Abstract:
:The effects of (-)-N(1)phenethyl-norcymserine (PEC, 5 mk/kg, i.p.) on acetylcholine release and cholinesterase activity in the rat cerebral cortex were compared with those of donepezil (1 mg/kg, i.p.), a selective acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, and rivastigmine (0.6 mg/kg, i.p.), an inhibitor of acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase. Acetylcholine extracellular levels were measured by microdialysis coupled with HPLC; acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase activity were measured with colorimetric and radiometric methods. It was found that comparable 2-3 fold increases in cortical extracellular acetylcholine level, calculated as areas under the curve, followed the administration of the three drugs at the doses used. At the peak of acetylcholine increase, a 27% acetylcholinesterase inhibition and no butyrylcholinesterase inhibition was found after donepezil (1 mg/kg, i.p) administration. At the same time point, rivastigmine (0.6 mg/kg, i.p.) inhibited acetylcholinesterase by 40% and butyrylcholinesterase by 25%. After PEC (5 mg/kg, i.p.) administration, there was a 39% butyrylcholinesterase inhibition and no effect on acetylcholinesterase. Since in the present study it was also confirmed that in the brain butyrylcholinesterase activity is only about 10% of acetylcholinesterase activity, it is surprising that its partial inhibition is sufficient to increase extracellular acetylcholine levels. The importance of butyrylcholinesterase as a "co-regulator" of synaptic acetylcholine levels should thus be reconsidered.
journal_name
Eur J Pharmacoljournal_title
European journal of pharmacologyauthors
Cerbai F,Giovannini MG,Melani C,Enz A,Pepeu Gdoi
10.1016/j.ejphar.2007.06.053subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2007-10-31 00:00:00pages
142-50issue
2-3eissn
0014-2999issn
1879-0712pii
S0014-2999(07)00771-6journal_volume
572pub_type
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