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Hydroxyl radical scavengers enhance nitric oxide-evoked acetylcholine release from mouse cerebral cortical neurons
S Ohkuma1, M Katsura, D Z Chen
1Department of Pharmacology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Japan.
Brain Research. Molecular Brain Research
|December 28, 1995
Abstract:
The effect of hydroxyl radical scavengers on acetylcholine (ACh) release evoked by nitric oxide (NO) generators and N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) was investigated. Dimethylthiourea enhanced dose-dependently NO generators-evoked ACh release. Similarly, uric acid and mannitol significantly facilitated ACh release evoked by NO generators. The NMDA-induced ACh release was also significantly facilitated by hydroxyl radical scavengers. These scavengers themselves showed no effects on ACh release. These results suggest that hydroxyl radicals may modify the mechanism for NO-evoked ACh release.