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H Yamabe

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Immunohistochemical study of metallothionein in pancreatic carcinomas.

Metallothioneins are a family of intracellular metalloproteins that have been thought to be involved in anticancer drug resistance. However, the role of metallothioneins in pancreatic cancer has not been investigated in detail. The immunohistochemical localization of metallothionein was examined in normal human adult pancreas tissue and in 75 pancreatic duct cell carcinomas, using monoclonal anti-metallothionein antibody. Furthermore, in vitro studies on the sensitivity of pancreatic cancer to cisplatin were performed in 10 cases of pancreatic carcinoma. Metallothionein staining was weakly positive in the acinar and islet cells and intralobular ducts but was negative in the large pancreatic ducts. In pancreatic carcinomas, metallothionein staining was diffusely positive in 6 (8%), focally positive in 25 (33%) and negative in 44 (59%) of the 75 pancreatic carcinomas. The expression of metallothioneins in pancreatic tumors was related to metastasis, poor prognosis and poor histological grading (poorer glandular differentiation and nuclear anaplasia). The in vitro study of tumor sensitivity to cisplatin showed no significant correlation between metallothionein expression and resistance to cisplatin. Metallothionein-positive pancreatic carcinoma will be potentially highly malignant or acquire an enhanced ability to produce metallothioneins as the malignant potential increases. The expression of metallothionein could be a prognostic indicator in pancreatic carcinomas.

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Myocardial defect detected by 123I-BMIPP scintigraphy and left ventricular dysfunction in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy.

The present study examined the role of myocardial fatty acid in patients with idiopathic cardiomyopathy (DCM) by means of 123I-beta-methyl-p-iodophenyl pentadecanoic acid (123I-BMIPP) scintigraphy. Thirteen patients underwent 123I-BMIPP imaging, 201Tl imaging and echocardiography. All patients showed defective myocardial uptake of 123I-BMIPP and 201Tl. The left ventricular end-diastolic dimension (64.1 +/- 7.3 mm vs. 55.6 +/- 1.5 mm, p < 0.05) and end-systolic dimension (52.4 +/- 8.0 mm vs. 40.6 +/- 2.1 mm, p < 0.01) were significantly large in the defect group (123I-BMIPP defect score (DS) > 8) than the small defect group (DS < 7). The % fractional shortening (%FS) was also significantly smaller (18.6 +/- 3.8% vs. 27.0 +/- 3.3%, p < 0.01) in the large defect group. The 123I-BMIPP DS correlated statistically with %FS (r = 0.75, p < 0.01), while the 201Tl DS did not (r = 0.41, ns). We conclude that the patients with DCM revealed a 123I-BMIPP uptake defect and the defect reflected the degree of left ventricular dysfunction.

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Metastasizing uterine leiomyoma. A case with cardiac and pulmonary metastasis.

A case of histologically benign cardiac and pulmonary metastases from a uterine leiomyoma in a 45-year-old woman is reported. The solitary cardiac tumor consisted of five lobules with a stalk attached to the anterior papillary muscle of the right ventricle, which occupied the right ventricular cavity and almost completely obstructed the pulmonary main trunk in the systolic cycle. Multiple small nodules were found throughout both lungs. The cardiac tumor was resected at open heart surgery and open lung biopsy of the pulmonary lesion was simultaneously performed. Both of them were histologically identical to the apparently histologically benign uterine leiomyoma which had been resected five years previously. Based on the clinical and laboratory findings, it is postulated that antegrade metastases via the venous system resulted in the cardiac metastasis from the uterine leiomyoma and the secondary pulmonary metastasis from the cardiac tumor. In contrast to the light microscopic findings, ultrastructural examination suggested the possibility of malignancy associated with the presence of immature smooth muscle cells. This is the first reported case of a so-called benign metastasizing leiomyoma occurring in the heart.

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Rearrangement of the BCL6 gene in B-cell lymphoid neoplasms: comparison with lymphomas associated with BCL2 rearrangement.

