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Evaluating Dopamine Reward Pathway in ADHD: Clinical Implications

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We used positron emission tomography to measure dopamine synaptic markers (transporters and D2/D3 receptors) in 53 nonmedicated adults with ADHD and 44 healthy controls. For both ligands, statistical parametric mapping showed that specific binding was lower in ADHD than in controls in regions of the dopamine reward pathway in the left side of the brain. The mean for DAT in the nucleus accumbens for controls was 0.71 vs 0.63 for those with ADHD and in the midbrain for controls was 0.16 vs 0.09 for those with ADHD. For D2/D3 receptors, the mean in the caudate for controls was 2.80 vs 2.67 for those with ADHD; and in the accumbens for controls was 2.85 vs 2.68 for those with ADHD.

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    No prior study has directly measured synaptic dopamine markers in the accumbens region of individuals with ADHD.

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    D2/D3 receptors and DAT levels in frontal regions are very low.

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Authors
Volkow, N. D., Wang, G.-J., Kollins, S. H., Wigal, T. L., Newcorn, J. H., Telang, F., Fowler, J. S., Zhu, W., Logan, J., Ma, Y., Pradhan, K., Wong, C., & Swanson, J. M.
Affiliations
National Institute on Drug Abuse (US)
Corresponding author
Volkow, Nora D.
Venue
JAMA
Published
2009-09-09
Volume
302
Issue
10
Pages
1084
ISSN
  • 0002-9955 (ISSN-L)
  • 0098-7484
OpenAlex
W2071411087
Cited by
728
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69
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FWCI
33.11
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • JAMA (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (ZIAAA000550)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH066961)
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (K24DA023464)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
Keywords
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, dopamine reward pathway, dopamine transporter, D2/D3 receptors, nucleus accumbens, caudate nucleus, adult ADHD, neuroimaging biomarkers, cocaine binding, left hemisphere lateralization, inattention, hyperactivity/impulsivity
MeSH terms
Adult, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, Brain, Brain Mapping, Carbon Radioisotopes, Cocaine, Dopamine, Female, Humans, Male, Mesencephalon, Synaptic Transmission, Reward, Dopamine Agents, Receptors, Dopamine D2, Raclopride, Positron-Emission Tomography, Dopamine Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins

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