Nature

Acetylcholinesterase — new roles for an old actor

The discovery of the first neurotransmitter — acetylcholine — was soon followed by the discovery of its hydrolysing enzyme, acetylcholinesterase. The role of acetylcholinesterase in terminating ...
Medscape

Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors (AChEI's) for the Treatment of Visual Hallucinations in Schizophrenia: A Review of the Literature

Background: Visual hallucinations occur in various neurological diseases, but are most prominent in Lewy body dementia, Parkinson's disease and schizophrenia. The lifetime prevalence of visual ...
Nature

Induction of acetylcholinesterase expression during apoptosis in various cell types

Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) plays a key role in terminating neurotransmission at cholinergic synapses. AChE is also found in tissues devoid of cholinergic responses, indicating potential functions ...
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Acetylcholinesterase—Enzyme or Fibril Former?

Acetylcholinesterase (AChE), best known for hydrolyzing the neurotransmitter acetylcholine, is also found in the amyloid plaques that plague the brains of Alzheimer's patients. What part this protein ...
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Clumping of Acetylcholinesterase Activity in the Developing Striatum of the Human Fetus and Young Infant

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The distribution of acetylcholinesterase activity (acetylcholine acetylhydrolase, EC 3.1.1.7) in the developing human striatum has been ...
Healio

Treatment with acetylcholinesterase inhibitors for Alzheimer’s may reduce risk for AMD

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Adjusted Cox model showed that each additional year of acetylcholinesterase inhibitor treatment was linked with ...
Medscape

Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors in Advanced AD: Stop or Go?

Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, University of California, Los Angeles; Medical Director, UCLA Alzheimer's and Dementia Care Program, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical ...
Monthly Prescribing Reference

Novel Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitor Under Review for Alzheimer Disease

The investigational agent was designed to reduce the gastrointestinal side effects observed with galantamine. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review the New Drug Application ...
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Acetylcholinesterase, ein zu den Hydrolasen (Esterasen) gehörendes Enzym, das die Spaltung von Acetylcholin in Cholin und Acetat katalysiert. A. ist aus vier identischen Untereinheiten aufgebaut (M r ...
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Acetylcholinesterase, zu den Hydrolasen gehörendes Enzym, das im synaptischen Spalt (Synapse) Acetylcholin in Cholin und Essigsäure spaltet und dadurch die Wirkung von Acetylcholin als ...