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. 2022 Mar 18;16:795231. doi: 10.3389/fnana.2022.795231

Table 4.

D1 receptor.

References N (ketamine vs. controls) Ketamine subjects (ketamine use- other substance use-comorbid disorders) Controls Significant differences ketamine subjects compared to controls Statistic measure Correlation
Narendran et al. (2005) 28 (14–14)
PET-scan with radio-active
ligand.
Mean ketamine use:
0.75 g/week
4.1 years
Mean age 25 years
Male/female 10/4
Route of administration was not mentioned 71% smokers.
Absence of DSM-IV
axis I diagnosis other than ketamine or cannabis abuse or dependence.
Drug-free controls


Mean Age 25 years
Male/female 9/5
43% smokers



No history of
neurologic or
psychiatric illnesses incl. substance abuse.
Higher binding potential for
D1 receptor in dorsolateral
prefrontal cortex.
[11C]NNC 112 binding potential ml/g Positive correlation
between higher D1 binding potential and
amount of consumed
ketamine (p = 0.005).

PET, positron-emitted tomography; DSM-IV, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition.