Abstract
Purpose: Intracranial administration of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is known to elicit a rapid innate immune response, activate glial cells in the brain, and induce depression-like behavior. However, no study has focused on the changes in glial cells induced by intraperitoneal injection of LPS in vivo. Methods: Ten adult male Fischer F344 rats underwent [11C]PK11195 PET before and 2 days after intraperitoneal injection of LPS to evaluate the changes in glial cells. The difference in standardized uptake values (SUV) of [11C]PK11195 between before and after injection was determined. Results: There was a cluster of brain regions that showed significant reductions in SUV. This cluster included the bilateral striata and bilateral frontal regions, especially the somatosensory areas. Conclusions: Changes in activity of glial cells induced by the intraperitoneal injection of LPS were detected in vivo by [11C]PK11195 PET. Intraperitoneal injection of LPS is known to induce depression, and further studies with [11C]PK11195 PET would clarify the relationships between neuroinflammation and depression.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 224-228 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Jun 2018 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Glial cells
- Lipopolysaccharides
- Positron emission tomography
- Somatosensory area
- [C]PK11195
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