TABLE 3

Brain Regions with Significant Metabolic Changes Before and After hRPE Cell Implantation in Parkinsonian Macaques

Metabolic increase* (MPTP > normal)Metabolic decrease (implant < MPTP)
Brain regionXYZZmaxSize (mm3)XYZZmaxSize (mm3)
Medial frontal/cingulate86283.337646362.9208
Insula/SMC/putamen3016184.91304268183.0744
Frontal/SMA2824184.52626163.4160
Thalamus61482.9187261462.8320
Pons40−143.940−143.3184
  • * Unpaired t test: P < 0.005 uncorrected and survived at false-discovery rate–corrected P < 0.05.

  • Paired t test: P < 0.005 uncorrected and did not survive at false-discovery rate–corrected P < 0.05.

  • SMC = sensorimotor cortex; SMA = supplementary motor area.