Evaluation of dopamine transporter density in healthy Brazilians using Tc-99m TRODAT-1 SPECT.
Medicine (Baltimore)
; 100(39): e27192, 2021 Oct 01.
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ABSTRACT: The presynaptic dopamine transporter (DAT) modulates the uptake of dopamine by regulating its concentration in the central nervous system. We aimed to evaluate the DAT binding potential (DAT-BP) in a sample of healthy Brazilians through technetium-99 metastable TRODAT-1 single-photon emission computed tomography imaging.We selected 126 healthy individuals comprising 72 men and 54 women, aged 18 to 80âyears. We conducted semi-quantitative evaluation in transaxial slices, following which we identified the regions of interest in the striatal region using the occipital lobe as a region of non-specific DAT-BP.We found a decrease in DAT-BP in healthy individuals aged over 30âyears, culminating in a 42% mean reduction after 80âyears. There was no difference in the decrease by age group between the right (linear regression test [R2] linearâ=â0.466) and left striatum (R2 linearâ=â0.510). Women presented a higher DAT-BP than men (women: R2 linearâ=â0.431; men: R2 linearâ=â0.457); nonetheless, their decrease by age group was equal to that in men.Our study sheds light on important DAT-BP findings in healthy Brazilian subjects. Our results will facilitate understanding of brain illnesses that involve the dopamine system, such as neuropsychiatric disorders.
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Colección:
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Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Tropanos
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Encéfalo
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Compuestos de Organotecnecio
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Tomografía Computarizada de Emisión de Fotón Único
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Radiofármacos
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Proteínas de Transporte de Dopamina a través de la Membrana Plasmática
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Medicine (Baltimore)
Año:
2021
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Brasil
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos