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In vivo imaging of microglial activation with [11C](R)‐PK11195 PET in progressive supranuclear palsy

Gerhard, Alexander, Trender‐Gerhard, Iris, Turkheimer, Federico, Quinn, Niall P., Bhatia, Kailash P., Brooks, David J.·2006·Movement Disorders

Abstract

Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) is a neurodegenerative disease presenting with voluntary gaze difficulties, early falls, and Parkinsonism. Neuronal loss, associated with intracellular neurofibrillary tangles and activated microglia, is found targeting the basal ganglia, brainstem nuclei, and frontal cortex. [11 C](R)‐PK11195 PET is a marker of peripheral benzodiazepine binding sites (PBBS) expressed by activated microglia. We have used [11 C](R)‐PK11195 PET to demonstrate in vivo the degree and distribution of the glial response to the degenerative process in four patients with PSP. Compared to normal age‐matched controls, the PSP patient group showed significantly increased mean [11 C](R)‐PK11195 binding in the basal ganglia, midbrain, the frontal lobe, and the cerebellum. Two of the patients were rescanned after 6 to 10 months and during that time the level of microglial activation remained stable. [11 C](R)‐PK11195 PET reveals a pattern of increased microglial activation in PSP patients involving cortical and subcortical regions that corresponds well with the known distribution of neuropathological changes. [11 C](R)‐PK11195 PET, therefore, may help in characterizing in vivo the underlying disease activity in PSP. © 2005 Movement Disorder Society

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  • PK-PET is increased in entorhinal, temporal, parietal, and cingulate cortex in AD, in frontotemporal regions in FTD, while PSP shows increased PK-PET binding in thalamus, putamen, and pallidum, showing differential distribution of neuroinflammatory processes in different types of dementia.

    “PK-PET is increased in the entorhinal, temporal, parietal and cingulate cortex in AD, in the frontotemporal regions in FTD, while PSP shows increased PK-PET binding in the thalamus, putamen and pallidum, showing differential distribution of neuroinflammatory processes in different types of dementia [215–218].”
  • PSP patients showed significantly increased mean [11C](R)-PK11195 binding in the midbrain, basal ganglia, frontal lobe, cerebellum, thalamus, putamen, and globus pallidus compared to controls.

    “PSP patients showed significantly increased mean [11C](R)-PK11195 binding in the midbrain, basal ganglia, frontal lobe, cerebellum,375 thalamus, putamen, and globus pallidus376 compared to controls.”
  • Microglial activation in PSP brains was also detected by PET imaging.

    “Microglial activation in PSP brains was also detected by PET imaging.”
  • Earlier PET investigations have detected alterations in PSP with ligands for tau and for microglial activation.

    “Previous positron emission tomography (PET) has indicated changes in PSP using ligands targeting tau8–16 and microglial activation17,18.”
  • [11C]PK11195 is commonly employed as an indicator of microglial activation in neurodegenerative conditions, including PSP.

    “[11C]PK11195 is widely used as a marker of microglial activation in neurodegenerative diseases23, including PSP17,18.”

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Authors
Gerhard, A., Trender‐Gerhard, I., Turkheimer, F., Quinn, N. P., Bhatia, K. P., & Brooks, D. J.
Affiliations
  • National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (GB)
  • Imperial College London (GB)
Corresponding author
Gerhard, Alexander
Venue
Movement Disorders
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2005-08-17
Volume
21
Issue
1
Pages
89-93
ISSN
  • 0885-3185 (ISSN-L)
  • 1531-8257
OpenAlex
W1965485738
Cited by
171
References
18
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FWCI
3.02
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Movement Disorders (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Research Explorer (The University of Manchester) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Medical Research Council
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Neurology › Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Neurology › Neurological disorders and treatments
Keywords
progressive supranuclear palsy, microglial activation, [11C]PK11195 PET, neuroinflammation, basal ganglia, midbrain, frontal lobe, cerebellum, neurodegeneration, neurofibrillary tangles
MeSH terms
Aged, Basal Ganglia, Brain Stem, Carbon Radioisotopes, Female, Frontal Lobe, Humans, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, Isoquinolines, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Middle Aged, Neurons, Radionuclide Imaging, Receptors, GABA-A, Reference Values, Stereoisomerism, Supranuclear Palsy, Progressive, Cell Death, Microglia, Neurodegenerative Diseases

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