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7824177

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-2
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-2-10
pubmed:abstractText
Evidence suggests that peripheral-type benzodiazepine receptors (PBRs) may play a role in hepatic encephalopathy (HE), a condition associated with increased levels of ammonia in brain. In the present study, the regulation of [3H]PK 11195-binding to PBRs in cultured rat astrocytes that had been previously exposed to NH4Cl was investigated. 24 h treatment of 21-28-day-old cultures with 2, 5 or 10 mM NH4Cl resulted in 25 +/- 3, 48 +/- 3 and 42 +/- 4% increase in the number of [3H]PK 11195-binding sites, respectively. No further change in [3H]PK 11195-binding was observed after exposure of astrocytes to 5 mM NH4Cl for 48 or 72 h. Ammonia treatment did not cause any significant alteration in the affinity of [3H]PK 11195 for PBRs. The present study demonstrates the susceptibility of the PK 11195-binding site of PBRs in cultured astrocytes to ammonia and suggests that increase in brain ammonia concentration causes a supersensitivity of PBRs.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0304-3940
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
177
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
35-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Ammonia-induced upregulation of peripheral-type benzodiazepine receptors in cultured astrocytes labeled with [3H]PK 11195.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Miami School of Medicine, FL.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't