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Smoking-Induced Dopamine Release Studied with $[^{11}C]Raclopride$ PET  

Kim, Yu-Kyeong (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine)
Cho, Sang-Soo (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine)
Lee, Do-Hoon (Center for Clinical Services, Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center)
Ryu, Hye-Jung (Center for Clinical Services, Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center)
Lee, Eun-Ju (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine)
Ryu, Chang-Hung (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine)
Jeong, In-Soon (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine)
Hong, Soo-Kyung (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine)
Lee, Jae-Sung (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine)
Seo, Hong-Gwan (Center for Cancer Prevention, Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center)
Jeong, Jae-Min (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine)
Lee, Won-Woo (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine)
Kim, Sang-Eun (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine)
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The Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine / v.39, no.6, 2005 , pp. 421-429 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: It has been postulated that dopamine release in the striatum underlies the reinforcing properties of nicotine. Substantial evidence in the animal studies demonstrates that nicotine interacts with dopaminergic neuron and regulates the activation of the dopaminergic system. The aim of this study was to visualize the dopamine release by smoking in human brain using PET scan with $[^{11}C]raclopride$. Materials and Methods: Five male non-smokers or ex-smokers with an abstinence period longer than 1 year (mean age of $24.4{\pm}1.7$ years) were enrolled in this study $[^{11}C]raclopride$, a dopamine D2 receptor radioligand, was administrated with bolus-plus-constant infusion. Dynamic PET was performed during 120 minutes ($3{\times}20s,\;2{\times}60s,\;2{\times}120s,\;1{\times}180s\;and\;22{\times}300s$). following the 50 minute-scanning, subjects smoked a cigarette containing 1 mg of nicotine while in the scanner. Blood samples for the measurement of plasma nicotine level were collected at 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 45, 60, and 90 minute after smoking. Regions for striatal structures were drawn on the coronal summed PET images guided with co-registered MRI. Binding potential, calculated as (striatal-cerebellar)/cerebellar activity, was measured under equilibrium condition at baseline and smoking session. Results: The mean decrease in binding potential of $[^{11}C]raclopride$ between the baseline and smoking in caudate head, anterior putamen and ventral striatum was 4.7%, 4.0% and 7.8%, respectively. This indicated the striatal dopamine release by smoking. Of these, the reduction in binding potential in the ventral striatum was significantly correlated with the cumulated plasma level of the nicotine (Spearman's rho=0.9, p=0.04). Conclusion: These data demonstrate that in vivo imaging with $[^{11}C]raclopride$ PET could measure nicotine-induced dopamine release in the human brain, which has a significant positive correlation with the amount or nicotine administered bt smoking.
Keywords
Smoking; Nicotine; Dopamine release; $[^{11}C]raclopride$ PET;
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