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Ion Channel Dysfunction and Therapeutic Targeting in Salivary Gland Disorders

Oral Diseases, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Salivary gland hypofunction and xerostomia represent major clinical complications of radiation therapy, autoimmune disorders such as Sjögren's disease, and inherited epithelial ion transport defects. This review integrates current knowledge on ion channel dysfunction as a central mechanistic driver of salivary gland pathology and ...
Tarek Mohamed Abd El‐Aziz, Shankara N. Varadarajan, Viktor Drel, Prakash Arullampalam, Mahmoud I. Shoulkamy, Ahmed Al‐Sabi, Brij B. Singh   +6 more
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Anoctamin‐1 is expressed and functional in the Pulmonary Vascular Endothelium

The FASEB Journal, 2013
Background and Objective The expression and functional role of Anoctamin‐1 (ANO1), a Ca2+ activated Cl channel in the endothelial cells (EC) is unclear. We sought to confirm the presence of ANO1 in the pulmonary vascular EC (PVEC) and the effect of ANO1 activation on EC membrane potential (Vm).
Ayed Mamdouh Allawzi, Alexander Vang, Anlong Li, Gaurav Choudhary   +3 more
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Testosterone secretion is affected by receptor tyrosine kinase c-Kit and anoctamin 1 activation in mouse Leydig cells

Journal of Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology, 2022
Receptor tyrosine kinase c-Kit, a marker found on interstitial cells of Cajal (ICCs), is expressed in Leydig cells, which are testicular interstitial cells. The expression of other ICC markers has not yet been reported. In this study, we investigated the
Eun-A Ko, Min Seok Woo, Dawon Kang
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TMEM16A channel signalling microdomains in the regulation of vascular function

The Journal of Physiology, EarlyView.
Abstract figure legend Schematic representation of TMEM16A channel signalling microdomains. Calcium influx or calcium release from the endoplasmic/sarcoplasmic reticulum (ER/SR) activates TMEM16A channels through interactions with regulatory proteins in vascular smooth muscle cells or endothelial cells. TMEM16A channel activation drives chloride efflux,
Fênix Araujo, Swapnil K. Sonkusare
wiley   +1 more source

Anoctamin 1, a multi-modal player in pain and itch

Cell Calcium
Anoctamin 1 (ANO1/TMEM16A) encodes a Ca2+-activated Cl- channel. Among ANO1's many physiological functions, it plays a significant role in mediating nociception and itch. ANO1 is activated by intracellular Ca2+ and depolarization. Additionally, ANO1 is activated by heat above 44 °C, suggesting heat as another activation stimulus.
Hyungsup Kim, Won-Sik Shim, Uhtaek Oh
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Histological and histochemical study of effect of dietary fibre in motility of stomach in male mice

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
Objective: To investigate the relationship between dietary fibres and muscularis externa layer. Method: The experimental study was conducted at the Anatomy Department of the College of Medicine, Al- Nahrain University, Iraq, from November 2020 to April ...
Khulood Ayad Majeed, Haider Abdal-Rasool Jaafar, Hussein Abbas Jarullah   +2 more
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TMEM16A in Cystic Fibrosis: Activating or Inhibiting?

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2019
The inflammatory airway disease cystic fibrosis (CF) is characterized by airway obstruction due to mucus hypersecretion, airway plugging, and bronchoconstriction.
Karl Kunzelmann, Jiraporn Ousingsawat, Inês Cabrita, Tereza Doušová, Andrea Bähr, Andrea Bähr, Melanie Janda, Rainer Schreiber, Roberta Benedetto   +8 more
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Discovery of 4-arylthiophene-3-carboxylic acid as inhibitor of ANO1 and its effect as analgesic agent

Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2021
Anoctamin 1 (ANO1) is a kind of calcium-activated chloride channel involved in nerve depolarization. ANO1 inhibitors display significant analgesic activity by the local peripheral and intrathecal administration. In this study, several thiophenecarboxylic
Yuxi Wang, Jian Gao, Song Zhao, Yan Song, Han Huang, Guiwang Zhu, Peili Jiao, Xiangqing Xu, Guisen Zhang, Kewei Wang, Liangren Zhang, Zhenming Liu   +11 more
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Calcium‐activated chloride channels in pericytes and their role in regulating organ blood flow

The Journal of Physiology, EarlyView.
Abstract figure legend Pericytes are microvascular mural cells with diverse roles. Contractile pericytes directly regulate local perfusion, while non‐contractile pericytes coordinate upstream vascular contractility via propagating electrical signals.
Paolo Tammaro, Hikaru Hashitani
wiley   +1 more source

Anoctamin-1 is induced by TGF-beta and contributes to lung myofibroblast differentiation

, 2023
ABSTRACT Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a devastating disease characterized by progressive scarring of the lungs and resulting in deterioration in lung function. Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β) is one of the most established drivers of fibrotic processes.
Eleanor B. Reed, Shaina Orbeta, Bernadette A. Miao, Albert Sitikov, Bohao Chen, Irena Levitan, Julian Solway, Gökhan M. Mutlu, Yun Fang, Alexander A. Mongin, Nickolai O. Dulin   +10 more
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