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Table 2 BP ND of [ 11 C]AF150(S) without and with pre-treatment with agents that increase extracellular levels of ACh

From: [11C]AF150(S), an agonist PET ligand for M1 muscarinic acetylcholine receptors

Brain region

Haloperidol

AF-DX 384

AF-DX 384 and rivastigmine

 

(1 mg kg −1SC)

(5 mg kg −1IP)

(5 mg kg −1IP and 2.5 mg kg −1SC)

 

Baseline

Pre-treated

Baseline

Pre-treated

Baseline

Pre-treated

Left striatum

0.23 ± 0.04

0.18 ± 0.01

0.27 ± 0.06

0.32 ± 0.04

0.25 ± 0.05

0.27 ± 0.03

Right striatum

0.28 ± 0.05

0.21 ± 0.03*

0.30 ± 0.04

0.33 ± 0.05

0.23 ± 0.05

0.29 ± 0.03*

Hippocampus

0.19 ± 0.02

0.16 ± 0.01*

0.26 ± 0.04

0.26 ± 0.02

0.22 ± 0.02

0.25 ± 0.01*

Frontal cortical area

0.10 ± 0.06

0.06 ± 0.04

0.24 ± 0.02

0.24 ± 0.06

0.17 ± 0.03

0.21 ± 0.02**

Posterior cortical area

0.07 ± 0.07

0.06 ± 0.04

0.21 ± 0.03

0.22 ± 0.05

0.19 ± 0.04

0.19 ± 0.04

  1. Data are presented as mean ± SD (n = 4 per group). SC, subcutaneous; IP, intraperitoneal. Significant difference compared with baseline: * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01.