Central Cholinergic Nervous System and Cholinergic Agents [PDF]
Central cholinergic nervous system play important role in many physiological and behavioral functions in humans. The activity of the cholinergic nervous system depends upon the production and fate of acetylcholine and all compounds influenced its ...
Jiří Patočka
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Distribution of choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) immunoreactivity in the brain of the teleost cyprinus carpio [PDF]
Cholinergic systems play a role in basic cerebral functions and its dysfunction is associated with deficit in neurodegenerative disease. Mechanisms involved in human brain diseases, are often approached by using fish models, especially cyprinids, given ...
Casini, Arianna +3 more
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Butyrylcholinesterase and Acetylcholinesterase polymorphisms in Multiple Sclerosis patients: Implication in peripheral inflammation [PDF]
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease, having not fully understood aetiology, and both genetic and environmental factors contribute to the pathogenesis of the disease.
Costantini, Erica +13 more
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Advances in the study of cholinergic circuits in the central nervous system
Objective Further understanding of the function and regulatory mechanism of cholinergic neural circuits and related neurodegenerative diseases. Methods This review summarized the research progress of the central cholinergic nervous system, especially for
Ganghua He +3 more
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Brain muscarinic cholinergic receptors in Huntington's disease [PDF]
Muscarinic cholinergic receptors and choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) activity were studied in postmortem brain tissue from patients with Huntington's disease and matched control subjects.
Agid, Y. +4 more
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Central Executive Dysfunction and Deferred Prefrontal Processing in Veterans with Gulf War Illness. [PDF]
Gulf War Illness is associated with toxic exposure to cholinergic disruptive chemicals. The cholinergic system has been shown to mediate the central executive of working memory (WM).
Bennett, Ilana J +7 more
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Multiple Sources of Cholinergic Input to the Superior Olivary Complex
The superior olivary complex (SOC) is a major computation center in the brainstem auditory system. Despite previous reports of high expression levels of cholinergic receptors in the SOC, few studies have addressed the functional role of acetylcholine in ...
Nichole L. Beebe +5 more
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Elevated Hippocampal Cholinergic Neurostimulating Peptide precursor protein (HCNP-pp) mRNA in the amygdala in major depression [PDF]
The amygdala is innervated by the cholinergic system and is involved in major depressive disorder (MDD). Evidence suggests a hyper-activate cholinergic system in MDD.
Argibay, Pablo +3 more
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Anti-cholinergic agents are used in the treatment of several pathological conditions. Therapy regimens aimed at up-regulating cholinergic functions, such as treatment with acetylcholinesterase inhibitors, are also currently prescribed.
Sture Forsgren +6 more
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Distribution of choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) immunoreactivity in the CNS of the common carp cyprinus carpio [PDF]
Cholinergic systems play a role in basic cerebral functions and a number of human neurodegenerative disorders. Mechanisms involved in human brain diseases, including Parkinson's disease (1), are often approached by using fish models, especially cyprinids,
Casini, Arianna +3 more
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