Sequence of age-associated changes to the mouse neuromuscular junction and the protective effects of voluntary exercise. [PDF]
Loss of connections between motor neurons and skeletal muscle fibers contribute to motor impairment in old age, but the sequence of age-associated changes that precede loss of the neuromuscular synapse remains uncertain.
Anson Cheng +5 more
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The α9α10 acetylcholine receptor: A non-neuronal nicotinic receptor
Within the superfamily of pentameric ligand-gated ion channels, cholinergic nicotinic receptors (nAChRs) were classically identified to mediate synaptic transmission in the nervous system and the neuromuscular junction. The α9 and α10 nAChR subunits were
Ana Belén Elgoyhen
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Anti-Kv1.4 Antibody Without Myasthenia Gravis
Anti-Kv1.4 antibody is often detected in thymoma-associated myasthenia gravis patients with anti-acetylcholine receptor antibody. Herein, we describe 2 patients with concurrent myocarditis and myositis.
Naoto Kuyama, MD +12 more
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Using 125iodine-labeled α-bungarotoxin (α-BGT-125I) and quantitative radioautography, we have studied the time-course of the change in acetylcholine (ACh) receptor distribution and density occurring in rat diaphragm after denervation. In innervated fibers, ACh receptors are localized at the neuromuscular junction and the extrajunctional receptor ...
H. Criss Hartzell, Douglas M. Fambrough
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Loss of Acetylcholine Signaling Reduces Cell Clearance Deficiencies in Caenorhabditis elegans. [PDF]
The ability to eliminate undesired cells by apoptosis is a key mechanism to maintain organismal health and homeostasis. Failure to clear apoptotic cells efficiently can cause autoimmune diseases in mammals.
Sérgio M Pinto +3 more
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Ligand regulation of the quaternary organization of cell surface M3 muscarinic acetylcholine receptors analyzed by fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) imaging and homogenous time-resolved FRET [PDF]
Flp-In T-REx 293 cells expressing a wild type human M muscarinic acetylcholine receptor construct constitutively and able to express a Receptor Activated Solely by Synthetic Ligand (RASSL) form of this receptor on demand maintained response to the ...
Alvarez-Curto, Elisa +3 more
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Distinct agonist regulation of muscarinic acetylcholine M2-M3 heteromers and their corresponding homomers [PDF]
Each subtype of the muscarinic receptor family of G protein-coupled receptors is activated by similar concentrations of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine or closely related synthetic analogs such as carbachol. However, pharmacological selectivity can be
Alvarez-Curto, Elisa +3 more
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The idea that certain drugs and neurotransmitters produce their effects by combining with specific receptors was first clearly expressed by Langley (1905) on the basis of the selective and localized effect of nicotine on striated muscle fibres. In 1914, Langley published a paper in which the antagonism between ‘curari’ and nicotine ...
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Although a blockade of acetylcholine esterase has been reported to suppress neuronal cell death induced by exogenous glutamate and β-amyloid, information is still limited regarding the neuroprotective effects of the acetylcholine esterase inhibitor ...
Kenji Sakamoto +4 more
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The role of muscarinic receptors in the beneficial effects of adenosine against myocardial reperfusion injury in rats. [PDF]
Adenosine, a catabolite of ATP, displays a wide variety of effects in the heart including regulation of cardiac response to myocardial ischemia and reperfusion injury.
Lei Sun +8 more
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