Quantitative measurement of histamine H(1) receptors in human brains by PET and [11C]doxepin

Nucl Med Biol. 2004 Feb;31(2):165-71. doi: 10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2003.08.010.

Abstract

The aim of this study is to establish a method for quantitative measurement of histamine H(1) receptor (H1R) in human brain by PET and [(11)C]doxepin ([(11)C]DOX). The estimated parameters with a two-compartment model were stable for the initial values for parameter estimation but those with a three-compartment model were not. This finding suggests that the H1R measured by the [(11)C]DOX and PET can be evaluated with a two-compartment model.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Validation Study

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Algorithms
  • Brain / diagnostic imaging*
  • Brain / metabolism*
  • Brain Mapping / methods
  • Computer Simulation
  • Doxepin / pharmacokinetics*
  • Humans
  • Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / methods*
  • Male
  • Metabolic Clearance Rate
  • Models, Neurological*
  • Positron-Emission Tomography / methods
  • Radioisotope Dilution Technique
  • Radiopharmaceuticals / pharmacokinetics
  • Receptors, Histamine H1 / metabolism*
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Tissue Distribution

Substances

  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Receptors, Histamine H1
  • Doxepin