We report a series of B-cell neoplasms with regard to rearrangement of the BCL6 gene on chromosome band 3q27. Southern blot analysis using probes from the major translocation cluster (MTC) region of the BCL6 revealed rearrangement in 21/197 patients (10.7%) with B-cell neoplasms studied at presentation, and 11/25 patients (44%) first studied at relapse. In non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) studied at diagnosis, rearrangements of the BCL6 gene were not closely associated with a specific histopathologic subtype but distributed in subcategories in the Working Formulation. The incidence in follicular lymphoma was 12.1%, with significantly higher frequency in mixed and large cell subtypes, and that in diffuse aggressive lymphoma was 14.1%. Comigration analysis using probes from the immunoglobulin genes revealed association of the BCL6 gene with one of the three immunoglobulin loci in 9/25 cases analysed. A comparative study between NHL associated either with BCL2 or BCL6 rearrangement showed that advanced disease and bone marrow involvement were more frequent in BCL2(+) NHL. In contrast, extranodal involvement was more frequently observed in the BCL6(+) NHL. The survival curve of BCL6(+) NHL was characterized by a rapid decline followed by a plateau. Of the total of 32 BCL6(+) patients, six carried both BCL2 and BCL6 rearrangements; five of these six showed clinicopathological properties characteristic of follicular lymphoma, suggesting that the presence of the two genetic abnormalities does not necessarily have synergistic effects on malignant phenotypes. The high level of BCL6 expression in follicular lymphoma cell lines carrying a BCL2 rearrangement suggests that the deregulated BCL2 gene may have an effect on the development of genetic abnormalities of the BCL6 gene. The present study suggests that BCL6 gene rearrangement is primarily involved in large cell lymphoma irrespective of growth pattern of neoplastic cells, and that BCL6(+)BCL2(-) NHL could be curable with modern intensive chemotherapy.

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Jak3 expression in glomerular epithelia of IgA nephropathy (IgA-N) patients.

Jak3 is a member of the Janus kinase family which plays an important role in cytokine signal transduction. Jak3 associates the gamma(c) chain of receptors for IL-2, IL-4, IL-7, IL-9 and IL-15, and is essential for the signal transduction of these cytokines. We have isolated Jak3 kinase from renal mesangial cells and demonstrated the constitutive expression of Jak3 in glomeruli in vivo. To investigate the physiological and pathological role of Jak3 in glomeruli, we prepared anti-Jak3 antibody and analysed the localization of Jak3 in glomeruli of renal biopsy samples from various nephritis patients and normal subjects. Among 61 nephritis patients and four normal subjects investigated in the present study, Jak3 was selectively localized to glomerular epithelia of IgA-N patients (14/34 cases) and focal glomerulosclerosis patients (1/5 cases), but not detected in minimal changes (n = 6), membranous glomerulonephropathy (n = 7), crescentic glomerulonephritis (n = 4), lupus nephritis patients (n = 5), and normal subjects (n = 4). The intense immunoreactivity for Jak3 is significantly associated with the decrease in creatinine clearance (81.5 +/- 10.4 ml/min versus 104.3 +/- 29.6 ml/min; P < 0.05, Student's t-test) and the increase in level of serum creatinine (1.13 +/- 0.33 mg/dl versus 0.75 +/- 0.23 mg/dl; P < 0.01, Student's t-test) in IgA-N patients. Furthermore, gamma(c) chain was concomitantly expressed with Jak3 in glomerular epithelia in vivo and in vitro, suggesting that signal transduction via gamma(c)-Jak3 cascade may be involved in the pathogenesis of glomerular injury of IgA-N. Taken together with the recent findings that IL-4-secreting T lymphocytes in affected glomeruli injure glomerular epithelium, the responsiveness of glomerular epithelium for IL-4 may be pathologically enhanced in IgA-N.

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Inconsistent association of Epstein-Barr virus with CD56 (NCAM)-positive angiocentric lymphoma occuring in sites other than the upper and lower respiratory tract.

