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Nerve growth factor increases the intracellular content of acetylcholine in cultured septal neurons from developing rats. 1988

N Takei, and H Tsukui, and H Hatanaka
Department of Neuroscience, Mitsubishi-Kasei Institute of Life Sciences, Tokyo, Japan.

The effects of nerve growth factor (NGF) on the intracellular content of acetylcholine (ACh) in cultured septal neurons from developing rats have been examined. The content of ACh could be measured by using HPLC and electrochemical detection (HPLC-ECD), coupled with an immobilized enzyme column. This method of determination is very simple and rapid, and is highly sensitive. The content of ACh and the activity of choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) in cultured postnatal day 1 (P1) septal neurons grown on an astroglial "feeder" layer was increased during the period of cultivation by the addition of NGF. The activities of ChAT and the content of ACh increased in a dose-dependent manner in direct relationship to the different amounts of NGF employed. These effects of NGF, i.e., elevating the intracellular content of ACh, accompanied by an increase in activity of ChAT, also were confirmed in the P1 septal organotypic cultures. Additionally, embryonic day 17 (E17) septal neurons in a serum-free medium displayed a similar responsiveness to NGF with respect to the elevation in the content of ACh and the increase in activity of ChAT. These results suggest that intracellular levels of ACh are likely to be regulated by NGF in a fashion similar to that of the activity levels of the biosynthetic enzyme.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D009414 Nerve Growth Factors Factors which enhance the growth potentialities of sensory and sympathetic nerve cells. Neurite Outgrowth Factor,Neurite Outgrowth Factors,Neuronal Growth-Associated Protein,Neuronotrophic Factor,Neurotrophic Factor,Neurotrophic Factors,Neurotrophin,Neurotrophins,Growth-Associated Proteins, Neuronal,Neuronal Growth-Associated Proteins,Neuronotrophic Factors,Neurotrophic Protein,Neurotrophic Proteins,Proteins, Neuronal Growth-Associated,Factor, Neurite Outgrowth,Factor, Neuronotrophic,Factor, Neurotrophic,Factors, Nerve Growth,Factors, Neurite Outgrowth,Factors, Neuronotrophic,Factors, Neurotrophic,Growth Associated Proteins, Neuronal,Growth-Associated Protein, Neuronal,Neuronal Growth Associated Protein,Neuronal Growth Associated Proteins,Outgrowth Factor, Neurite,Outgrowth Factors, Neurite,Protein, Neuronal Growth-Associated
D009474 Neurons The basic cellular units of nervous tissue. Each neuron consists of a body, an axon, and dendrites. Their purpose is to receive, conduct, and transmit impulses in the NERVOUS SYSTEM. Nerve Cells,Cell, Nerve,Cells, Nerve,Nerve Cell,Neuron
D002478 Cells, Cultured Cells propagated in vitro in special media conducive to their growth. Cultured cells are used to study developmental, morphologic, metabolic, physiologic, and genetic processes, among others. Cultured Cells,Cell, Cultured,Cultured Cell
D002795 Choline O-Acetyltransferase An enzyme that catalyzes the formation of acetylcholine from acetyl-CoA and choline. EC 2.3.1.6. Choline Acetylase,Choline Acetyltransferase,Acetylase, Choline,Acetyltransferase, Choline,Choline O Acetyltransferase,O-Acetyltransferase, Choline
D002851 Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid Liquid chromatographic techniques which feature high inlet pressures, high sensitivity, and high speed. Chromatography, High Performance Liquid,Chromatography, High Speed Liquid,Chromatography, Liquid, High Pressure,HPLC,High Performance Liquid Chromatography,High-Performance Liquid Chromatography,UPLC,Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography,Chromatography, High-Performance Liquid,High-Performance Liquid Chromatographies,Liquid Chromatography, High-Performance
D000109 Acetylcholine A neurotransmitter found at neuromuscular junctions, autonomic ganglia, parasympathetic effector junctions, a subset of sympathetic effector junctions, and at many sites in the central nervous system. 2-(Acetyloxy)-N,N,N-trimethylethanaminium,Acetilcolina Cusi,Acetylcholine Bromide,Acetylcholine Chloride,Acetylcholine Fluoride,Acetylcholine Hydroxide,Acetylcholine Iodide,Acetylcholine L-Tartrate,Acetylcholine Perchlorate,Acetylcholine Picrate,Acetylcholine Picrate (1:1),Acetylcholine Sulfate (1:1),Bromoacetylcholine,Chloroacetylcholine,Miochol,Acetylcholine L Tartrate,Bromide, Acetylcholine,Cusi, Acetilcolina,Fluoride, Acetylcholine,Hydroxide, Acetylcholine,Iodide, Acetylcholine,L-Tartrate, Acetylcholine,Perchlorate, Acetylcholine
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D000831 Animals, Newborn Refers to animals in the period of time just after birth. Animals, Neonatal,Animal, Neonatal,Animal, Newborn,Neonatal Animal,Neonatal Animals,Newborn Animal,Newborn Animals
D012688 Septum Pellucidum A triangular double membrane separating the anterior horns of the LATERAL VENTRICLES of the brain. It is situated in the median plane and bounded by the CORPUS CALLOSUM and the body and columns of the FORNIX (BRAIN). Septum Lucidum,Septum Pelusidum,Supracommissural Septum,Lucidum, Septum,Lucidums, Septum,Pellucidum, Septum,Pelusidum, Septum,Pelusidums, Septum,Septum Lucidums,Septum Pelusidums,Septum, Supracommissural,Septums, Supracommissural,Supracommissural Septums

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