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Mis K. Colocalization of acetylcholinesterase, butyrylcholinesterase and choline acetyltransferase in rat spinal cord. Hum Exp Toxicol 2016; 24:543-5. [PMID: 16270756 DOI: 10.1191/0960327105ht560oa] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
Abstract
In our previous in situ hybridization study in the adult rat spinal cord we demonstrated that only neurons express mRNAs for acetylcholinesterase (AChE; EC 3.1.1.7.) and butyrylcholinesterase (BuChE; EC 3.1.1.8.) in this CNS region; no staining was detected for these two messages in the glia cells. Here we used immunocytochemical staining for choline acetyltransferase (ChAT; EC 2.3.1.6.) to answer the, as yet only briefly approached, question whether the cells expressing the messages for both cholinesterases are cholinergic. All neurons expressing mRNAs for AChE and BuChE were found to be ChAT positive. This finding supports the previous proposal that BuChE modulates cholinergic transmission in AChE knockout mice.
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Affiliation(s)
- Katarina Mis
- Laboratory for Molecular Neurobiology, Institute of Pathophysiology, School of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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