title: Cholinergic, anticholinergic agents and ethanol interaction.
abstract: The effect of cholinergics and an anticholinergic agent on hepatic ethanol metabolizing enzymes was studied. Short-term administration of the cholinomimetic arecoline or the anticholinergic scopolamine induced rat liver mitochondrial aldehyde dehydrogenase (L-ALDH) isoenzyme with the apparent high and low Km, respectively. In addition, scopolamine inhibited cytoplasmic L-ALDH. This suggests differential sensitivity of the L-ALDH isoenzymes to these agents. Scopolamine and the cholinomimetic pilocarpine enhanced rat and mouse liver alcohol dehydrogenase (L-ADH) in vitro, respectively. This indicates species-dependent effect of these agents on L-ADH. The results suggest interaction of the cholinergic system with ethanol metabolizing enzymes which may contribute to the peripheral action of alcohol.
authors.affiliation: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine, Lubbock 79430.
authors.forename: F S
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Messiha
mesh_terms: D000444:Aldehyde Dehydrogenase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D000818:Animals; D001115:Arecoline / Q000494:pharmacology; D004790:Enzyme Induction / Q000187:drug effects; D000431:Ethanol / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D007274:Injections, Intraperitoneal; D008099:Liver / Q000201:enzymology*; D008297:Male; D008930:Mitochondria, Liver / Q000201:enzymology; D010276:Parasympatholytics / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010277:Parasympathomimetics / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010862:Pilocarpine / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012601:Scopolamine / Q000494:pharmacology; D014403:Tubocurarine / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D010276:Parasympatholytics; D010277:Parasympathomimetics; D010862:Pilocarpine; D000431:Ethanol; D001115:Arecoline; D012601:Scopolamine; D000444:Aldehyde Dehydrogenase; D014403:Tubocurarine