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Cells, 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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Journal 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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Cells, 2023 Muscarinic acetylcholine receptors are well-known for their crucial involvement in hippocampus-dependent learning and memory, but the exact roles of the various receptor subtypes (M1–M5) are still not fully understood.
Fang Zheng +2 more
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Beneficial metabolic effects of M3 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor deficiency [PDF]
Cell Metabolism, 2006 Most animal models of obesity and hyperinsulinemia are associated with increased vagal cholinergic activity. The M3 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor subtype is widely expressed in the brain and peripheral tissues and plays a key role in mediating the physiological effects of vagal activation.
Gautam, Dinesh +7 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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Cholinergic receptor alterations in the cerebral cortex of spinal cord injured rat
Biochemistry 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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Molecular Modeling of the M3 Acetylcholine Muscarinic Receptor and Its Binding Site [PDF]
Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, 2012 The present study reports the results of a combined computational and site mutagenesis study designed to provide new insights into the orthosteric binding site of the human M3 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor. For this purpose a three-dimensional structure of the receptor at atomic resolution was built by homology modeling, using the crystallographic ...
Martinez-Archundia, Marlet +3 more
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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 +2 more
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Journal of Pharmacological Sciences, 2016 The present study investigated pharmacological characterizations of muscarinic acetylcholine receptor (AChR) subtypes involving ACh-induced endothelium-independent vasodilatation in rat mesenteric arteries.
Panot Tangsucharit +6 more
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Identification and Role of Muscarinic Receptor Subtypes Expressed in Rat Adrenal Medullary Cells
Journal 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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