Effects of traumatic brain injury on the cholinergic system in the rat
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Serval ID
serval:BIB_9CE364933A4E
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Effects of traumatic brain injury on the cholinergic system in the rat
Journal
Journal of Neurotrauma
ISSN
0897-7151
Publication state
Published
Issued date
08/1996
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
13
Number
8
Pages
457-63
Notes
Comparative Study
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. --- Old month value: Aug
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. --- Old month value: Aug
Abstract
Rats subjected to a mild to moderate fluid percussion injury exhibit memory deficits that are similar to rats that have received lesions of the septohippocampal system. Because the cholinergic system plays a major role in septohippocampal function, we studied the kinetics of the synthetic enzyme for acetylcholine, choline acetyltransferase (ChAT), at 1 h, 24 h, or 5 days after a fluid percussion injury. Decreases in ChAT activity were found in the dorsal hippocampus (25%), frontal (32%), and temporal (23%) cortices 1 h after injury. In the parietal cortex, a greater than 50% increase in ChAT activity was observed at all time intervals assessed. At 5 days after TBI, there was an 18% increase in ChAT activity in the medial septal area. These data provide evidence that a mild to moderate fluid percussion injury produces changes in the cholinergic system in brain areas related to memory.
Keywords
Analysis of Variance
Animals
Brain/*enzymology/physiology/physiopathology
Brain Injuries/*enzymology/physiopathology
Cerebellum/enzymology
Choline O-Acetyltransferase/*metabolism
Entorhinal Cortex/enzymology
Frontal Lobe/enzymology
Hippocampus/enzymology
Kinetics
Male
Memory/physiology
Occipital Lobe/enzymology
Organ Specificity
Parietal Lobe/enzymology
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Temporal Lobe/enzymology
Time Factors
Pubmed
Web of science
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