Effect of Age on Activity of Choline Enzyme in Cerebral Cholinergic Nerve System of Rat / 医学研究杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the effect of age on activity of cholineacetyltransferase(ChAT) and acetylcholinesterase(AChE) in cerebral cholinergic nerve system of rat.Method According to age,male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into the following 3 groups at random 4～5 weeks old group,4～5 months old group,14～15 months old group(n=10,respectively).Chromatometry was used to assay the activity of ChAT and AChE in cerebral cortex,hippocampus and corpus striatum.Results In 14～15 months old rats,activity of ChAT and AChE in cerebral cortex,hippocampus and corpus striatum was prominantly reduced,as compared with that in 4～5 months old rats and in 4～5 weeks old rats(ChAT P0.05).Conclusion There is a negative correlation between age and activity of ChAT and AChE in cerebral cholinergic nerve system.