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Blunted Cystine–Glutamate Antiporter Function in the Nucleus Accumbens Promotes Cocaine-induced Drug Seeking [PDF]
, 2008 Repeated cocaine alters glutamate neurotransmission, in part, by reducing cystine–glutamate exchange via system xc−, which maintains glutamate levels and receptor stimulation in the extrasynaptic compartment.
Abdulhameed, Omer +5 more
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Wwox deletion leads to reduced GABA-ergic inhibitory interneuron numbers and activation of microglia and astrocytes in mouse hippocampus [PDF]
, 2019 The association of WW domain-containing oxidoreductase WWOX gene loss of function with central nervous system (CNS) related pathologies is well documented.
Abba, Martín Carlos +11 more
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Shedding Light on Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors [PDF]
Cell Chemical Biology, 2016 In this issue of Cell Chemical Biology, the elegant manuscript by Rovira et al. (2016) describes a negative allosteric modulator (NAM) of mGlu4 metabotropic glutamate receptors with in vivo activity. This compound is rapidly and reversibly inactivated by light and represents a powerful pharmacological tool for the study of mGlu4 receptors in their ...
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Light‐Activated Pharmacological Tools for Exploring the Cholinergic System
Medicinal Research Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Cholinergic transmission plays a critical role in both the central and peripheral nervous systems, affecting processes such as learning, memory, and inflammation. Conventional cholinergic drugs generally suffer from poor selectivity and temporal precision, leading to undesired effects and limited therapeutic efficacy. Photopharmacology aims to
Alessio Colleoni +5 more
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Journal of Pharmacological Sciences, 2010 This study was performed to investigate the ameliorative effects of metabotropic glutamate (mGlu)-receptor agonists on histamine H1 receptor antagonist–induced spatial memory deficit and the decrease in hippocampal theta activity in rats. Intraperitoneal
Takayoshi Masuoka +2 more
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Targeting glutamate metabolism in melanoma [PDF]
arXiv, 2019 The glutamate metabotropic receptor 1 (GRM1) drives oncogenesis when aberrantly activated in melanoma and several other cancers. Metabolomics reveals that patient-derived xenografts with GRM1-positive melanoma tumors exhibit elevated plasma glutamate levels associated with metastatic melanoma in vivo. Stable isotope tracing and GCMS analysis determined
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Involvement of the proteasome and caspase activation in hippocampal long-term depression induced by the serine protease subtilisin [PDF]
, 2013 The serine protease subtilisin-A produces a long-term depression (LTD) of synaptic potentials in hippocampal slices which differs mechanistically from classical LTD.
Darlington, L.G. +2 more
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Recent Developments in the Optical Control of Adrenergic Signaling
Medicinal Research Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Adrenoceptors (ARs) play a vital role in various physiological processes and are key therapeutic targets. The advent of optical control techniques, including optogenetics and photopharmacology, offers the potential to modulate AR signaling with precise temporal and spatial resolution. In this review, we summarize the latest advancements in the
Shuang Shi +4 more
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Structure and dynamics of dynorphin peptide and its receptor [PDF]
arXiv, 2019 Dynorphin is a neuropeptide involved in pain, addiction and mood regulation. It exerts its activity by binding to the kappa opioid receptor (KOP) which belongs to the large family of G-protein coupled receptors. The dynorphin peptide was discovered in 1975, while its receptor was cloned in 1993.
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Protein connectivity in chemotaxis receptor complexes [PDF]
, 2015 The chemotaxis sensory system allows bacteria such as Escherichia coli to swim towards nutrients and away from repellents. The underlying pathway is remarkably sensitive in detecting chemical gradients over a wide range of ambient concentrations. Interactions among receptors, which are predominantly clustered at the cell poles, are crucial to this ...
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