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M1 muscarinic receptor activation decreases alcohol consumption via a reduction in consummatory behavior

open access: yesPharmacology Research & Perspectives, 2022
Muscarinic acetylcholine receptors (mAChRs) have been shown to mediate alcohol consumption and seeking. Both M4 and M5 mAChRs have been highlighted as potential novel treatment targets for alcohol use disorders (AUD).
Leigh C. Walker   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Epigenetic regulation of cocaine intake through dopaminergic control of cholinergic interneurons in male mice

open access: yesNature Communications
Substance use disorders are chronic neuropsychiatric conditions influenced by multiple factors, shaping individuals’ vulnerability to addictive drugs like cocaine.
Robert G. Lewis   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Insulin Oversecretion in MSG-Obese Rats is Related to Alterations in Cholinergic Muscarinic Receptor Subtypes in Pancreatic Islets

open access: yesCellular Physiology and Biochemistry, 2014
Background/ Aims: Impaired pancreatic beta cell function and insulin secretion/action are a link between obesity and type 2 diabetes, which are worldwide public health burdens.
Rosiane A. Miranda   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Spirocyclic Diamine Scaffolds for Medicinal Chemistry

open access: yesHelvetica Chimica Acta, Volume 109, Issue 1, January 2026.
Here we enumerated 391 spirocyclic diamine drug scaffolds with ring sizes four to eight and found that most of them are unknown. We prepared four novel such spirocycles and discovered a micromolar inhibitor of the M4 muscarinic receptor. ABSTRACT Medicinal chemistry requires the exploration of structurally diverse compound families to expand the ...
Aline Carrel   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Neurons in a Dish: A Review of In Vitro Cell Models for Studying Neurogenesis

open access: yesJournal of Neurochemistry, Volume 170, Issue 1, January 2026.
Different in vitro cell models are valuable to study the different steps of neurogenesis, from the proliferation of neural stem and progenitor cells to the maturation of neurons. Pluripotent stem cells (including embryonic stem cells and induced pluripotent stem cells), immortalized human neuroblastoma cell lines (SH‐SY5Y, IMR‐32), and primary brain ...
Mariana Vassal   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Coincidence detection at the level of phospholipase C activation mediated by the m4 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor [PDF]

open access: yesCurrent Biology, 1995
One of the principal mechanisms by which G-protein-coupled receptors evoke cellular responses is through the activation of phospholipase C (PLC) and the subsequent release of Ca2+ from intracellular stores. Receptors that couple to pertussis toxin (PTX)-insensitive G proteins typically evoke large increases in PLC activity and intracellular Ca2 ...
Carroll, Reed C.   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Subtle changes in striatal muscarinic M1 and M4 receptor expression in the DYT1 knock-in mouse model of dystonia.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2019
In early-onset generalized torsion dystonia, caused by a GAG deletion in TOR1A (DYT1), enhanced striatal cholinergic activity has been suggested to be critically involved. Previous studies have shown increased acetylcholine levels in the striatum of DYT1
Franziska Richter   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Expression of m1-m4 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor proteins in rat hippocampus and regulation by cholinergic innervation [PDF]

open access: yesThe Journal of Neuroscience, 1995
A family of muscarinic ACh receptor genes are expressed in hippocampus, but little is known about the localization of the encoded proteins and their regulation by cholinergic innervation. Subtype-specific antibodies were used to localize m1-m4 proteins in the hippocampal formation by immunocytochemistry and to determine the alterations in the subtypes ...
A I, Levey   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Activation of Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptor Subtype 4 is Essential for Cholinergic Stimulation of Gastric Acid Secretion - Relation To D Cell/Somatostatin -

open access: yesFrontiers in Pharmacology, 2016
Background/Aim: Muscarinic acetylcholine receptors exist in five subtypes (M1~M5), and they are widely expressed in various tissues to mediate diverse autonomic functions, including gastric secretion.
Koji Takeuchi   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Concise Guide to PHARMACOLOGY 2025/26: G protein‐coupled receptors

open access: yesBritish Journal of Pharmacology, Volume 182, Issue S1, Page S24-S151, December 2025.
The Concise Guide to Pharmacology 2025/26 marks the seventh edition in this series of biennial publications in the British Journal of Pharmacology. Presented in landscape format, the guide provides a comparative overview of the pharmacology of drug target families. The concise nature of the Concise Guide refers to the style of presentation, being clear,
Stephen P. H. Alexander   +206 more
wiley   +1 more source

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