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Cirrhosis, Hepatic Encephalopathy, and Ammonium Toxicity (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1990)
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Cirrhosis, Hepatic Encephalopathy, and Ammonium Toxicity (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1990)
Series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 272
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This volume contains the papers presented at the Inter- national
Symposium on "Cirrhosis, Hepatic Encephalopathy and Ammonium
Toxicity", held in Valencia, Spain, November 27-29, 1989. Hepatic
cirrhosis as well as other liver failures usual- ly lead to hepatic
encephalopathy which is an important cause of death in occidental
countries. However the molecular bases of the pathogenesis of
hepatic encephalopathy remain unclear and several hypotheses have
been proposed. Hyperammonemia is considered one of the main factors
responsible for the mediation of hepatic encephalopathy. Therefore,
a part of the book is devoted to the effects of hyperammonemia on
cerebral function, ammonia and amino acid metabolism, brain
microtobules, astrocytes and synaptic trans- mission and their
possible role in the pathogenesis of hepatic encephalopathy.
Carnitine has a remarkable protective effect against acute ammonium
intoxication. Thus some results regarding this effect are also
presented, as well as the clinical use of car- nitine. The
alterations of the metabolism of ammonia and of seda- tives in
liver diseases and their clinical implications are also discussed.
The possible role of altered GABA-ergic neurotransmission on the
pathogenesis of hepatic encephalopathy has received considerable
attention recently. Results of these studies and those on
benzodiazepine receptor ligands are presented as well as those on
the hypothesis of the role of altered synaptic plasma membrane on
the pathogenesis of hepatic encephalopathy.
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