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E Gorospe

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PubMed2000

17. Utility of Metabolic Imaging in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) Staging. Experience in 30 Patients.

Purpose: SCC represents nearly 90% of all oral malignancies, with an increasing incidence. Accurate Tumour-Node-Metastasis staging (TNM) is mandatory for planning surgical options and chemotherapy-radiotherapy management. Positron Emission Tomography (PET) using 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) provides functional information about tumoral tissues that may improve preoperative staging obtained by conventional morphologic procedures (CT-MRI). The purpose of this study is to evaluate the accuracy of FDG-PET in oral SCC staging and to compare those data from conventional and PET studies according to the pathologic results obtained from surgical specimen.Methods: A prospective study of 30 patients was carried out, through a 26 months period. Inclusion criteria include positive biopsy for Oral SCC, no other malignancies during the past 5 year and surgery as preferred therapeutic option. All patients underwent CT, MRI, and FDG-PET studies consecutively. Results obtained from conventional and PET preoperative staging were compared with those from postoperative histopathological studiesResults: FDG-PET modified preoperative staging obtained by conventional morphologic studies in 21% cases, which was confirmed postoperatively by histological findings. Kappa test showed higher values for PET studies (0.89) than conventional studies (0.41), when compared with postoperative controlConclusion: FDG-PET may be helpful to improve the accuracy of conventional studies in oral SCC preoperative TNM staging, although no definitive conclusions can be withdrawn due to the limited size of the sample. Modifications of preoperative staging showed by PET are a matter of controversy and must be kept in mind for further studies.

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PubMed1992

Molecular pharmacological differences in the interaction of serotonin with 5-hydroxytryptamine1C and 5-hydroxytryptamine2 receptors.

5-Hydroxytryptamine (5HT)1C and 5HT2 receptors appear to be closely related, from a molecular viewpoint, displaying similar second messenger systems and a high degree of sequence homology. However, there are striking differences in the interactions of 5HT with 5HT1C and 5HT2 receptors; 5HT is generally more potent in stimulating responses mediated through 5HT1C receptors than responses mediated through 5HT2 receptors. Also [3H]5HT labels 5HT1C receptors and not 5HT2 receptors. In order to explore more fully the molecular rationale for these differences, radioligand binding studies were performed in rat, human, and porcine brain and choroid plexus tissues and in mammalian cells transfected with rat 5HT1C or 5HT2 receptors; second messenger studies (inositol phosphate accumulation) were performed in the transfected cells. The second messenger studies confirmed the approximately 10-fold higher potency of 5HT in stimulating intracellular responses through 5HT1C receptors (EC50 = 8.3 nM) than in stimulating intracellular responses through 5HT2 receptors (EC50 = 101 nM). An agonist radioligand selective for the 5HT1C and 5HT2 receptors, 2,5-dimethoxy-(4-[125I]iodo)phenylisopropylamine, was used, as well as [3H]5HT, [3H]mesulergine (antagonist radioligand for 5HT1C receptors), and [3H]ketanserin (antagonist radioligand for 5HT2 receptors). Computer-assisted analyses of the binding data revealed two agonist affinity states for the 5HT1C receptor. The agonist high affinity state of the receptor was modifiable by guanyl nucleotides. The proportion of agonist high affinity states, relative to the total receptor population, was approximately 10% for both receptors. The apparent higher affinity of 5HT for the radiolabeled 5HT1C receptors was due to the higher affinity 5HT displayed for the agonist low affinity state of the 5HT1C receptor, compared with the affinity of 5HT for the agonist low affinity state of the 5HT2 receptor. The correspondence between the higher affinity of 5HT for the agonist low affinity state of the 5HT1C receptor, relative to the 5HT2 receptor, and the higher potency of 5HT in stimulating 5HT1C responses indicates that 5HT interacts with the agonist low affinity state of the 5HT1C and 5HT2 receptors in initiating its biological effects. These observations indicate that guanine nucleotide-binding protein (G protein)-coupled receptors can exhibit high affinity for neurotransmitters in both the free receptor and the G protein-coupled states and that receptors exhibiting this property may represent a novel subfamily of G protein-coupled receptors.

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