Cellular responses are influenced by PKC's phosphorylation of target proteins. This conductance increase increases the resting membrane potential in myocardial and other cell membranes leading to inhibition.
ACh binds only briefly to the pre- or postsynaptic receptors. Following dissociation from the receptor, the ACh is rapidly hydrolyzed by the enzyme acetylcholinesterase AChE as shown in Figure This enzyme has a very high catalysis rate, one of the highest known in biology. AChE is synthesized in the neuronal cell body and distributed throughout the neuron by axoplasmic transport.
AChE exists as alternatively spliced isoforms that vary in their subunit composition. The variation at the NMJ is a heteromeric protein composed of four subunits coupled to a collagen tail that anchors the multi-subunit enzyme to the cell membrane of the postsynaptic cell Figure This four-subunit form is held together by sulfhydryl bonds and the tail anchors the enzyme in the extracellular matrix at the NMJ.
Other isoforms are homomeric and freely soluble in the cytoplasm of the presynaptic cell. In addition, other cholinesterases exist throughout the body, which are also able to metabolize acetylcholine. These are termed pseudocholinesterases.
Drugs that inhibit ACh breakdown are effective in altering cholinergic neurotransmission. In fact, the irreversible inhibition of AChE by isopropylfluoroesters are so toxic that they can be incompatible with life—inhibiting the muscles for respiration.
This inhibition is produced because ACh molecules accumulate in the synaptic space, keep the receptors occupied, and cause paralysis. Two notable examples are insecticides and the gases used in biological warfare.
The mechanism of action of these irreversible inhibitors of AChE is that they carbamylate the AChE, rendering it inactive. The carbamylation inactivates both the acetyl and choline binding domains. A recently developed antidote to these inhibitors cleaves the nerve gas so that it will dissociate from the AChE.
In contrast to the irreversible inhibitors, the reversible AChE inhibitors are effective in transiently increasing the ACh level and are effective in diseases and conditions where an increased ACh level is desired. The clinically important compound, eserine physostigmine , reversibly inhibits AChE. Nicotinic receptor activation causes the opening of the channel formed by the receptor.
Muscarinic receptor activation of postsynaptic cells can be either excitatory or inhibitory and is always slow in onset and long in duration Table I. As described earlier, G protein activation underlies all actions of the muscarinic receptors, thus accounting for their slow onset.
The rapid nature of the synaptic transmission mediated by the nicotinic receptor is consistent with its role at the NMJ and in the ganglion of the ANS. Little is known about the role of the nicotinic receptor role in CNS behavior. Clearly, nicotine stimulation is related in some manner to reinforcement, as indicated by the prevalence of nicotine addiction among humans.
Muscarinic receptors, in contrast, are important mediators of behavior in the CNS. One example is their role in modulating motor control circuits in the basal ganglia. A second example is their participation in learning and memory. Alzheimer's disease : A disease in which a marked deterioration occurs in the CNS, the hallmark of which is a progressive dementia.
One of the characteristics of this disease is a marked decrease in ACh concentrations in the cerebral cortex and caudate nucleus. Myasthenia gravis : A disease of the neuromuscular junction in which the receptors for ACh are destroyed through the actions of the patient's own antibodies. Cholinergic Pharmacology : Numerous drugs are used clinically to interact with the cholinergic systems.
Table II summarizes the major uses for cholinergic drugs. Which of the following is effective in increasing the level of acetylcholine in the synapse or neuromuscular junction? NOTE: There is more than one correct answer. The administration of treatments to enhance acetyl coenzyme A production is not effective in elevating acetylcholine neurotransmission. Although some positive results cannot be generalized due to the small numbers of patients studied, they probably would justify reconsideration of the most promising molecules in larger carefully controlled trials.
Abstract The observations of the loss of cholinergic function in neocortex and hippocampus in Alzheimer's disease AD developed the hypothesis that replacement of cholinergic function may be of therapeutic benefit to AD patients.
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