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Pharmacological Characterization of Itch-Associated Response Induced by Repeated Application of Oxazolone in Mice

Journal of Pharmacological Sciences, 2010
We investigated pharmacological characteristics of the itch-associated response to chronic dermatitis induced by 4-ethoxymethylene-2-phenyl-2-oxazolin-5-one (oxazolone) repeated application in mice.
Yukihito Tsukumo, Daisuke Harada, Haruhiko Manabe   +2 more
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Functional effects of KCNQ K+ channels in airway smooth muscle

Frontiers in Physiology, 2013
KCNQ (Kv7) channels underlie a voltage-gated K+ current best known for control of neuronal excitability, and its inhibition by Gq/11-coupled, muscarinic signaling. Studies have indicated expression of KCNQ channels in airway smooth muscle (ASM), a tissue
Alexey I Evseev, Iurii eSemenov, Iurii eSemenov, Crystal eArcher, Jorge eMedina, Peter H Dube, Mark S Shapiro, Robert eBrenner   +7 more
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Distinct agonist regulation of muscarinic acetylcholine M2-M3 heteromers and their corresponding homomers [PDF]

, 2015
Each subtype of the muscarinic receptor family of G protein-coupled receptors is activated by similar concentrations of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine or closely related synthetic analogs such as carbachol. However, pharmacological selectivity can be
Alvarez-Curto, Elisa, Aslanoglou, Despoina, Marsango, Sara, Milligan, Graeme   +3 more
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Carbachol Induces Ca2+-Dependent Contraction via Muscarinic M2 and M3 Receptors in Rat Intestinal Subepithelial Myofibroblasts

Journal of Pharmacological Sciences, 2009
.: Intestinal myofibroblasts (IMFs) that exist adjacent to the basement membrane of intestines have contractility and contribute to physical barriers of the intestine.
Koichi Iwanaga, Takahisa Murata, Muneyoshi Okada, Masatoshi Hori, Hiroshi Ozaki   +4 more
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Muscarinic receptor oligomerization [PDF]

, 2018
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) have been classically described as monomeric entities that function by binding in a 1:1 stoichiometric ratio to both ligand and downstream signalling proteins.
Alvarez-Curto, Elisa, Marsango, Sara, Milligan, Graeme, Ward, Richard J.   +3 more
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Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M1 and M3 subtypes mediate acetylcholine-induced endothelium-independent vasodilatation in rat mesenteric arteries

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, Shingo Takatori, Yoshito Zamami, Mitsuhiro Goda, Poungrat Pakdeechote, Hiromu Kawasaki, Fusako Takayama   +6 more
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New and developing non-adrenoreceptor small molecule drugs for the treatment of asthma [PDF]

, 2017
Introduction: Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) alone or in combination with an inhaled long-acting beta2-agonist (LABA) are the preferred long-term treatment for adults and adolescents with symptomatic asthma.
Thomson, Neil C.
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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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Evidence for Respiratory Neuromodulator Interdependence after Cholinergic Disruption in the Ventral Respiratory Column [PDF]

, 2015
Reverse dialysis of the muscarinic receptor antagonist, atropine (ATR, 50 mM), into the pre-Bötzinger Complex region of the ventral respiratory column (VRC) of awake and sleeping goats increases breathing frequency and serotonin (5-HT), substance P (SP),
Forster, Hubert, Hodges, Matthew, Miller, Justin Robert, Muere, Clarissa, Neumueller, Suzanne, Olesiak, Samantha, Pan, Lawrence   +6 more
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Selective M3 Muscarinic Receptor Antagonist Inhibits Small-Cell Lung Carcinoma Growth in a Mouse Orthotopic Xenograft Model

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, Kazumi Koga, Hiroshi Fushiki, Yoko Ueno, Yoshio Ogino, Hisashi Ohta   +5 more
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