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NEUROBIOLOGY OF AGING
Volume 28, Issue 12, Pages 1914-1924Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2006.08.005
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A(1) adenosine receptor; positron emission tomography; aging; humans
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Cerebral A, adenosine receptors (A(1) AR) fulfill important neuromodulatory and homeostatic functions. The present study examines possible age-related A,AR changes in living humans by positron emission tomography (PET) and the A(1)AR ligand [F-18]CPFPX. Thirty-six healthy volunteers aged 22-74 years were included. The apparent binding potential (BP2') of [F-18]CPFPX in various cerebral regions was calculated non-invasively using the cerebellum as reference region. In addition, the total distribution volume (DVt') was assessed in 10 subjects undergoing arterial blood sampling. There was no significant association between regional DVt' and age, gender, caffeine consumption or sleep duration. BP2' showed a significant age-dependent decrease in all regions except cingulate gyrus (p=0.062). The BP2' decline ranged from -17% (striatum) to -34% (postcentral gyrus), the average cortical decline being -23%. There was no significant effect of gender, caffeine consumption and sleep duration on BP2'. In line with in vitro animal studies, the present in vivo PET study detected an age-dependent A,AR loss in humans that may be. of pathophysiological importance in various neurological diseases associated with aging. Because of the discrepant results of the invasive (DVt') and the non-invasive (BP2') analyses the present study needs further validation. (C) 2006 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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