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ethylcholine aziridinium

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Description

ethylcholine aziridinium: causes passive avoidance deficits [Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), National Library of Medicine, extracted Dec-2023]

Cross-References

ID SourceID
PubMed CID45414
CHEMBL ID1180416
MeSH IDM0130841

Synonyms (16)

Synonym
ethylcholine aziridinium
aziridinium, 1-ethyl-1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-
1-ethyl-1-(2-hydroxyethyl)aziridinium
af 64a
ecma
ethylcholine mustard aziridinium ion
63918-37-6
2-(1-ethylaziridin-1-ium-1-yl)ethanol
bdbm50026216
1-ethyl-1-(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-aziridinium; chloride
CHEMBL1180416
unii-a668m9e227
a668m9e227 ,
1-ethyl-1-(2-hydroxyethyl)aziridin-1-ium
DTXSID90981117
Q27273679

Research Excerpts

Effects

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
"Ethylcholine aziridinium (AF64A) has been proposed as a specific cholinergic neurotoxin. "( Inhibition of high affinity choline transport attenuates both cholinergic and non-cholinergic effects of ethylcholine aziridinium (AF64A).
Hanin, I; Kindel, G; Potter, PE; Tedford, CE, 1989
)
1.93

Treatment

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
"Treatment with ethylcholine aziridinium was accompanied by a dose-dependent response of serotonergic neurons."( Effect of cholinergic deficit induced by ethylcholine aziridinium on serotonergic parameters in rat brain.
Hanin, I; Hörtnagl, H; Potter, PE, 1987
)
0.88

Toxicity

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
" A third population of cholinergic cells, located towards the middle of the inner nuclear layer, was resistant to the toxic effects of ECMA."( The toxic effects of ethylcholine mustard aziridinium ion on cholinergic cells in the chicken retina.
Boelen, M; Epstein, ML; Ishimoto, I; Johnson, CD; Millar, TJ; Morgan, IG, 1987
)
0.27
" After 24 h, some neurons survived but with attenuated arbors; in contrast, astrocytes appeared intact, suggesting that glial cells are more resistant than neurons to the toxic effects of AF64A."( Cholinergic neurotoxicity induced by ethylcholine aziridinium (AF64A) in neuron-enriched cultures.
Davies, DL; Sakellaridis, N; Valcana, T; Vernadakis, A, 1986
)
0.54
" The toxic effect of AF64A correlated well with the affinity of the choline transport system detected in each cell type."( Direct cytotoxicity of ethylcholine mustard aziridinium in cerebral microvascular endothelial cells.
Estrada, C; Galea, E; Gómez, C; Martín, C, 1993
)
0.29
" The results obtained warrant the further search for the novel types of safe neuroprotectors among the synthetic NAS/melatonin derivatives."( N-acetylserotonin, melatonin and their derivatives improve cognition and protect against beta-amyloid-induced neurotoxicity.
Afanasiev, A; Bachurin, S; Beznosko, B; Lermontova, N; Mukhina, T; Oxenkrug, G; Serkova, T; Shevtzova, E; Vankin, G, 1999
)
0.3

Bioavailability

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
" The results showed that huperzine A had high bioavailability and more selective inhibition on AChE activity in cortex and hippocampus."( Comparative studies of huperzine A, E2020, and tacrine on behavior and cholinesterase activities.
Cheng, DH; Tang, XC, 1998
)
0.3
" This study was designed to assess 1) neuroprotection after intranasal administration of ADNF-9 and NAP to rats treated with the cholinotoxin ethylcholine aziridium; and 2) bioavailability and pharmacokinetics after intranasal administration."( Activity-dependent neurotrophic factor: intranasal administration of femtomolar-acting peptides improve performance in a water maze.
Bardea, A; Brenneman, DE; Giladi, E; Gozes, I; Pinhasov, A, 2000
)
0.31

Dosage Studied

ExcerptRelevanceReference
" This dosing regimen produced no alterations of striatal or cortical ChAT activity."( AF64A (ethylcholine aziridinium ion), a cholinergic neurotoxin, selectively impairs working memory in a multiple component T-maze task.
Chrobak, JJ; Hanin, I; Walsh, TJ, 1987
)
0.73
" In a dose-response study (2-26 nmol), 8 nmol caused a 46% decrease in striatal choline acetyltransferase (CAT) activity with minimal effects on the activities of glutamate decarboxylase (GAD) and tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) at 7 days."( Selective cholinergic neurotoxin: AF64A's effects in rat striatum.
Coyle, JT; Fisher, A; Hanin, I; Sandberg, K, 1984
)
0.27
" Male Fischer-F344 rats dosed with either 15 or 30 nmol of AF64A reacted 29-62% faster than CSF-injected controls in a hot-plate test 14 (but not 1, 7, 21 or 28) days following dosing."( AF64A, a cholinergic neurotoxin, selectively depletes acetylcholine in hippocampus and cortex, and produces long-term passive avoidance and radial-arm maze deficits in the rat.
DeHaven, DL; Fisher, A; Hanin, I; Mailman, RB; Tilson, HA; Walsh, TJ, 1984
)
0.27
" Nicotine enhanced release, with a bell-shaped dose-response curve."( Lesion with the neurotoxin AF64A alters hippocampal cholinergic receptor function.
Potter, PE; Thorne, B, 1995
)
0.29
"8 mg/kg as free TRH) produced a sustained increase in immunoreactive plasma TRH levels up to about 2 weeks after dosing in rats."( Effects of sustained release formulation of thyrotropin-releasing hormone on learning impairments caused by scopolamine and AF64A in rodents.
Hirai, K; Kato, K; Miyamoto, M; Nagaoka, A; Nishiyama, M; Okada, H; Takahashi, H, 1993
)
0.29
" The small size of the molecules, the low dosage required, the noninvasive administration route, and the demonstrated activity in a relevant paradigm suggest NAP as a lead compound for future drug design."( Activity-dependent neurotrophic factor: intranasal administration of femtomolar-acting peptides improve performance in a water maze.
Bardea, A; Brenneman, DE; Giladi, E; Gozes, I; Pinhasov, A, 2000
)
0.31
" The results showed that piperine at all dosage range used in this study significantly improved memory impairment and neurodegeneration in hippocampus."( Piperine, the main alkaloid of Thai black pepper, protects against neurodegeneration and cognitive impairment in animal model of cognitive deficit like condition of Alzheimer's disease.
Chonpathompikunlert, P; Muchimapura, S; Wattanathorn, J, 2010
)
0.36
[information is derived through text-mining from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Research

Studies (275)

TimeframeStudies, This Drug (%)All Drugs %
pre-1990101 (36.73)18.7374
1990's123 (44.73)18.2507
2000's40 (14.55)29.6817
2010's8 (2.91)24.3611
2020's3 (1.09)2.80
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Market Indicators

Research Demand Index: 8.74

According to the monthly volume, diversity, and competition of internet searches for this compound, as well the volume and growth of publications, there is estimated to be weak demand-to-supply ratio for research on this compound.

MetricThis Compound (vs All)
Research Demand Index8.74 (24.57)
Research Supply Index5.68 (2.92)
Research Growth Index4.42 (4.65)
Search Engine Demand Index0.00 (26.88)
Search Engine Supply Index0.00 (0.95)

This Compound (8.74)

All Compounds (24.57)

Study Types

Publication TypeThis drug (%)All Drugs (%)
Trials0 (0.00%)5.53%
Reviews9 (3.08%)6.00%
Case Studies0 (0.00%)4.05%
Observational0 (0.00%)0.25%
Other283 (96.92%)84.16%
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]