Detection of benzodiazepine in hepatic encephalopathy
β Scribed by Kevin D. Mullen; Roger F. Butterworth; John Wells; Gilles Pomier-Layrargues
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 238 KB
- Volume
- 21
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0270-9139
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Benzodiazepines are a class of heterocyclic compounds typically represented by the antianxiety drug diazepam. About 15 years ago, a high-affinity binding site for benzodiazepines was discovered in brain tissue, and it appeared that this receptor was in some way part of the receptor complex for the i
Increased activation of the central benzodiazepine receptor (BZR) appears to play an important role in hepatic encephalopathy (HE). However, there is controversy regarding whether the density or affinity of BZRs is altered. A previous positron emission tomography (PET) study using the BZR antagonist