Interaction between physostigmine and soman on brain regional cholinesterase activity and /sup 3/H-physostigmine distribution
Physostigmine (Phy) concentrations (as radioactivity) were studied in various brain areas after /sup 3/H-Phy administration as a function of time. Five min after 500 ..mu..g/kg i.m., cortex (CX) and total brain showed similar concentrations (370 ng/g) which were 50-90% higher than those of other brain regions (striatum, hippocampus, and medulla oblongata). Soman did not affect Phy levels in whole brain after pretreatment with Phy (100 or 500 ..mu..g/kg), however, the regional distribution of Phy was altered by soman as was ChE inhibition. A significant increase in Phy concentration was seen in HC (22 and 45% at 5 and 30 min, respectively) and CX (21% at 30 min). ChE activity in total brain was 12, 30, and 24% (5, 15 and 30 min after soman administration) lower than after Phy alone. If the pretreatment dose of Phy was increased to 500 ..mu..g/kg /sup 3/H-Phy, ChE activity was further reduced to 4, 13 and 19%. This might indicate that higher doses of Phy provide more protection of the enzyme from soman than lower doses. The protective role of Phy seen in total brain was not consistent for all brain regions. Soman alone produced a 95% ChE inhibition and there were no differences in its effect between total brain or brain areas. Pretreatment of the rat with Phy produced a protective effect upon ChE activity up to 30 min. However, no protective effect on survival was observed.
- Research Organization:
- Southern Illinois Univ. School of Medicine, Springfield
- OSTI ID:
- 6896966
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-8604222-
- Journal Information:
- Fed. Proc., Fed. Am. Soc. Exp. Biol.; (United States), Vol. 45:4; Conference: 70. annual meeting of the Federation of American Society for Experimental Biology, St. Louis, MO, USA, 13 Apr 1986
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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