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British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.Abstract Background and Purpose Increased contractility of human airway smooth muscle (hASM) is a hallmark of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Developing new classes of bronchodilators has proved to be challenging because of efficacy and safety concerns.
Paola Rogliani +4 more
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PLoS ONE, 2022 Overexpression of M3 subtype muscarinic receptors (M3R) hastens colon cancer progression. As microRNA (miRNA) expression is commonly dysregulated in cancer, we used microarrays to examine miRNA profiles in muscarinic receptor agonist-treated human colon ...
Shannon M. Larabee +3 more
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Expression Profiles of Neuropeptides, Neurotransmitters, and Their Receptors in Human Keratocytes In Vitro and In Situ. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Keratocytes, the quiescent cells of the corneal stroma, play a crucial role in corneal wound healing. Neuropeptides and neurotransmitters are usually associated with neuronal signaling, but have recently been shown to be produced also by non-neuronal ...
Marta Słoniecka +5 more
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Elevated Hippocampal Cholinergic Neurostimulating Peptide precursor protein (HCNP-pp) mRNA in the amygdala in major depression [PDF]
, 2015 The amygdala is innervated by the cholinergic system and is involved in major depressive disorder (MDD). Evidence suggests a hyper-activate cholinergic system in MDD.
Argibay, Pablo +3 more
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British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.Background and Purpose Most older people use polypharmacy (≥5 medications), particularly those with cardiovascular disease. The effects of polypharmacy on the cardiovascular system are not well described. We examined the effect of a chronic polypharmacy regimen on left ventricular (LV) function, structure and proteome in young and old mice of both ...
Trang Tran +9 more
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Electroacupuncture acutely improves cerebral blood flow and attenuates moderate ischemic injury via an endothelial mechanism in mice. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Electroacupuncture (EA) is a novel therapy based on traditional acupuncture combined with modern eletrotherapy that is currently being investigated as a treatment for acute ischemic stroke.
Ji Hyun Kim +6 more
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Generation of Choline for Acetylcholine Synthesis by Phospholipase D Isoforms [PDF]
, 2001 DEDICATION: This article is dedicated to the memory of Sue Kim Hanson, a graduate student in the department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine, who perished in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 ...
Blusztajn, Jan Krzysztof +2 more
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The Interplay of Cross‐Organ Immune Regulation in Inflammation and Cancer
MedComm, Volume 6, Issue 7, July 2025.Organs interact dynamically through immune regulation, influencing systemic immune responses and disease progression. We review molecular and cellular mechanisms of cross‐organ immune regulation in inflammation and cancer, focusing on gut, liver, and brain interactions with other organs.
Jie Dou +6 more
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Intestinal epithelial stem/progenitor cells are controlled by mucosal afferent nerves. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 BACKGROUND: The maintenance of the intestinal epithelium is of great importance for the survival of the organism. A possible nervous control of epithelial cell renewal was studied in rats and mice.
Ove Lundgren +4 more
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Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 2021 The dopamine transporter (DAT) clears neurotransmitters from the extracellular space and serves as an important regulator of signal amplitude and duration at sites of dopamine release. Several different intracellular signaling pathways have been observed
Suzanne M. Underhill, Susan G. Amara
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