AgonistsHumansMaleMiddle AgedProtein BindingProtein SubunitsPyridinesRadiographyReceptors, GABA-AAffinity LabelsAzidesBenzodiazepinesGABA-A Receptor AgonistsProtein SubunitsPyridinesReceptors, GABA-ARo 15-4513Zolpidem

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PMID22214903
PMCPMC3318150
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