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Expression and function of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in stem cells
AIMS Bioengineering, 2016 Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors are prototypical ligand gated ion channels typically found in muscular and neuronal tissues. Functional nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, however, have also recently been identified on other cell types, including stem ...
Herman S. Cheung +2 more
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An in vivo biosensor for neurotransmitter release and in situ receptor activity. [PDF]
, 2010 Tools from molecular biology, combined with in vivo optical imaging techniques, provide new mechanisms for noninvasively observing brain processes. Current approaches primarily probe cell-based variables, such as cytosolic calcium or membrane potential ...
Griesbeck, Oliver +6 more
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Critical Care, 2018 Acetylcholine receptor antagonists have been shown to improve outcome in patients with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome. However, it is incompletely understood how these agents improve outcome.
Diana Jansen +2 more
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Alpha9 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and the treatment of pain [PDF]
, 2009 Chronic pain is a vexing worldwide problem that causes substantial disability and consumes significant medical resources. Although there are numerous analgesic medications, these work through a small set of molecular mechanisms.
Absalom, Nathan +4 more
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Anti-inflammation of spirocyclopiperazinium salt compound LXM-10 targeting α7 nAChR and M4 mAChR and inhibiting JAK2/STAT3 pathway in rats. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 The present study aims to investigate the therapeutic effects of LXM-10 by intragastric administration in both acute and chronic inflammatory models, and to explore the underlying molecular mechanisms.
Weiwei Zhang +5 more
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Pharmacological Research, 2023 Initiated by findings that Alzheimer’s disease is associated with a profound loss of cholinergic markers in human brain, decades of studies have examined the interactions between specific subtypes of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and amyloid-β ...
Paul Whiteaker, Andrew A. George
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BMC Neurology, 2019 Background Myasthenia gravis is the most common disease affecting the neuromuscular junction. The most common etiology among patients with juvenile myasthenia gravis is the production of antibodies against the acetylcholine receptor.
Cheng-Che Chou +13 more
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A photoisomerizable muscarinic antagonist. Studies of binding and of conductance relaxations in frog heart [PDF]
, 1982 These experiments employ the photoisomerizable compound, 3,3'-bis- [alpha-(trimethylammonium)methyl]azobenzene (Bis-Q), to study the response to muscarinic agents in frog myocardium. In homogenates from the heart, trans-Bis-Q blocks the binding of [3H]-N-
Birdsall, Nigel J. M. +5 more
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Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and epilepsy
Pharmacological Research, 2023 Despite recent advances in understanding the causes of epilepsy, especially the genetic, comprehending the biological mechanisms that lead to the epileptic phenotype remains difficult. A paradigmatic case is constituted by the epilepsies caused by altered neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs), which exert complex physiological functions ...
Becchetti A. +3 more
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eLife, 2022 Human adult muscle-type acetylcholine receptors are heteropentameric ion channels formed from two α-subunits, and one each of the β-, δ-, and ε-subunits.
Christian JG Tessier +5 more
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