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ArticleJournal of natural science, biology, and medicine2015

Acetylcholinesterase activity as a neurotoxicity marker within the context of experimentally-simulated hyperprolinaemia: An in vitro approach.

Konstantinos Kalafatakis, Vasiliki Gkanti, Connie A Mackenzie-Gray Scott, Apostolos Zarros, George S Baillie, Stylianos Tsakiris

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Article in Journal of natural science, biology, and medicine, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Konstantinos KalafatakisLaboratory of Physiology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece ; Henry Wellcome Laboratories for Integrative Neuroscience and Endocrinology, School of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
Vasiliki GkantiLaboratory of Physiology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece ; Gardiner Laboratory, Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
Connie A Mackenzie-Gray ScottGardiner Laboratory, Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
Apostolos ZarrosLaboratory of Physiology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece ; Gardiner Laboratory, Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
George S BaillieGardiner Laboratory, Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
Stylianos TsakirisLaboratory of Physiology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GRUniversity of Glasgow · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council MR/J007412/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hyperprolinaemia is characterized by increased tissue accumulation of proline (Pro) and is known to exert serious cognitive and/or neuropsychiatric symptomatology as a direct result of Pro accumulation in the brain. The aim of this study was to explore a putative link between experimentally-simulated hyperprolinaemia and the activity of acetylcholinesterase (AChE); a crucial neurotoxicity marker. In vitro experiments were undertaken on purified eel-derived AChE, as well as on adult mouse brain homogenates, in order to examine the effect of a spectrum of Pro concentrations (3, 30, 500, and 1000 μM) on this marker. Our data showed that although Pro exerted a significant inhibitory effect on pure AChE activity, mouse brain-derived membrane-bound AChE activity was found either unaltered or significantly increased following incubation with Pro. The use of AChE activity as a neurotoxicity marker within the context of experimentally-simulated hyperprolinaemia should be considered with caution and in parallel with a number of other experimental parameters.

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Acetylcholinesterasehyperprolinaemianeurotoxicityproline

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PMID26604630
PMCPMC4630774
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