title: Brain benzodiazepine levels following intravenous administration of [34]diazepam: relationship to the potentiation of purinergic depression of central nervous system neurons.
abstract: Levels of [3H]benzodiazepine were measured in rat cerebral cortex following intravenous injection of [3H]diazepam using a dose and time schedule reported to elicit a marked potentiation of the depressant effects of iontophoretically applied 5'-AMP to rat cerebral cortical neurons. The levels of [3H]benzodiazepine obtained strongly suggest (i) that blockade of adenosine uptake as a mechanism for this potentiation is not consistent with the potency of diazepam as an inhibitor of adenosine uptake in vitro, and (ii) that a potentiative interaction of adenosine and diazepam may reflect the binding of these compounds to benzodiazepine receptors.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001569:Benzodiazepines / Q000378:metabolism*; D001921:Brain / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D003975:Diazepam / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D009474:Neurons / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D011687:Purines / Q000502:physiology; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D011687:Purines; D001569:Benzodiazepines; D003975:Diazepam