2nd International Conference on HIV/AIDS, STDs & STIs October 27-29, 2014 Las Vegas, USA Alteration of choline acetyltransferase activity in piglet brain.

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2nd International Conference on HIV/AIDS, STDs & STIs October 27-29, 2014 Las Vegas, USA Alteration of choline acetyltransferase activity in piglet brain after EncephaloMyoCarditis Virus (EMCV) infection. Karl Landsteiner Research Institute for Neurochemistry, Neuropharmacology &, Neurorehabilitation, Neuropsychiatric Hospital Mauer Institute of Pharmacology und Toxicology, Institute of Physiology, II nd. Med. Clinic, Institute of Pathology, Clinical Virology, Veterinary Medical University Vienna, Austria Kepplinger B., Baran H., Draxler M., Schmoll F., Nowotny N., Schuh M. and Hofecker G. The work is supported by Austrian “Fonds der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung”. FWF Project No to Prof. H. Baran, PhD

Introduction oEMCV (Encephalo-Myo-Carditis-Virus) infection in piglets mainly affects heart tissue and leads to CNS alterations (Noack and Liebermann, 1992), however no reliable data are available. oClinically, EMCV causes a sudden death syndrome in piglets due to acute myocarditis, however the mechanism(s) has not been elaborated yet. oIn hippocampal cell culture EMCV leads to neurodegeneration (Weiping Su, 1999).

Acetylcholine excitatory neurotransmitter a well known endogenous agonist of the nicotinic and muscarinic cholinergic receptors, is synthesised in cholinergic neurons is involved in neurodegenerative disorders (as Alzheimers’s) Alteration of choline acetytranferase activity in piglet brain after EMCV infection

Synthesis and degradation of Acetylcholine Alteration of choline acetyltransferase activity in piglet brain after EMCV infection

Cholinergic neurons in the rat brain si substancia innominata ms medial septal nucleus bas nucleus basalis poma magnucellular preoptic field tpp pedunculopotin nuclei dltn laterodorsal tegmental nuclei ICj islands of Calleja

Aim of the study To estimate whether EMC-Virus infection induces molecular changes of the marker of cholinergic neurons, Choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) was selected and activity of enzyme was investigated in the CNS in piglets at 4 days after EMC-Virus infection.

Material and Methods Piglets at an age of 8 weeks were used. Infected with 8 ml suspension 10 7 /ml of EMC-virus - strain B279/95; nasal and oral, each 4 ml (5 controls & 7 EMCV). 4 days after EMCV infection animals were sacrificed and brain regions were prepared immediately. ChAT activity was determined by radioenzymatic method.

Dissected regions: 1 – Frontal Cortex 2 - Parietal Cortex 3 - Temporal Cortex 4 - Hippocampus 5 - Caudate Nucleus 6 - Putamen 7 - Globus Pallidus 8 - Thalamus 9 - Hypothalamus 10 - Substantia Nigra 11 - Cerebellum 12 - Bulbus olfactorius 13 - Midbrain 14 - Pons 15 - Medulla Substantia Nigra Putamen Globus Pallidus Caudatus Nucleus

Choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) in control pig brain p=0.013 p=0.014 p=0.046 P=0.045 p=0.024 P=0.045 Regions: 1 – Frontal cortex 2 - Parietal cortex 3 - Temporal cortex 4 - Hippocampus 5 - Caudate nucleus 6 - Putamen 7 - Globus pallidus 8 - Thalamus 9 - Hypothalamus 10 - Substantia nigra 11 - Cerebellum 12 - Bulbus olfactorius 13 - Midbrain 14 - Pons 15 - Medulla

Frontal Cortex: 16,32 1,72 Temporal Cortex: 15,86 1,82 Hippocampus: 17,10 2,13 Caudate Nucleus : 26,46 10,45 Comparison between ChAT activity in the rat and pig brains: ChAT (nmol/mg wet tissue weight/h) Rat Pig Kinetic analysis of ChAT in the hippocampus revealed a value of K m = 0,023 mM for Acetyl-CoA and a V max =2,22 (nmol/mg wet tissue weight/h).

Choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) activity in the pig brain 4 days after infection Regions: 1 – Frontal cortex 2 - Parietal cortex 3 - Temporal cortex 4 - Hippocampus 5 - Caudate nucleus 6 - Putamen 7 - Globus pallidus 8 - Thalamus 9 - Hypothalamus 10 - Substantia nigra 11 - Cerebellum 12 - Bulbus olfactorius 13 - Midbrain 14 - Pons 15 - Medulla * * EMCVcontrol

Observation ChAT in control pig brain  Within investigated brain regions the highest activity of ChAT was seen in the putamen and the caudate nucleus and the lowest ChAT activity was found in the cerebellum.  Enzymatic analyses of ChAT show K m value of 0.02 mM for Acetyl-CoA, which is comparable to other species including human.

Observation ChAT at 4 days after EMCV infection  reduced activity was measured in the midbrain (54 % of control) and in the medulla (56 % of control).  in putamen and caudate nucleus ChAT activity was moderately lowered. In most other regions a tendency of enzyme activity reduction was found.

Conclusion  EMCV infection in piglets causes a significant reduction of ChAT activity in the midbrain and in the medulla 4 days after inoculation.  Reduction of ChAT activity would suggest an affection of the cholinergic system.  ChAT reduction may progress very likely with time and intensity of the disease.  Reduction of ChAT is an indicator for an neurodegenerative process.

Remark EMCV infection in piglets leads not only to ChAT activity reduction in the midbrain and in the medulla ……..but also to: ……significant alterations of kynurenic acid metabolism ! …… visit ……. Poster: Halina Baran et al., KYNURENIC ACID METABOLISM in PIGLETS after ENCEPHALO-MYOCARDITIS-VIRUS (EMCV) INFECTION Thank You for Your attention!