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Non-canonical Opioid Signaling Inhibits Itch Transmission in the Spinal Cord of Mice

Cell Reports, 2018
Summary: Chronic itch or pruritus is a debilitating disorder that is refractory to conventional anti-histamine treatment. Kappa opioid receptor (KOR) agonists have been used to treat chronic itch, but the underlying mechanism remains elusive.
Admire Munanairi, Xian-Yu Liu, Devin M. Barry, Qianyi Yang, Jun-Bin Yin, Hua Jin, Hui Li, Qing-Tao Meng, Jia-Hang Peng, Zhen-Yu Wu, Jun Yin, Xuan-Yi Zhou, Li Wan, Ping Mo, Seungil Kim, Fu-Quan Huo, Joseph Jeffry, Yun-Qing Li, Rita Bardoni, Michael R. Bruchas, Zhou-Feng Chen   +20 more
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Effect of parenchymal stiffness on canine airway size with lung inflation. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2010
Although airway patency is partially maintained by parenchymal tethering, this structural support is often ignored in many discussions of asthma. However, agonists that induce smooth muscle contraction also stiffen the parenchyma, so such parenchymal ...
Robert H Brown, David W Kaczka, Wayne Mitzner   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Selective inhibition of histamine-evoked Ca2+ signals by compartmentalized cAMP in human bronchial airway smooth muscle cells. [PDF]

, 2018
Intracellular Ca2+ and cAMP typically cause opposing effects on airway smooth muscle contraction. Receptors that stimulate these pathways are therapeutic targets in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Dale, Philippa, Dowling, Mark R, Head, Victoria, Taylor, Colin W   +3 more
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Therapeutic potential of histamine H3 receptor agonists and antagonists

Trends in Pharmacological Sciences, 1998
The histamine H3 receptor was discovered 15 years ago, and many potent and selective H3 receptor agonists and antagonists have since been developed. Currently, much attention is being focused on the therapeutic potential of H3 receptor ligands. In this review, Rob Leurs, Patrizio Blandina, Clark Tedford and Henk Timmerman describe the available H3 ...
R. LEURS, BLANDINA, PATRIZIO, C. TEDFORD, H. TIMMERMAN   +3 more
openaire   +5 more sources

Clinical pharmacology and prescribing education: An updated medical school curriculum from the British Pharmacological Society

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims Prescribing is a complex, essential skill that doctors must acquire to practice medicine safely and effectively. The British Pharmacological Society has historically provided a core curriculum to guide clinical pharmacology and prescribing education in UK medical schools.
Dagan O. Lonsdale, Clare Guilding, Jennifer Koenig, Michael Okorie, Reecha Sofat, Simon Maxwell   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

FFAR1 activation attenuates histamine-induced myosin light chain phosphorylation and cortical tension development in human airway smooth muscle cells

Respiratory Research, 2020
Background Activation of free fatty acid receptors (FFAR1 and FFAR4) which are G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) with established (patho)physiological roles in a variety of obesity-related disorders, induce human airway smooth muscle (HASM) cell ...
Shengjie Xu, Anthony Schwab, Nikhil Karmacharya, Gaoyuan Cao, Joanna Woo, Nicholas Kim, Steven S. An, Reynold A. Panettieri Jr, Joseph A. Jude   +8 more
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Absence seizures: Update on signaling mechanisms and networks

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Absence seizures (AS) are a hallmark of genetic generalized epilepsies (GGE), characterized by brief episodes of impaired consciousness accompanied by electroencephalographic spike‐and‐wave discharges (SWDs). Traditionally attributed to cortico‐thalamo‐cortical (CTC) dysrhythmia, emerging evidence suggests a more intricate pathophysiological ...
Ozlem Akman, Filiz Onat
wiley   +1 more source

Physiological implications of biased signaling at histamine H2 receptors [PDF]

, 2015
Histamine mediates numerous functions acting through its four receptor subtypes all belonging to the large family of seven transmembrane G-protein coupled receptors. In particular, histamine H2 receptor (H2R) is mainly involved in gastric acid production,
Carina Shayo, Carlos A. Davio, Carlos D. Zappia, Federico Monczor, Maia Cabrera, Natalia Alonso, Natalia C. Fernández   +6 more
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Monoaminergic Networks of Cognitive and Behavioral Symptoms in Early Parkinson's Disease

Movement Disorders, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Parkinson's disease (PD) is associated with several behavioral and cognitive symptoms, the neurobiological background of which is not yet fully understood. Objectives The aim was to investigate the association between monoamine function and four specific nonmotor symptoms in early PD using the Parkinson's Progression Markers ...
Kalle J. Niemi, Valtteri Kaasinen, Rimona S. Weil, Juho Joutsa   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cross-Desensitization and Cointernalization of H1 and H2 Histamine Receptors Reveal New Insights into Histamine Signal Integration [PDF]

, 2013
G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR) signaling does not result from sequential activation of a linear pathway of proteins/enzymes, but rather from complex interactions of multiple, branched signaling routes, ie, signaling networks.
Alonso, Maria Natalia, Baldi, Alberto, Davio, Carlos Alberto, Fernández, Natalia Brenda, Gutkind, J. Silvio, Monczor, Federico, Notcovich, Cintia Karina, Shayo, Carina Claudia, Simaan, May   +8 more
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