Effect of dichloroacetate on acetyl-CoA content and acetylcholine synthesis in rat brain synaptosomes |
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Authors: | A. Szutowicz H. Bielarczyk H. Skulimowska |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Gda sk School of Medicine, 80-211 Gda sk, Poland |
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Abstract: | In potassium-depolarized synaptosomes Ca2+ inhibited oxidation of pyruvate (30%) and decreased the level of acetyl-CoA in intrasynaptosomal mitochondria (32%). On the other hand, Ca2+ facilitated provision of acetyl-CoA to synaptoplasm, since under these condition no change of synaptoplasmic acetyl-CoA and twofold stimulation of acetylcholine synthesis were found. However, in Ca2+-activated synaptosomes both synaptoplasmic acetyl-CoA and acetylcholine synthesis were suppressed by 1 mM (–)hydroxycitrate by 27 and 29%, respectively. It was not the case in resting synaptosomes. Dichloroacetate (0.05 mM) partially reversed the inhibitory effect of Ca2+ on pyruvate metabolism in synaptosomes and whole brain mitochondria. In Ca2+-stimulated synaptosomes, the dichloroacetate overcame suppressive effects of (–)hydroxycitrate on the level of synaptoplasmic acetyl-CoA and acetylcholine synthesis, but not on citrate clevage. It is concluded that dichloroacetate may improve the metabolism of acetylcholine in activated cholinergic terminals by increasing the production of acetyl-CoA in mitochondria and increasing its provision through the mitochondrial membrane to synaptoplasm by the transport system, independent of the ATP-citrate lyase pathway. |
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Keywords: | Synaptosomes acetyl-CoA acetylcholine dichloroacetate |
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