Acetylcholinesterase dynamics at the neuromuscular junction of live animals.

Neuromuscular Junction Effects Does Pb Produce Neuromuscular Junction Changes?

Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitors, including PB, produce acute destructive changes at the neuromuscular junction, the site of connection between nerve cells and muscle fibers, at which nerve cells signal muscles to contract. Because studies of the neuromuscular junction require microscopic inspection of muscle tissue and tests of electrical and chemical properties of the neuromuscular junc...

PRiMA The Membrane Anchor of Acetylcholinesterase in the Brain

As a tetramer, acetylcholinesterase (AChE) is anchored to the basal lamina of the neuromuscular junction and to the membrane of neuronal synapses. We have previously shown that collagen Q (ColQ) anchors AChE at the neuromuscular junction. We have now cloned the gene PRiMA (proline-rich membrane anchor) encoding the AChE anchor in mammalian brain. We show that PRiMA is able to organize AChE into...

Localization of the CGRP Receptor Complex at the Vertebrate Neuromuscular Junction and its Role in Regulating Acetylcholinesterase Expression

The Localization of Acetylcholinesterase at the Autonomic Neuromuscular Junction

Acetylcholinesterase has been localized at the autonomic neuromuscular junction in the bladder of the toad (Bufo marinus) by the Karnovsky method. High levels of enzyme activity have been demonstrated in association with the membranes of cholinergic axons and the adjacent membranes of the accompanying Schwann cells. The synaptic vesicles stained in occasional cholinergic axons. After longer inc...

Long-term Low-Intensity Endurance Exercise along with Blood-Flow Restriction Improves Muscle Mass and Neuromuscular Junction Compartments in Old Rats

Background: During the aging process, muscle atrophy and neuromuscular junction remodeling are inevitable. The present study aimed to clarify whether low-intensity aerobic exercise along with limb blood-flow restriction (BFR) could improve aging-induced muscle atrophy and nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) at the neuromuscular junction.Methods: Forty-eight male Wistar rats, aged 23–24 m...