Relationship between acetylcholine synthesis and its concentration in rat cerebral cortex

Br J Pharmacol. 1969 Jun;36(2):373-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1969.tb09512.x.

Abstract

1. The synthesis of carbon-14 labelled acetylcholine ((14)C-ACh) from carbon-14 uniformly labelled glucose (U.L. (14)C-glucose) under different conditions has been studied.2. Increasing KCl concentration from 4 mM to 31 mM was associated with a large increase in the amount of (14)C-ACh in the medium and a significant decrease in the amount of (14)C-ACh in the tissue. This effect was observed in slices and minces but not in homogenate.3. Increasing KCl concentration from 4 mM to 31 mM resulted in the release of pre-formed (14)C-ACh.4. Elevated pre-incubation levels of ACh in slices incubated in 4 mM KCl medium was associated with a decrease in the formation of (14)C-ACh.5. These findings are consistent with the hypothesis that the concentration of ACh in the vicinity of the site of synthesis regulates the rate of ACh formation.

MeSH terms

  • Acetylcholine / analysis
  • Acetylcholine / biosynthesis*
  • Animals
  • Carbon Isotopes
  • Cerebral Cortex / analysis
  • Cerebral Cortex / metabolism*
  • Glucose / metabolism
  • In Vitro Techniques
  • Male
  • Morphine / pharmacology
  • Potassium / pharmacology
  • Rats

Substances

  • Carbon Isotopes
  • Morphine
  • Glucose
  • Acetylcholine
  • Potassium