There is currently great interest in developing radiolabeled substrates for acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase that would be useful in the in vivo imaging of patients with Alzheimer's disease. Using a simple in vitro spectrophotometric assay for determination of enzymatic cleavage rates, the structure-activity relationship for a short series of 1-methyl-4-piperidinyl esters was inve...

Low-grade systemic inflammation plays a significant role in the pathogenesis of insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hyperlipidemias, Alzheimer’s disease, proliferative diabetic retinopathy; age-related macular degeneration, minimal change nephropathy and various rheumatological conditions.1,2 Hence, development of reliable, unique and robust markers is essential. In this...

BACKGROUND Butyrylcholinesterase deficiency can result in prolonged paralysis after administration of succinylcholine or mivacurium. We conducted an interview study to assess whether patients with butyrylcholinesterase deficiency were more likely to have experienced awareness during emergence from anaesthesia if neuromuscular monitoring had not been applied. METHODS Patients referred during 2...

Acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase activities were demonstrated in transverse sections of the rabbit ear artery using a “direct coloring” thiocholine technique. BW 284C5l, iso-OMPA and DFP were used as inhibitors, and acetyl and butyrylthiocholine iodides as substrates. Both enzymes caused stain deposits at the medial-adventitial border of the artery, in a region where sympathetic n...

Pretreatment of animals with butyrylcholinesterase (EC 3.1.1.8 BChE) provides complete protection from the acute effects of organophosphorus nerve agents. Butyrylcholinesterase has also been shown to protect from cocaine toxicity. Large amounts of highly purified butyrylcholinesterase are needed to test the effectiveness of this new therapeutic agent in monkeys. Only a minimum amount of endotox...

Aerotoxic syndrome is assumed to be caused by exposure to tricresyl phosphate, an additive in engine lubricants and hydraulic fluids that is activated to the toxic 2-(ortho-cresyl)-4H-1,3,2-benzodioxaphosphoran-2-one (CBDP). Currently, there is no laboratory evidence to support intoxication of airline crew members by CBDP. Our goal was to develop methods for testing in vivo exposure by identify...

Purified human serum butyrylcholinesterase after treatment with either of the metal chelators EDTA or NaCN was able to bind to a Zn(2+)-chelate-Sepharose affinity column and was eluted from the column by EDTA or imidazole. Prior EDTA treatment of the enzyme was essential for binding to this affinity column. The enzyme could be labelled with (65)Zn(2+) after EDTA treatment of the enzyme. Diethyl...