Differential long-term effect of AF64A on [3H]ACh synthesis and release in rat hippocampal synaptosomes.
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Pittel Z, Cohen S, Fisher A, Heldman E
Differential long-term effect of AF64A on [3H]ACh synthesis and release in rat hippocampal synaptosomes.
Brain Res. 1992 Jul 17;586(1):148-51.
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The activities of various presynaptic cholinergic parameters were determined in hippocampal synaptosomes of rats 29 weeks after intracerebroventricular injection of ethylcholine aziridinium (AF64A) (3 nmol/2 microliters/side) or vehicle (saline). Synaptosomes were preloaded with [3H]choline ([3H]Ch), treated with diisopropyl fluorophosphate to inhibit cholinesterase activity and then were assayed for their content of [3H]Ch and [3H]acetylcholine ([3H]ACh) and for their ability to synthesize and release [3H]ACh. In synaptosomes from AF64A-treated rats compared with synaptosomes from vehicle-treated rats we observed that: (i) specific uptake of [3H]Ch was reduced to 60% of control; (ii) residing [3H]ACh levels were 43% of control while residing [3H]Ch levels were 72% of control; (iii) basal and K(+)-induced [3H]ACh release were 77% and 73% of control, respectively; (iv) high K(+)-induced synthesis of [3H]ACh was only 9% of control; (v) but, choline acetyltransferase activity remained relatively high, being 80% of control. These results suggest that AF64A-induced cholinergic hypofunction is expressed by both loss of some cholinergic neurons and impairment in the functioning of the spared neurons.
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Drug Target Kind Organism Pharmacological Action Actions Isoflurophate Cholinesterase Protein Humans YesInhibitorDetails - Drug Enzymes
Drug Enzyme Kind Organism Pharmacological Action Actions Isoflurophate Cholinesterase Protein Humans UnknownInhibitorDetails