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Catestatin attenuates endoplasmic reticulum induced cell apoptosis by activation type 2 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor in cardiac ischemia/reperfusion

Scientific Reports, 2015
Catestatin (CST) is a catecholamine secretion inhibiting peptide as non-competitive inhibitor of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. CST play a protective role in cardiac ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) but the molecular mechanism remains unclear ...
Feng Liao, Yang Zheng, Junyan Cai, Jinghui Fan, Jing Wang, Jichun Yang, Qinghua Cui, Guoheng Xu, Chao-shu Tang, B. Geng   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Differential Actions of Muscarinic Receptor Subtypes in Gastric, Pancreatic, and Colon Cancer

International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021
Cancers arising from gastrointestinal epithelial cells are common, aggressive, and difficult to treat. Progress in this area resulted from recognizing that the biological behavior of these cancers is highly dependent on bioactive molecules released by ...
Alyssa Schledwitz, Margaret H. Sundel, Madeline Alizadeh, Shien Hu, G. Xie, J. Raufman   +5 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
doaj   +1 more source

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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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
doaj   +1 more source

Lactoferrin treatment activates acetylcholinesterase, decreasing acetylcholine levels in non‐small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cell culture supernatants, inhibiting cell survival

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Representation of the suggested mode of action of lactoferrin (Lf) in nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) A549 cells. Lf induces activation of caspase‐3 by activating p53 and AChE leading to decreased ACh concentrations. In turn, ACh signaling leads to activation of VEGF and AKT and blocking of caspase‐3.
Stuti Goel, Caroline Wozniak, Aya Sabri, Ben Haddad, Brooke Lopo, Alvaro Cobos, Sarah Sarofim, Jeffrey Guthrie, Deborah Heyl, Hedeel Guy Evans   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Muscarinic receptor regulation of chronic pain-induced atrial fibrillation

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2022
Atrial fibrillation (AF), one of the most common arrhythmias, is associated with chronic emotional disorder. Chronic pain represents a psychological instability condition related to cardiovascular diseases, but the mechanistic linkage connecting chronic ...
Chao Gong, Yu Ding, Feng Liang, Shuang Wu, Xiruo Tang, Hongzhang Ding, Wenjing Huang, Xiaotong Yu, Likun Zhou, Jun Li, Shaowen Liu   +10 more
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Novel 3D‐Printed Biophotonic Scaffold Displaying Luminescence under Near‐Infrared Light for Photopharmacological Activation and Biological Signaling Compound Release

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Despite significant efforts in developing novel biomaterials to regenerate tissue, only a few of them have successfully reached clinical use. It has become clear that the next generation of biomaterials must be multifunctional. Smart biomaterials can respond to environmental or external stimuli, interact in a spatial‐temporal manner, and trigger ...
Sonya Ghanavati, Ekin Opar, Virginia Alessandra Gobbo, Carlo Matera, Fabio Riefolo, Rossella Castagna, Julien Colombelli, Andrew Draganski, Joshua Baggott, Mika Lastusaari, Pau Gorostiza, Laeticia Petit, Jonathan Massera   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mechanistic Insights into Allosteric Structure-Function Relationships at the M1 Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptor*

Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2014
Background: Selective and potent positive allosteric modulators (PAMs) of the M1 mAChR have been recently described. Results: Use of structural analogues and mutagenic mapping identified the mechanistic basis for increased PAM activity.
Alaa Abdul-Ridha, J. R. Lane, Shailesh N Mistry, Laura Lopez, P. Sexton, P. Scammells, A. Christopoulos, Meritxell Canals   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Body Biofluids for Minimally‐Invasive Diagnostics: Insights, Challenges, Emerging Technologies, and Clinical Potential

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Recent advances in diagnostics have accelerated the development of miniaturized wearable technologies for the continuous monitoring of diseases. This paradigm is shifting healthcare away from invasive, centralized blood tests toward decentralized monitoring, using alternative body biofluids.
Lanka Tata Rao, Chandan Kumar Mandal, Fernando Patolsky   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source