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PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH-NEUROIMAGING
卷 183, 期 2, 页码 151-156出版社
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2010.05.002
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P-glycoprotein; Positron emission tomography; [C-11]verapamil; Schizophrenia; Blood-brain barrier
P-glycoprotein (P-gp), a major efflux pump in the blood-brain barrier (BBB) has a profound effect on entry of drugs, peptides and other substances into the central nervous system (CNS). The brain's permeability can be negatively influenced by modulation of the transport function of P-gp. Inflammatory mediators play a role in schizophrenia, and may be able to influence the integrity of the BBB, via P-gp modulation. We hypothesized that P-gp function in the BBB is changed in patients with schizophrenia. Positron-emission tomography was used to measure brain uptake of [C-11]verapamil, which is normally extruded from the brain by P-gp. We found that patients with chronic schizophrenia under treatment with antipsychotic drugs compared with healthy controls showed a significant decrease in [C-11]verapamil uptake in the temporal cortex, the basal ganglia, and the amygdala, and amygdalae, and a trend towards a significant decrease was seen throughout the brain. The decrease of [C-11]verapamil uptake correlates with an increased activity of the P-gp pump. Increased P-gp activity may be a factor in drug resistance in schizophrenia, induced by the use of antipsychotic agents. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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