We previously described nine cases of angiocentric lymphoma of a possible natural killer (NK)-cell lineage with a surface CD3-CD56+ phenotype occurring in sites other than the upper and lower respiratory tract. This study was performed to investigate the association of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) with these lymphomas, using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the presence of EBV-DNA, in situ hybridization (ISH) for EBV-encoded small RNAs (EBERs) and immunohistology for EBV-determined nuclear antigen-2 (EBNA-2) and latent membrane protein-1 (LMP-1) in paraffin sections. PCR and ISH produced almost identical results, and EBERs were identified in the nuclei of the lymphoma cells of three cases, two of which exhibited LMP-1 in the cytoplasm of tumour cells without EBNA-2 expression. Molecular genetic analysis revealed EBV to be incorporated into these three EBER-positive cases either clonally or biclonally. It was revealed by re-evaluation of their morphology with the established EBV status on each case that, in contrast to the rather variable and irregular cellular composition of the EBV-positive tumours, the EBV-negative tumours stood out because of their remarkably uniform 'blastoid' appearance, and could be grouped as blastic NK-cell lymphoma. The relationship of the EBV-positive cases with nasal NK-cell tumours has yet to be clarified.

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Clinical significance of measurements of antithyroid antibodies in the diagnosis of Hashimoto's thyroiditis: comparison with histological findings.

Measurements of antithyroglobulin and antimicrosomal (antiperoxidase) antibodies have been performed widely for the clinical diagnosis of autoimmune thyroid diseases. The present study was designed to compare these antibody titers with histological findings of the thyroid in patients with diffuse goiter who were suspected of having Hashimoto's thyroiditis. One hundred and ten euthyroid or hypothyroid patients (10 males and 100 females; age 48 +/- 15 (SD) years old) with diffuse goiter were studied for the measurement of antithyroglobulin and antimicrosomal or antiperoxidase antibodies by a hemagglutination technique (TGHA and MCHA, respectively) and by a newly developed radioassay (TgAb and TPOAb, respectively). The antibody titers were compared with the histological findings obtained by needle biopsy. TgAb, TPOAb, TGHA, and MCHA were detected in 80 (96.4%), 61 (73.5%), 37 (44.6%), and 54 (65.1%) of 83 patients with histologically proven Hashimoto's thyroiditis, respectively, but in only one (3.7%) of 27 patients without any inflammatory changes in the biopsy specimen. In 55 patients with negative TGHA and MCHA, the TgAb positivity was more closely associated with the histological diagnosis of Hashimoto's thyroiditis than the TPOAb positivity was, the incidence of each antibody in Hashimoto's thyroiditis being 89.7% (26/29) and 27.6% (8/29), respectively. In conclusion, the histological diagnosis of Hashimoto's thyroiditis can most precisely be predicted by the newly developed radioassay for TgAb.

Adolescent↗

Deep negative T waves and abnormal cardiac sympathetic image (123I-MIBG) after the Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995.

The authors report the increased incidence of patients with deep negative T waves without Q wave after the Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995. Subjects underwent cardiac metaiodobenzyl guanidine (123I-MIBG) imaging, 201Tl scintigraphy, and coronary angiography. Among 2,756 inpatients of the preceding 5-year period, 33 (1.2%) showed the deep negative T waves, whereas 6 of 94 (6.4%; P < 0.001) showed it after the earthquake. Four of six patients had an episode of chest pain. Cardiac metaiodobenzyl guanidine imaging revealed the extent defects in all six patients despite a minimal change of 201Tl image. In addition, cardiac metaiodobenzyl guanidine imaging washout rate was hastened not only in the defect area but also in the nondefect area, which suggested augmented sympathetic activation. Natural disasters can affect the frequency of deep negative T waves, which relate abnormal cardiac sympathetic imaging.

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p53 mutation in B-cell lymphoid neoplasms with reference to oncogene rearrangements associated with chromosomal translocations.

