Abstract
We examined the effect of methionine sulfoximine (MSO) and peripheral benzodiazepine (BZD) ligands on ammonia-induced swelling of primary astrocyte cultures. Swelling was completely abolished by co-treatment with MSO, an inhibitor of glutamine synthetase. We also established that many of the effects caused by ammonia, including the reduction in K+ uptake, increase in Cl- uptake and reduction in myo-inositol uptake were diminished by co-treatment with MSO. Agonists of the peripheral-type BZD receptor aggravated ammonia-induced swelling, whereas a peripheral BZD receptor blocker, PK 11195, diminished the extent of swelling. Our findings implicate glutamine and the peripheral-type benzodiazepine receptor in the pathogenesis of the edema associated with fulminant hepatic failure.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 24-27 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Acta Neurochirurgica, Supplement |
| Volume | 60 |
| State | Published - Jan 1 1994 |
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Astrocyte swelling in liver failure : role of glutamine and benzodiazepines. / Norenberg, Michael D; Bender, A. S.
In: Acta Neurochirurgica, Supplement, Vol. 60, 01.01.1994, p. 24-27.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Astrocyte swelling in liver failure
T2 - role of glutamine and benzodiazepines.
AU - Norenberg, Michael D
AU - Bender, A. S.
PY - 1994/1/1
Y1 - 1994/1/1
N2 - We examined the effect of methionine sulfoximine (MSO) and peripheral benzodiazepine (BZD) ligands on ammonia-induced swelling of primary astrocyte cultures. Swelling was completely abolished by co-treatment with MSO, an inhibitor of glutamine synthetase. We also established that many of the effects caused by ammonia, including the reduction in K+ uptake, increase in Cl- uptake and reduction in myo-inositol uptake were diminished by co-treatment with MSO. Agonists of the peripheral-type BZD receptor aggravated ammonia-induced swelling, whereas a peripheral BZD receptor blocker, PK 11195, diminished the extent of swelling. Our findings implicate glutamine and the peripheral-type benzodiazepine receptor in the pathogenesis of the edema associated with fulminant hepatic failure.
AB - We examined the effect of methionine sulfoximine (MSO) and peripheral benzodiazepine (BZD) ligands on ammonia-induced swelling of primary astrocyte cultures. Swelling was completely abolished by co-treatment with MSO, an inhibitor of glutamine synthetase. We also established that many of the effects caused by ammonia, including the reduction in K+ uptake, increase in Cl- uptake and reduction in myo-inositol uptake were diminished by co-treatment with MSO. Agonists of the peripheral-type BZD receptor aggravated ammonia-induced swelling, whereas a peripheral BZD receptor blocker, PK 11195, diminished the extent of swelling. Our findings implicate glutamine and the peripheral-type benzodiazepine receptor in the pathogenesis of the edema associated with fulminant hepatic failure.
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VL - 60
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