Table 2 Monoamine oxidase A distribution volume

From: Brain monoamine oxidase A in seasonal affective disorder and treatment with bright light therapy

ROI

SAD

HC

PET1 (fall/winter before BLT/placebo)

 Frontal pole

18.65 ± 4.49

18.61 ± 4.05

 Temporal pole

18.58 ± 4.04

17.81 ± 3.82

 Anterior cingulate gyrus

21.48 ± 4.76

21.08 ± 4.94

 Posterior cingulate gyrus

21.30 ± 5.14

21.30 ± 4.52

 Thalamus

24.58 ± 5.88

25.21 ± 6.35

 Caudate

15.67 ± 3.95

15.44 ± 3.15

 Putamen

21.36 ± 5.15

21.06 ± 4.55

 Hippocampus

20.96 ± 5.02

20.70 ± 4.60

 Midbrain

24.71 ± 5.79

24.39 ± 6.05

PET2 (fall/winter after BLT)

 Frontal pole

16.81 ± 5.14

18.00 ± 5.13

 Temporal pole

16.99 ± 5.44

17.25 ± 5.33

 Anterior cingulate gyrus

19.65 ± 5.97

20.04 ± 6.56

 Posterior cingulate gyrus

19.47 ± 6.22

20.07 ± 6.36

 Thalamus

22.46 ± 6.88

23.84 ± 6.02

 Caudate

14.39 ± 4.84

14.42 ± 3.94

 Putamen

19.69 ± 5.97

20.44 ± 5.76

 Hippocampus

18.95 ± 6.00

19.80 ± 5.69

 Midbrain

22.49 ± 6.16

23.66 ± 7.17

PET2 (fall/winter after placebo)

 Frontal pole

18.89 ± 4.17

19.13 ± 3.22

 Temporal pole

18.33 ± 3.63

18.45 ± 3.77

 Anterior cingulate gyrus

21.62 ± 4.60

22.58 ± 4.63

 Posterior cingulate gyrus

21.50 ± 4.57

22.75 ± 4.08

 Thalamus

24.79 ± 5.37

26.19 ± 5.01

 Caudate

16.07 ± 4.07

16.36 ± 2.86

 Putamen

21.10 ± 4.10

21.82 ± 4.08

 Hippocampus

21.15 ± 4.42

21.73 ± 3.92

 Midbrain

24.67 ± 5.18

25.12 ± 5.26

PET3 (spring/summer)

 Frontal pole

18.67 ± 3.50

18.23 ± 3.99

 Temporal pole

18.85 ± 3.73

17.63 ± 4.16

 Anterior cingulate gyrus

22.33 ± 4.95

21.14 ± 5.41

 Posterior cingulate gyrus

21.81 ± 4.31

20.88 ± 4.91

 Thalamus

23.73 ± 4.71

24.01 ± 4.71

 Caudate

14.68 ± 2.55

14.47 ± 3.14

 Putamen

21.01 ± 3.77

20.44 ± 4.33

 Hippocampus

20.41 ± 3.39

20.18 ± 3.94

 Midbrain

25.36 ± 5.35

24.70 ±6.05

  1. Monoamine oxidase A distribution volume (MAO-A VT) reported as mean ± SD. ROI: region of interest, SAD: seasonal affective disorder, HC: healthy controls, BLT: bright light therapy, PET: positron emission tomography