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  • Title: Region-selective decreases in densities of [3H]tryptamine binding sites in autopsied brain tissue from cirrhotic patients with hepatic encephalopathy.
    Author: Mousseau DD, Layrargues GP, Butterworth RF.
    Journal: J Neurochem; 1994 Feb; 62(2):621-5. PubMed ID: 8294925.
    Abstract:
    The distribution of [3H]tryptamine binding sites, in autopsied brain tissue from cirrhotic patients with hepatic encephalopathy (HE) and an equal number of age-matched control subjects free from hepatic, neurological, or psychiatric disorder, was investigated. Scatchard analysis demonstrated a heterogeneous distribution for this binding site, with the highest density being observed in hippocampus >> frontal cortex = caudate nucleus > temporal cortex = cerebellum. When comparing [3H]tryptamine binding site densities in control brain tissue with that in brain tissue from patients with HE, significant decreases in densities were observed in the frontal cortex (by 56%, p < 0.001), hippocampus (by 43%, p < 0.001), and caudate nucleus (by 41%, p < 0.01) of the HE group. Binding site affinities were within normal limits. The findings of decreased densities of [3H]tryptamine binding sites taken in conjunction with previous reports of increased CSF and brain tryptamine concentrations in HE suggest a pathogenic role for this neuroactive amine in HE resulting from chronic liver failure.
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