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Cholinergic Inhibition of Neocortical Pyramidal Neurons [PDF]

The Journal of Neuroscience, 2005
Acetylcholine (ACh) is a central neurotransmitter critical for normal cognitive function. Here we show that transient muscarinic acetylcholine receptor activation directly inhibits neocortical layer 5 pyramidal neurons. Using whole-cell and cell-attached recordings from neurons in slices of rat somatosensory cortex, we demonstrate that transient ...
Gulledge, Allan T, Stuart, Gregory J
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Decreased Serum 5‐HT: Clinical Correlates and Regulatory Role in NMJ of MG

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Although 5‐Hydroxytryptamine (5‐HT) indirectly stimulates muscle contraction and participates in regulating Acetylcholine receptor (AChR) cluster homeostasis in cellular, animal, and clinical studies, evidence regarding its potential to modulate muscle contraction in myasthenia gravis (MG) remains limited.
Xinru Shen, Jing Zhang, Xinyue Zhou, Xiaoxiao Yu, Haodong Shang, Shufan Chen, Lulu Zhen, Jinru Wu, Guanlian Hu, Xiaoyan Zhu, Zhan Sun, Yiren Wang, Jiahui Wang, Jie Lv, Xue Zhao, Yingna Zhang, Wei Guo, Ying Peng, Feng Gao   +18 more
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From In‐Silico Optimized Microfabrication to Experimental Validation: Engineering a Tridimensional Epi‐Intraneural Interface

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
An epi‐intraneural interface is developed through in silico optimization and a novel tridimensional microfabrication pipeline. The device integrates penetrating and epineural contacts on a flexible substrate. Mechanical, electrochemical, and in vivo testing in rat and pig reveal robust implantation, low‐threshold activation, and site‐dependent ...
Federico Ciotti, Andrea Cimolato, Noemi Gozzi, Pietro Palopoli, Luca Brugnoli, Natalija Katic Secerovic, Rebecca Gallivan, Alexander Shokurov, Carlo Menon, Johannes Weichart, Ignacio Delgado‐Martinez, Weiguo Song, Stavros Zanos, Xavier Navarro, Stanisa Raspopovic   +14 more
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Nanomaterial‐Based Muscle Cell/Neural Tissue Biohybrid Robots: From Actuation to Biomedical Applications

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Muscle cell‐based biohybrid robot using nanomaterials for function enhancement and neural function for biomedical applications. Biohybrid robotics, an emerging field combining biological tissues with artificial systems, has made significant progress in developing various biohybrid constructs, including muscle‐cell‐driven biorobots and microbots.
Minkyu Shin, Sangeun Lee, Su Ryon Shin, Jin‐Ha Choi, Jeong‐Woo Choi   +4 more
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The M-current contributes to high threshold membrane potential oscillations in a cell type-specific way in the pedunculopontine nucleus of mice

Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 2015
The pedunculopontine nucleus is known as a cholinergic nucleus of the reticular activating system, participating in regulation of sleep and wakefulness. Besides cholinergic neurons, it consists of GABAergic and glutamatergic neurons as well.
Csilla eBordas, Adrienn eKovacs, Balazs ePal   +2 more
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Whole-brain mapping of inputs to projection neurons and cholinergic interneurons in the dorsal striatum. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
The dorsal striatum integrates inputs from multiple brain areas to coordinate voluntary movements, associative plasticity, and reinforcement learning.
Qingchun Guo, Daqing Wang, Xiaobin He, Qiru Feng, Rui Lin, Fuqiang Xu, Ling Fu, Minmin Luo   +7 more
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Cholinergic Neurons Excite Cortically Projecting Basal Forebrain GABAergic Neurons [PDF]

The Journal of Neuroscience, 2014
The basal forebrain (BF) plays an important role in the control of cortical activation and attention. Understanding the modulation of BF neuronal activity is a prerequisite to treat disorders of cortical activation involving BF dysfunction, such as Alzheimer's disease. Here we reveal the interaction between cholinergic neurons and cortically projecting
Chun, Yang, James T, McKenna, Janneke C, Zant, Stuart, Winston, Radhika, Basheer, Ritchie E, Brown   +5 more
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Allosteric Modulation of Pathological Ataxin‐3 Aggregation: A Path to Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type‐3 Therapies

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study uncovers a new allosteric site in the Josephin domain of ataxin‐3 targeted by the molecular tweezer CLR01, which modulates protein aggregation, improves synaptic function in neuronal cells, and delays motor dysfunction in animal models.
Alexandra Silva, Sara Duarte‐Silva, Pedro M. Martins, Beatriz Rodrigues, Débora Serrenho, Daniela Vilasboas‐Campos, Andreia Teixeira‐Castro, Julio Vieyto‐Nuñez, Joel Mieres‐Perez, Francisco Figueiredo, Martyna Podlasiak, Tatiana Van‐der‐Kellen, Joana Fraga, James Noble, Carter Lantz, Niki Sepanj, Daniela Monteiro‐Fernandes, Sara Guerreiro, Andreia Neves‐Carvalho, Joana Pereira‐Sousa, Frank‐Gerrit Klärner, Thomas Schrader, Joseph A. Loo, Annalisa Pastore, Elsa Sanchez‐Garcia, Gal Bitan, Ana Luísa Carvalho, Patrícia Maciel, Sandra Macedo‐Ribeiro   +28 more
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A Novel Acetylcholine Nanosensor for Single Vesicle Storage and Sub‐Quantal Exocytosis in Living Neurons and Organoids

Angewandte Chemie, EarlyView.
Schematic representation of M@E@CF nanosensors for detecting vesicular storage and release in cholinergic neurons and brain organoids. (A) Nano‐tip microelectrodes modification via molds fabricated through 3D printing. (B) the reaction mechanism for acetylcholine detection at the electrode interface.
Wanying Zhu, Yufan Zhang, Hanwen Yu, Da Wang, Xinyue Zhang, Xiaowen Du, Shanshan Wu, Bingzhi Li, Yizhou Zhang, Hongliang Xin, Xing Guo, Yan Liu   +11 more
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Subregion and sex differences in ethanol activation of cholinergic and glutamatergic cells in the mesopontine tegmentum

Scientific Reports
Ethanol engages cholinergic signaling and elicits endogenous acetylcholine release. Acetylcholine input to the midbrain originates from the mesopontine tegmentum (MPT), which is composed of the laterodorsal tegmentum (LDT) and the pedunculopontine ...
S. M. Mulloy, E. M. Aback, R. Gao, S. Engel, K. Pawaskar, C. Win, A. Moua, L. Hillukka, A. M. Lee   +8 more
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