Demonstration of Cholinesterase in Teeth
- 1 January 1958
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Stain Technology
- Vol. 33 (1) , 31-37
- https://doi.org/10.3109/10520295809111819
Abstract
Human teeth have been studied by treatment with copper thio-choline, the method developed by Koelle for demonstrating activity of both specific and nonspecific cholinesterases. Freshly extracted teeth were collected and immediately sectioned on a cutting machine designed for calcified tissues. One series of teeth was sectioned sufficiently thin for microscopic study. Another series of teeth was bisected to expose the pulp chambers to the reagents. These teeth were divided into 5 experimental groups. The first group was treated with 10-6M di-isopropylfluorophosphate (DFP) for 30 min at 37°C and then incubated with acetylthiocholine (AThCh) for 16 to 20 hr at 37°C in order to reveal the sites of activity of the specific enzyme, AChEase. The second group was incubated in a substrate of butyrylthiocholine (BuThCh) for 12 to 16 hr at 37°C to indicate the sites of the nonspecific ChEase. The third group was incubated in AThCh for 16 to 20 hr at 37°C without previous treatment by an inhibitor in order to reveal the presence and location of both the specific and nonspecific ChEase. The fourth and fifth groups were utilized as controls. Group 4 tissues were incubated without a substrate while those of group 5 were treated with DFP and then incubated with BuThCh. The specimens then were treated with ammonium sulfide to outline the sites of ChEase activity. The thin sections were mounted directly but the series of halved teeth were decalcified, embedded in paraffin, sectioned and then mounted. By these methods the presence and location of both specific and nonspecific ChEase activity were observed in human teeth. Concentration of specific ChEase was observed along the coronal aspect of the pulp chamber and along the course of the pulpal nerves. The nonspecific ChEase was observed throughout the pulpal tissue and appeared to be concentrated along the nerves and blood vessels. Neither series of control tissues exhibited any staining in the pulp tissue.Keywords
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