期刊
NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS
卷 376, 期 3, 页码 149-153出版社
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2004.11.045
关键词
dopamine D2/D3 receptor; pain threshold; tactile sensitivity; striatum; placebo
Striatal dopamine D2/D3 receptors have been suggested to play a role in pain sensitivity and placebo effect, We studied whether the association of dopamine D2/D3 receptor binding potential (BP) with sensory thresholds is specific to the modality of pain, and whether striatal dopamine D2/D3 receptor BP predicts the magnitude of placebo analgesia, Pain and tactile thresholds, and placebo analgesia were assessed in eight healthy human male subjects who had previously participated in a dopamine D2/D3 receptor positron emission tomography study with [C-11]raclopride, The results show that the cutaneous heat pain threshold was inversely correlated with dopamine D2/D3 receptor BP in the right putamen, but responses to tactile stimulation did not correlate with striatal dopamine D2/D3 receptor BR Placebo-induced elevation of the heat pain threshold did not correlate with striatal dopamine D2/D3 receptor BR These results suggest that the influence of striatal dopamine D2/D3 receptors on sensory thresholds is selective for the modality of pain, Moreover, striatal dopamine D2/D3 receptor BP appears not to predict individual's analgesic response to placebo, (C) 2004 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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