Gangliosides and Sialylcholesterol as Modulators of Synaptic Functionsa
- 1 June 1998
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
- Vol. 845 (1) , 232-239
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-6632.1998.tb09676.x
Abstract
Gangliosides were shown to enhance the release of acetylcholine from synaptosomes on stimulation. The influx of calcium ion into synaptosomes on membrane depolarization was increased by gangliosides. This was hypothesized to be an underlying mechanism for the enhancement of acetylcholine release. Studies using calcium channel blockers revealed that four distinct types of voltage-dependent calcium channels occurred in cerebrocortical synapses, and that the N-type was primarily responsible for the evoked release of acetylcholine. An additional result suggests that gangliosides may act mainly on the N-type calcium channel. Cholinergic-specific gangliosides, Chol-1α, were assumed to participate in the mechanism of high-affinity choline uptake. These two different actions of gangliosides were found to be mimicked by synthetic ganglioside analogs. Calcium influx was increased by α-sialylcholesterol, and choline uptake was accelerated by β-sialylcholesterol. Gangliosides and sialylcholesterol having these apparently beneficial effects were shown to ameliorate decreased functions of synapses from aged brains.Keywords
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