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Cholinergic Regulation of Orexin/Hypocretin Neurons Through M3Muscarinic Receptor in Mice

Journal 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, Mari Hondo, Takeshi Sakurai   +2 more
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Functional characterization of three G protein-coupled acetylcholine receptors in parasitic nematode Trichinella spiralis

International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance, 2023
The physiological significance of metabotropic acetylcholine receptors in parasitic nematodes remains largely unexplored. Here, three different Trichinella spiralis G protein-coupled acetylcholine receptors (TsGAR-1, -2, and -3) were identified in the ...
Cáinà Nìng, Aurélie Heckmann, Lourdes Mateos-Hernández, Grégory Karadjian, Ladislav Šimo   +4 more
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General anaesthesia-related complications of gut motility with a focus on cholinergic mechanisms, TRP channels and visceral pain

Frontiers in Physiology, 2023
General anesthesia produces multiple side effects. Notably, it temporarily impairs gastrointestinal motility following surgery and causes the so-called postoperative ileus (POI), a multifactorial and complex condition that develops secondary to ...
Alexander V. Zholos, Dariia O. Dryn, Mariia I. Melnyk, Mariia I. Melnyk   +3 more
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The Cholinergic Pathways in Inflammation: A Potential Pharmacotherapeutic Target for COPD

Frontiers 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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Exploring Cholinergic Compounds for Peripheral Neuropathic Pain Management: A Comprehensive Scoping Review of Rodent Model Studies

Pharmaceuticals, 2023
Neuropathic pain affects about 7–8% of the population, and its management still poses challenges with unmet needs. Over the past decades, researchers have explored the cholinergic system (muscarinic and nicotinic acetylcholine receptors: mAChR and nAChR)
Edouard Montigné, David Balayssac
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Bidirectional Photoswitching of a Tailored Azobenzene with Red and Far‐Red Light Involving Triplet Sensitization in an Aqueous System

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
The action spectrum of a tailored azobenzene is shifted toward bio‐optical window through the chemical modification of its singlet and triplet energy levels. Consequently, the bidirectional photo‐switching of azobenzene in physiological conditions is achieved when excited by red and far‐red light, which offers greater tissue penetration.
Mila Miroshnichenko, Helen Hölzel, Edvinas Orentas, Karolis Kazlauskas, Pedro Ferreira, Fabienne Dumoulin, Carles Alcaide, Miquel Solà, Roger Bresolí‐Obach, Santi Nonell, Pankaj Bharmoria, Kasper Moth‐Poulsen   +11 more
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Allosteric Modulation of Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptors [PDF]

Current Neuropharmacology, 2007
Muscarinic acetylcholine receptors (mAChRs) are prototypical Family A G protein coupled-receptors. The five mAChR subtypes are widespread throughout the periphery and the central nervous system and, accordingly, are widely involved in a variety of both physiological and pathophysiological processes.
Gregory, Karen J, Sexton, Patrick M, Christopoulos, Arthur   +2 more
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Cell-Type Specific Neuromodulation of Excitatory and Inhibitory Neurons via Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptors in Layer 4 of Rat Barrel Cortex

Frontiers in Neural Circuits, 2022
The neuromodulator acetylcholine (ACh) plays an important role in arousal, attention, vigilance, learning and memory. ACh is released during different behavioural states and affects the brain microcircuit by regulating neuronal and synaptic properties ...
Guanxiao Qi, Dirk Feldmeyer, Dirk Feldmeyer, Dirk Feldmeyer   +3 more
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Making Sweat Measurable: Induction, Sampling, and Refreshment in Wearable Biofluid Sensing

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Wearable sweat sensing relies not only on chemical detection but also on controlled biofluid management. This Review integrates sweat physiology, induction strategies, and microfluidic sampling architectures, demonstrating how flux, transport, and refreshment shape measurement reliability.
Soyoung Shin, Wei Gao
wiley   +1 more source

Purinergic and muscarinic modulation of the cell cycle and calcium signaling in the chick retinal ventricular zone

, 2002
Spontaneous calcium transients occur in the ventricular zone of the chick retina and result from the endogenous release of neurotransmitters in the absence of action potentials.
Catsicas, M., Peter Mobbs, Pearson, R., Pearson, Rachel; id_orcid, Becker, D., Pearson, R, Rachel Pearson, Becker, D, Mobbs, P, Becker, David, Marina Catsicas, Catsicas, Marina, Catsicas, M, Mobbs, Peter, David Becker, Mobbs, P.   +15 more
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