TABLE 1.
Average Regional Tissue Radioactivity Measured 75–95 Minutes After Injection of (+)-11C-McN5652 or 11C-DASB
Radioligand* | Pons | MB | Hypo | Thalamus | Put | Cd | FC | PC | TC | CC | OC | Cereb |
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11C-McN5652 | ||||||||||||
Control | 139 ± 9 | 144 ± 19 | 165 ± 21 | 144 ± 21 | 113 ± 7 | 105 ± 7 | 75 ± 12 | 85 ± 5 | 87 ± 10 | 83 ± 9 | 86 ± 9 | 84 ± 7 |
MDMA | 100 ± 3†‡ | 115 ± 3 | 117 ± 10† | 88 ± 12† | 70 ± 2†‡ | 73 ± 7† | 51 ± 5† | 52 ± 3†‡ | 63 ± 12† | 56 ± 5† | 50 ± 7† | 53 ± 3†‡ |
Paroxetine | 94 ± 24† | 99 ± 14† | 98 ± 21† | 106 ± 22 | 115 ± 28∥ | 105 ± 22 | 84 ± 12∥ | 92 ± 14∥ | 92 ± 10∥ | 85 ± 19 | 93 ± 16∥ | 86 ± 17∥ |
11C-DASB | ||||||||||||
Control | 188 ± 24 | 194 ± 31 | 229 ± 33 | 185 ± 33 | 122 ± 16 | 136 ± 26 | 59 ± 3 | 56 ± 7 | 72 ± 9 | 72 ± 14 | 56 ± 5 | 55 ± 9 |
MDMA | 117 ± 17† | 124 ± 16† | 134 ± 29† | 86 ± 16† | 49 ± 10†‡ | 62 ± 7† | 30 ± 2†‡ | 29 ± 2†‡ | 39 ± 9† | 36 ± 2† | 30 ± 3†‡ | 30 ± 3† |
Paroxetine | 56 ± 9†‡∥ | 54 ± 9†‡∥ | 54 ± 5†‡∥ | 56 ± 3†‡∥ | 55 ± 2†‡ | 51 ± 5†‡ | 49 ± 5†∥ | 53 ± 3∥ | 57 ± 3†∥ | 48 ± 3†∥ | 50 ± 5∥ | 44 ± 5∥ |
Each radioligand was tested 3 times in control baboon or different baboon lesioned previously with serotonergic neurotoxin MDMA.
Designates significant difference from control (ANOVA without correction for multiple comparisons).
Designates significant difference from control (ANOVA with correction for multiple comparisons).
Designates significant difference from MDMA (ANOVA without correction for multiple comparisons).
MB = midbrain; Hypo = hypothalamus; Put = putamen; Cd = caudate; FC = frontal cortex; PC = parietal cortex; TC = temporal cortex; CC = cingulate cortex; OC = occipital cortex; Cereb = cerebellum.
Values represent mean ± SD (n = 3).