| Literature DB >> 15789140 |
D Delwing1, F Chiarani, C M D Wannmacher, M Wajner, A T S Wyse.
Abstract
We observed here that acute proline (Pro) administration provoked a decrease (32%) of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity in cerebral cortex and an increase (22%) of butyrylcholinesterase (BuChE) activity in the serum of 29-day-old rats. In contrast, chronic administration of Pro did not alter AChE or BuChE activities. Furthermore, pretreatment of rats with vitamins E and C combined or alone, N(omega)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester or melatonin prevented the reduction of AChE activity caused by acute Pro administration, suggesting the participation of oxidative stress in such effects.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 15789140 DOI: 10.1007/s00726-005-0186-9
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Amino Acids ISSN: 0939-4451 Impact factor: 3.520