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TLR2 and TLR4 Modulate Mouse Ileal Motility by the Interaction with Muscarinic and Nicotinic Receptors

open access: yesCells, 2022
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic functional bowel disorder characterized by intestinal dysmotility. Changes in intestinal microbiota (dysbiosis) can lead to alterations in neuro-muscular functions in the gut. Toll-like receptors (TLRs) 2 and 4
Elena Layunta   +2 more
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Selective M3 Muscarinic Receptor Antagonist Inhibits Small-Cell Lung Carcinoma Growth in a Mouse Orthotopic Xenograft Model

open access: yesJournal of Pharmacological Sciences, 2011
.: In small cell lung carcinoma (SCLC), acetylcholine (ACh) is synthesized and secreted, and it acts as an autocrine growth factor through activation of its receptors, muscarinic receptor (mAChR) and nicotinic receptor (nAChR). Alteration of tumor growth
Nozomi Ami   +5 more
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The Cholinergic Pathways in Inflammation: A Potential Pharmacotherapeutic Target for COPD

open access: yesFrontiers in Pharmacology, 2018
In COPD, the activity of the cholinergic system is increased, which is one of the reasons for the airflow limitation caused by the contraction of airway smooth muscles.
Mitsuhiro Yamada, Masakazu Ichinose
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Cholinergic receptor alterations in the cerebral cortex of spinal cord injured rat

open access: yesBiochemistry and Biophysics Reports, 2017
Many areas of the cerebral cortex process sensory information or coordinate motor output necessary for control of movement. Disturbances in cortical cholinergic system can affect locomotor coordination.
R. Chinthu, T.R. Anju, C.S. Paulose
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Cholinergic Regulation of Orexin/Hypocretin Neurons Through M3Muscarinic Receptor in Mice

open access: yesJournal of Pharmacological Sciences, 2008
The cholinergic system plays an important role in regulation of arousal and REM sleep. In the present study, we showed that a muscarinic receptor agonist, carbachol (CCh), activates almost 20% of orexin-producing neurons (orexin neurons), which play a ...
Kousaku Ohno   +2 more
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Identification and Role of Muscarinic Receptor Subtypes Expressed in Rat Adrenal Medullary Cells

open access: yesJournal of Pharmacological Sciences, 2011
.: The muscarinic receptor is known to be involved in the acetylcholine (ACh)-induced secretion of catecholamines in the adrenal medullary (AM) cells of various mammals.
Keita Harada   +4 more
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Critical metabolic roles of β-cell M3 muscarinic acetylcholine receptors [PDF]

open access: yesLife Sciences, 2012
Muscarinic acetylcholine (ACh) receptors (mAChRs; M(1)-M(5)) regulate the activity of an extraordinarily large number of important physiological processes. We and others previously demonstrated that pancreatic β-cells are endowed with M(3) mAChRs which are linked to G proteins of the G(q) family.
Inigo, Ruiz de Azua   +4 more
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Metformin Improves Autonomic Nervous System Imbalance and Metabolic Dysfunction in Monosodium L-Glutamate-Treated Rats

open access: yesFrontiers in Endocrinology, 2021
Metformin is an antidiabetic drug used for the treatment of diabetes and metabolic diseases. Imbalance in the autonomic nervous system (ANS) is associated with metabolic diseases.
Claudinéia Conationi da Silva Franco   +22 more
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Human M3 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor protein-protein interactions: roles in receptor signaling and regualation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Muscarinic acetylcholine receptors (mAChRs) have been shown to mediate various functions in the central and peripheral nervous systems. These include modulation of exocrine glandular secretion, vasodilatation and smooth muscle contraction, cell ...
Borroto Escuela, Dasiel Oscar
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Autoantibodies against Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptor on Exocrine Glands in Sjögren Syndrome [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
These investigations demonstrate that serum antibodies against muscarinic acetylcholine receptors (mAChR) in primary Sjögren syndrome (pSS) and associated Sjögren syndrome (aSS) bind and activate both cholinergic receptors of M3 in salivary gland and M1 ...
Reina, Silvia Lorena   +1 more
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