We investigated mutations of the p53 tumor suppressor gene in B-cell lymphoid neoplasms with reference to oncogene rearrangements associated with specific chromosomal translocations. These included 15 patients with a BCL1/PRAD1 gene rearrangement and/or PRAD1 overexpression, 45 with a BCL2 rearrangement, 2 with a BCL3 rearrangement, 24 with a BCL6 rearrangement, and 6 with both BCL2 and BCL6 rearrangements. Thirty-six patients lacked detectable oncogene rearrangements. Genomic DNA was isolated from involved tissues or leukemic cells obtained at diagnosis and/or at relapse, and established cell lines. Polymerase chain reaction-mediated single-strand conformation polymorphism analysis and direct sequencing were performed to analyze abnormalities of the p53 gene. We detected p53 gene alterations in 18 of 128 patients, representing 21 of the total 151 materials analyzed. In the total of 66 patients with an oncogene rearrangement studied at diagnosis, only one had a mutation; however, 6 of 37 patients studied at relapse showed p53 mutations. Sequential analysis revealed that the p53 mutation was closely associated with transformation from follicular lymphoma to large cell lymphoma, exclusively in BCL2-positive lymphoma cases. Two of 13 mutations observed in oncogene rearrangement-positive cases and cell lines were transitions at CpG dinucleotides. In contrast, the relationship between p53 mutations and clinical behavior in oncogene rearrangement-negative cases was variable; 5 patients including one with indolent follicular lymphoma were positive for p53 mutation at initial presentation, and 2 of the 5 showed prolonged disease-free survival. Our findings suggest that p53 alteration exhibits diverse functions in the development and progression of B-cell tumors related to the presence or absence of oncogene rearrangement, and that chemotherapy-related influences may be involved in the occurrence of progression-associated p53 mutations.

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Sclerosing peritonitis associated with luteinized thecoma of the ovary.

A unique case of bilateral luteinized thecomas of the ovary associated with sclerosing peritonitis is reported and the clinical and pathological features of this and previously reported cases are reviewed. The patient, 52 years of age, presented with abdominal distension and diarrhea. Pelvic imaging studies revealed bilateral ovarian tumors with ascites. Total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy with adhesiotomy of the small bowel were performed. Histologically, the ovarian tumor was composed of closely packed spindle to round-shaped cells, and within the spindle cell population, lutein-like cells were scattered singly or in clusters. Mitotic counts of spindle cells revealed 12 mitotic figures (MF) per 10 high-power fields (HPF) in one part of the left ovarian tumor, but other areas of the tumor showed less than 3 MF/10 HPF on average. The lesion from the resected small bowel showed prominent fibrosis, confined to the serosa with no evidence of metastasis from the ovarian tumor. The patient has undergone adhesiotomy with partial resection of the small bowel seven times since the first laparotomy because of the recurrent small bowel obstruction. The patient has survived with complications due to short bowel syndrome for 7 years after the initial surgery and so far no recurrence or metastasis of the ovarian tumor has been identified. The case reported here also supports the idea that luteinized thecoma of the ovary associated with sclerosing peritonitis may be a distinct clinicopathologic entity, in terms of the unique association and of the unique features of thecoma; that is, bilateral, hormonally inactive and apparently benign in spite of its highly mitotic activity. Additional attention should be paid to the patient's quality of life, which is often degraded by peritoneal fibrosis and small bowel obstruction.

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Salivary duct carcinoma: a clinicopathologic study of three cases with a review of the literature.

Three cases of salivary duct carcinoma are presented. They occurred in a 60 year old man, a 66 year old man and a 57 year old woman. All of the lesions were located in the parotid gland. The tumor size ranged from 3 to 5 cm across the largest diameter. Facial paralysis was observed in two cases. Histologically, intraductal and invasive adenocarcinoma showing papillary, cribriform, and solid patterns with comedolike necrosis was observed. Immunohistochemically, the tumor cells were positive for keratin and epithelial membrane antigen. No myoepithelial cells were demonstrated within the tumor by staining for S-100 protein, alpha-smooth muscle actin or muscle specific actin. Ultrastructurally, intracytoplasmic lumina with microvilli, a moderate number of mitochrondria, lysosomes, and tight junctions were found. Regional lymph node metastasis was observed in one case, and distant metastasis developed in two cases. All of the patients were treated with adjuvant postoperative irradiation. One patient died of disease at 11 months after the initial diagnosis, another was alive with disease at 8 months, and the third patient was alive without disease at 2 years and 3 months. Salivary duct carcinoma should be differentiated from low-grade salivary gland carcinomas using morphologic and clinical criteria because of its poor prognosis even with aggressive therapy.

