Joseph Kambeitz1, Anissa Abi-Dargham1, Shitij Kapur1, Oliver D Howes1. 1. Joseph Kambeitz, MD, Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, UK; Anissa Abi-Dargham, MD, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, USA;Shitij Kapur, MD, PhD, Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, UK; Oliver D. Howes, BM, BCh, MA, MRCPsych, PhD, DM, Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, and Psychiatric Imaging Group, Medical Research Council Clinical Sciences Centre, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, UK.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The hypothesis that cortical dopaminergic alterations underlie aspects of schizophrenia has been highly influential. AIMS: To bring together and evaluate the imaging evidence for dopaminergic alterations in cortical and other extrastriatal regions in schizophrenia. METHOD: Electronic databases were searched for in vivo molecular studies of extrastriatal dopaminergic function in schizophrenia. Twenty-three studies (278 patients and 265 controls) were identified. Clinicodemographic and imaging variables were extracted and effect sizes determined for the dopaminergic measures. There were sufficient data to permit meta-analyses for the temporal cortex, thalamus and substantia nigra but not for other regions. RESULTS: The meta-analysis of dopamine D2/D3 receptor availability found summary effect sizes of d = -0.32 (95% CI -0.68 to 0.03) for the thalamus, d = -0.23 (95% CI -0.54 to 0.07) for the temporal cortex and d = 0.04 (95% CI -0.92 to 0.99) for the substantia nigra. Confidence intervals were wide and all included no difference between groups. Evidence for other measures/regions is limited because of the small number of studies and in some instances inconsistent findings, although significant differences were reported for D2/D3 receptors in the cingulate and uncus, for D1 receptors in the prefrontal cortex and for dopamine transporter availability in the thalamus. CONCLUSIONS: There is a relative paucity of direct evidence for cortical dopaminergic alterations in schizophrenia, and findings are inconclusive. This is surprising given the wide influence of the hypothesis. Large, well-controlled studies in drug-naive patients are warranted to definitively test this hypothesis. Royal College of Psychiatrists.
BACKGROUND: The hypothesis that cortical dopaminergic alterations underlie aspects of schizophrenia has been highly influential. AIMS: To bring together and evaluate the imaging evidence for dopaminergic alterations in cortical and other extrastriatal regions in schizophrenia. METHOD: Electronic databases were searched for in vivo molecular studies of extrastriatal dopaminergic function in schizophrenia. Twenty-three studies (278 patients and 265 controls) were identified. Clinicodemographic and imaging variables were extracted and effect sizes determined for the dopaminergic measures. There were sufficient data to permit meta-analyses for the temporal cortex, thalamus and substantia nigra but not for other regions. RESULTS: The meta-analysis of dopamine D2/D3 receptor availability found summary effect sizes of d = -0.32 (95% CI -0.68 to 0.03) for the thalamus, d = -0.23 (95% CI -0.54 to 0.07) for the temporal cortex and d = 0.04 (95% CI -0.92 to 0.99) for the substantia nigra. Confidence intervals were wide and all included no difference between groups. Evidence for other measures/regions is limited because of the small number of studies and in some instances inconsistent findings, although significant differences were reported for D2/D3 receptors in the cingulate and uncus, for D1 receptors in the prefrontal cortex and for dopamine transporter availability in the thalamus. CONCLUSIONS: There is a relative paucity of direct evidence for cortical dopaminergic alterations in schizophrenia, and findings are inconclusive. This is surprising given the wide influence of the hypothesis. Large, well-controlled studies in drug-naive patients are warranted to definitively test this hypothesis. Royal College of Psychiatrists.
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