RGD Reference Report - Arginine administration decreases cerebral cortex acetylcholinesterase and serum butyrylcholinesterase probably by oxidative stress induction. - Rat Genome Database

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Arginine administration decreases cerebral cortex acetylcholinesterase and serum butyrylcholinesterase probably by oxidative stress induction.

Authors: Wyse, AT  Stefanello, FM  Chiarani, F  Delwing, D  Wannmacher, CM  Wajner, M 
Citation: Wyse AT, etal., Neurochem Res. 2004 Feb;29(2):385-9.
RGD ID: 1599460
Pubmed: PMID:15002734   (View Abstract at PubMed)

In the present study we investigated the action of vitamins E and C on the inhibition of acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase activities provoked by arginine in cerebral cortex and serum of 60-day-old rats. Animals were pretreated for 1 week with daily intraperitoneal administration of saline (control) or vitamins E (40 mg/kg) and C (100 mg/kg). Twelve hours after the last injection, animals received one injection of arginine (0.8 microM/g of body weight) or saline. Results showed that acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase activities were decreased in the arginine-treated rats. Furthermore, pretreatment with vitamins E and C prevented these effects. The data indicate that the reduction of acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase activities caused by arginine was probably mediated by oxidative stress. Assuming the possibility that these effects might also occur in the human condition, our findings may be relevant to explain, at least in part, the neurological dysfunction associated with hyperargininemia and might support a novel therapeutic strategy to slow the progression of neurodegeneration in this disorder.

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TermQualifierEvidenceWithReferenceNotesSourceOriginal Reference(s)
response to nutrient  IDA 1599460 RGD 

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Genes (Rattus norvegicus)
Bche  (butyrylcholinesterase)


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