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Endogenous cholinergic inputs and local circuit mechanisms govern the phasic mesolimbic dopamine response to nicotine [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Nicotine exerts its reinforcing action by stimulating nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) and boosting dopamine (DA) output from the ventral tegmental area (VTA).
A Taly   +78 more
core   +6 more sources

The involvement of cholinergic neurons in the spreading of tau pathology

open access: yesFrontiers in Neurology, 2013
Long time ago, it was described the selective loss of cholinergic neurons during the development of Alzheimer disease. Recently, it has been suggested that tau protein may play a role in that loss of cholinergic neurons through a mechanism involving the ...
Diana eSimon   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cooperative Glutamatergic and Cholinergic Mechanisms Generate Short-Term Modifications of Synaptic Effectiveness in Prepositus Hypoglossi Neurons [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
To maintain horizontal eye position on a visual target after a saccade, extraocular motoneurons need a persistent (tonic) neural activity, called "eye-position signal," generated by prepositus hypoglossi (PH) neurons.
Delgado-Garcia, JM   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Neural circuits and nicotinic acetylcholine receptors mediate the cholinergic regulation of midbrain dopaminergic neurons and nicotine dependence

open access: yesActa Pharmacologica Sinica, 2019
Midbrain dopaminergic (DA) neurons are governed by an endogenous cholinergic system, originated in the mesopontine nuclei. Nicotine hijacks nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) and interferes with physiological function of the cholinergic system ...
C. Xiao   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Non-neuronal regulation and repertoire of cholinergic receptors in organs

open access: yesBiomolecular Concepts, 2010
Many studies on the cholinergic pathway have indicated that cholinergic receptors, which are widely expressed in various cells, play an important role in all body organs.
Sato Tsuyoshi   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Repurposing Pilocarpine Hydrochloride for Treatment of Candida albicans Infections

open access: yesmSphere, 2019
Acetylcholine modulates the virulence of Candida albicans and regulates an appropriate immune response to infection in a Galleria mellonella infection model. Indeed, the evidence suggests that C.
Christopher Nile   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Alpha9 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and the treatment of pain [PDF]

open access: yes, 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
core   +1 more source

Dystonia: sparse synapses for D2 receptors in striatum of a DYT1 knock-out mouse model [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Dystonia pathophysiology has been partly linked to downregulation and dysfunction of dopamine D2 receptors in striatum. We aimed to investigate the possible morpho-structural correlates of D2 receptor downregulation in the striatum of a DYT1 Tor1a mouse ...
Biagioni, S.   +8 more
core   +1 more source

Lack of an association between SNPs within the cholinergic receptor genes and smoking behavior in a Czech post-MONICA study [PDF]

open access: yesGenetics and Molecular Biology, 2014
Smoking has a significant heritable component of approximately 30-60%. Recent genome wide association studies have identified single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within the nicotinic cholinergic receptor subunits 3 (rs578776), 5 (rs16969968) and β3 ...
Jaroslav A. Hubacek   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Selective cholinergic depletion in medial septum leads to impaired long term potentiation and glutamatergic synaptic currents in the hippocampus. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2012
Cholinergic depletion in the medial septum (MS) is associated with impaired hippocampal-dependent learning and memory. Here we investigated whether long term potentiation (LTP) and synaptic currents, mediated by alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-isoxazole-4-
Patrick M Kanju   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

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