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Double atrial responses to a single ventricular impulse in long RP' tachycardia.

Double atrial responses (DARs) to a single ventricular impulse have been described in patients with long RP' tachycardia. To define the determinants for the occurrence of DARs, 8 cases with long RP' tachycardia were examined. The mechanism of long RP' tachycardia was the orthodromic atrioventricular reciprocating tachycardia (AVRT) involving a slow conducting concealed accessory pathway in 4 cases and uncommon (fast-slow) type of atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT) in the other 4 cases. Programmed and rapid ventricular pacing was performed during sinus rhythm and also rapid ventricular pacing during tachycardia (i.e., entrainment). The retrograde effective refractory period (ERP) and the retrograde maximal 1:1 conduction rate of the fast and slow conducting pathways were examined. In 1 of the 4 cases with AVRT, DARs were observed during programmed and rapid ventricular pacing, performed during sinus rhythm and also during entrainment. In 1 of the 4 cases with AVNRT, DARs were observed only during entrainment. The determinants of DARs in cases with long RP' tachycardia were: (1) presence of two different retrogradely conducting pathways; (2) short ERP of the retrograde fast and slow conducting pathways and a short minimal pacing cycle length at which 1:1 ventriculoatrial conduction occurs via these pathways; (3) crucial conduction delay in the slow conducting pathway; and (4) preexisting antegrade unidirectional block in the slow conducting pathway or the antegrade block in the slow conducting pathway produced by collision with a previous retrograde impulse during entrainment.

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Evaluation of the protective effect of a novel prostacyclin analog on mesenteric circulation following warm ischemia.

The protective effect of a novel prostacyclin (PGI2) analog, OP-2507, on mesenteric circulation was investigated in a canine warm ischemia model. In 20 mongrel dogs, the entire portion of the intestine supplied by the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) and drained by the superior mesenteric vein (SMV) was completely isolated, maintaining the blood and lymph vessels intact. Sixty or 120 min of complete warm ischemia (WI) of the intestine was induced by clamping SMA and SMV, followed by reperfusion for 120 min. Animals were divided into five groups (each n = 4): group 1, sham operation; group 2, 60 min WI; group 3, 120 min WI; group 4, 60 min WI with PGI2 analog administration; group 5, 120 min WI with PGI2 analog administration. The analog was administered at a rate of 6 micrograms.kg-1.h-1 immediately after laparotomy until the end of the observation period. Mean arterial pressure, SMA blood flow (SMABF), SMV pressure were monitored and total mesenteric vascular resistance (TMVR) was calculated. To evaluate the endothelial activation, endothelin, which is secreted from the endothelium under hypoxic stress, was assayed from blood samples of SMV. None of the animals showed significant changes in mean arterial pressure. In groups 2 and 3, SMABF decreased significantly to less than 60% of preoperative value (15 ml.kg-1.min-1) and TMVR significantly increased from 8.1 and 7.3 mm Hg.ml-1.kg.min before WI to 14.0 and 16.4 mm Hg.ml-1.kg.min after 120 min reperfusion, respectively, resulting in delayed hypoperfusion. In contrast, in groups 4 and 5, SMABF increased to over 100% of preoperative level, while TMVR declined from 7.8 and 8.4 mm Hg.ml-1.kg.min before WI to 6.2 and 6.3 mm Hg.ml-1.kg.min after 120 min reperfusion. After 60 min reperfusion, SMABF and TMVR showed a significant difference between the treated and nontreated groups. Only in group 3, high endothelin concentrations (over 20 pg/ml) were observed even after 120 min reperfusion. It was concluded that the PGI2 analog was able to suppress the endothelial activation and the disturbance of mesenteric circulation caused by WI and reperfusion.

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Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the thyroid. A clinical study of twenty-two cases.

Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) of the thyroid gland is a rare disease. In the present study, the survival rate and characteristics were retrospectively analyzed in 22 patients with stage IE and IIE thyroid NHL treated with radiotherapy with or without combination chemotherapy. Seventeen NHL had histological evidence of lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) type. The 5-year survival rate was 85% in all patients, with 100% and 63% respectively, for stage IE and stage IIE patients. The highly significant factor correlated with decreased determinate survival was concomitant stridor.

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[Nucleotide sequences at intron 6 and exon 7 junction of fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 and rapid mutational analysis in Apert syndrome].

Apert syndrome, acrocephalosyndactyly Type I, is an autosomal dominant craniosynostosis comprising acrocephaly, facial dysmorphism and severe syndactyly of the hands and feet. Missense mutations at codons 252 and 253 at 5'-end on exon 7 of fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) 2 have been identified in a large number of patients with Apert syndrome. In this study, nucleotide sequences on the intron 6 were determined by vector ligation-PCR and direct sequencing. Five DNA samples from sporadic Apert syndrome were examined by non-RI SSCP and direct sequencing using a primer pair of intron 6 and exon 7. All cases of the syndrome showed abnormal banding pattern in the SSCP and missense mutations from Ser to Trp at codon 252 of the FGFR2 gene. The non-RI SSCP and direct sequencing of the FGFR2 exon 7 from genomic DNAs may be a useful and rapid molecular means for clinical diagnosis of Apert syndrome.

Acrocephalosyndactylia↗

[Frequent missense mutations of fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) gene families in craniofacial syndromes in Japanese patients].

Craniofacial syndromes, including Crouzon syndrome, Pfeiffer syndrome, Jackson-Weiss syndrome, Apert syndrome and achondroplasia, have been indicated that syndromes were associated with mutations of fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) gene families. In this report, seven Japanese patients with craniofacial syndromes, three Crouzon syndromes and four achondroplasias, were analyzed on FGFR2 and FGFR3 genes by non RI-SSCP (single strand conformation polymorphisms) and direct sequencing. Missense mutations of the FGFR3 exon 10, at codon 380 in two sporadic cases and codon 375 in two familial cases, were detected in all cases of achondroplasia. Mutations of the FGFR2 were noted in Crouzon and Apert syndromes. One of three Crouzon syndromes has a missense mutation at codon 342 on exon 9. Highly frequent mutations were clustered within some localized regions of the FGFR genes in craniofacial syndromes. Alterations in these receptors due to missense mutations would thus appear closely involved in pathogenesis of craniofacial syndrome. The non RI-SSCP and direct sequencing of the FGFR genes, shown in this report, may be an appropriate approach for diagnosis of these syndromes with extensive clinical application.

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Effect of the novel high affinity choline uptake enhancer 2-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)-N-(2,3-dimethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofuro[2,3-b] quinolin-4-yl)acetoamide on deficits of water maze learning in rats.

The pharmacological properties of MKC-231 (2-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)-N- (2,3-dimethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofuro[2,3-b]quinolin-4-yl) acetoamide, CAS 135463-81-9) in comparison with an acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitor, tacrine (CAS 1684-40-8) were studied. MKC-231(10(-10)-10(-6) moll) significantly increased high affinity choline uptake (HACU) when it was incubated with the hippocampal synaptosomes of ethylcholine mustard aziridinium ion (AF64A) treated rats, but not of normal rats. MKC-231 did not affect the AChE activity, [3H]- quinuclidinyl benzilate binding, and [3H]-pirenzepine binding. Oral administration of MKC-231 (1-10 mg/kg) significantly improved the learning deficits in the Morris' water maze of AF64A-treated rats, but it did not produce any significant side effects, like tremor, salivation or hypothermia, which were observed in rats treated with high doses of tacrine. Tacrine (0.1-3 mg/kg p.o.) failed to ameliorate the learning deficits in AF64A-treated rats. These results suggest that MKC-231 is a novel and quite unique compound, which improves the memory impairment induced by AF64A through the enhancement of HACU without any side effects at the effective doses.

Acetylcholinesterase↗