Is there Cholinesterase Activity in the Eye?

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The nervous system regulates the visual system through neurotransmitters that play an important role in visual and ocular functions. One of those neurotransmitters is acetylcholine, a key molecule that plays a variety of biological functions. Moreover, acetylcholinesterase, the enzyme responsible for the hydrolysis of acetylcholine, is implicated in cholinergic function. However, several studies have demonstrated that in addition to their enzymatic functions, acetylcholinesterase exerts non-catalytic functions. In recent years, the importance of evaluating all possible functions of acetylcholine-acetylcholinesterase has been shown. Nevertheless, there is evidence suggesting that cholinesterase activity in the eye can regulate some biological events both in structures of the anterior and posterior segment of the eye and, therefore, in the visual information that is processed in the visual cortex. Hence, the evaluation of cholinesterase activity could be a possible marker of alterations in cholinergic activity in both ocular and systemic diseases.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:22

Enthalten in:

Central nervous system agents in medicinal chemistry - 22(2022), 3 vom: 14., Seite 151-159

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Durán-Cristiano, Sandra Carolina [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Acetylcholine
Acetylcholinesterase
Cholinergic Agents
Cholinesterase
Cholinesterase Inhibitors
EC 3.1.1.7
Journal Article
N9YNS0M02X
Neurotransmitter Agents
Neurotransmitters
Ocular surface
Retina
Visual function

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Date Completed 19.12.2022

Date Revised 21.12.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.2174/1871524922666220414093730

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM339604352