Journal
NEUROIMAGE
Volume 20, Issue 3, Pages 1894-1898Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2003.07.002
Keywords
FDG; PET; CMRglc; synaptophysin; synaptic density; baboon
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It is classically recognized that regional cerebral glucose consumption (CMRglc), as measured by positron emission tomography (PET) and [F-18]-2-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG), is a precise index of the integrated local neuronal activity. However, despite extensive use of the FDG-PET method, the significance of the measured CMRglc has been little addressed so far. In the present study, we aimed for the first time to test whether resting-state CMRglc is directly related to synaptic density. To this end, we investigated in the baboon the relationships between CMRglc and the levels of synaptophysin (SY), a presynaptic protein classically used to assess synaptic density. CMRglc measured in vivo by FDG-PET at the resting-state, and SY levels, assessed postmortem by the Western blot technique, were quantified in seven brain areas of five baboons. By applying these two techniques to the same animals, we found significant positive correlations between CMRglc and SY levels, across all regions and all animals, as well as within individual baboons. These findings strongly support the hypothesis that resting-state CMRglc reflects integrated synaptic activity. (C) 2003 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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