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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
doaj   +1 more source

The Bronchoprotective Effects of Dual Pharmacology, Muscarinic Receptor Antagonist and β₂ Adrenergic Receptor Agonist Navafenterol in Human Small Airways

Cells, 2023
Bronchodilators and anti-inflammatory agents are the mainstream treatments in chronic obstructive and pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma.
Joseph Antony Jude, Ian Dainty, Nikhil Karmacharya, William Jester, Reynold Panettieri   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A molecular basis for selective antagonist destabilization of dopamine D3 receptor quaternary organization [PDF]

, 2017
The dopamine D3 receptor (D3R) is a molecular target for both first-generation and several recently-developed antipsychotic agents. Following stable expression of this mEGFP-tagged receptor, Spatial Intensity Distribution Analysis indicated that a ...
Caltabiano, Gianluigi, Jiménez-Rosés, Mireia, Marsango, Sara, Millan, Mark J., Milligan, Graeme, Pediani, John D., Ward, Richard J.   +6 more
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Activation of muscarinic acetylcholine receptors elicits pigment granule dispersion in retinal pigment epithelium isolated from bluegill

BMC Neuroscience, 2004
Background In fish, melanin pigment granules in the retinal pigment epithelium disperse into apical projections as part of the suite of responses the eye makes to bright light conditions.
Crittenden Elizabeth L, González Alfredo, García Dana M   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Muscarinic M1 receptors stimulated by intracerebroventricular administration of McN-A-343 reduces the nerve injury-induced mechanical hypersensitivity via GABAB receptors rather than GABAA receptors in mice

Journal of Pharmacological Sciences, 2020
Cholinergic neurons play an important role in the higher functions of the brain, such as the memory, cognition, and nociception. However, the exact mechanism behind how the stimulation of all the muscarinic M1 receptors in the entire brain results in the
Keisuke Migita, Akiko Nishimura, Fumihiro Eto, Kohei Koga, Taichi Matsumoto, Kazuki Terada, Shuji Hara, Kenji Honda   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

State-Dependent and -Independent Effects of Dialyzing Excitatory Neuromodulator Receptor Antagonists into the Ventral Respiratory Column [PDF]

, 2017
Unilateral dialysis of the broad-spectrum muscarinic receptor antagonist atropine (50 mM) into the ventral respiratory column [(VRC) including the pre-Bötzinger complex region] of awake goats increased pulmonary ventilation (V̇i) and breathing frequency (
Burgraff, Nicholas J., Crumley, Emma, Forster, Hubert V., Hodges, Matthew R., Langer, Thomas M., III, Neumueller, Suzanne E., Pan, Lawrence, Talwar, Sawan   +7 more
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Investigating the Unbinding of Muscarinic Antagonists from the Muscarinic 3 Receptor

Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation, 2023
Patient symptom relief is often heavily influenced by the residence time of the inhibitor-target complex. For the human muscarinic receptor 3 (hMR3), tiotropium is a long-acting bronchodilator used in conditions such as asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The mechanistic insights into this inhibitor remain unclear; specifically, the
Buigues, Pedro J., Gehrke, Sascha, Badaoui, Magd, Dudas, Balint, Mandana, Gaurav, Qi, Tianyun, Bottegoni, Giovanni, Rosta, Edina   +7 more
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Revefenacin: Drug review

Journal of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences, 2018
Revefenacin, a long-acting muscarinic receptor antagonist was approved by US Food and Drug Administration in November 2018 for the maintenance treatment of patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).
Bhuvana K
doaj   +1 more source

Macrophage TNF-α mediates parathion-induced airway hyperreactivity in guinea pigs. [PDF]

, 2013
Organophosphorus pesticides (OPs) are implicated in human asthma. We previously demonstrated that, at concentrations that do not inhibit acetylcholinesterase activity, the OP parathion causes airway hyperreactivity in guinea pigs as a result of ...
Allison D. Fryer, Becky J. Proskocil, Borish L, Crain EF, Crinnion WJ, David B. Jacoby, Donald A. Bruun, Gallo MA, Grodzki AC, Lu C, Nico van Rooijen, Pamela J. Lein, Rozyk KJ   +12 more
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Molecular Cages as Probes in Indicator Displacement Assays: The Case of Scopolamine Detection

Angewandte Chemie, EarlyView.
In this research, we show the concept of molecular cages as probes in indicator displacement assays, focusing on scopolamine detection, a drug often used in drug‐facilitated sexual assaults. Drug sensing occurs via the drug‐induced transformation of non‐emissive [Fluorescein2⊂Cage] complex into [Scopolamine⊂Catenane] and highly emissive free ...
Giovanni Montà‐González, Eva Garrido, Estela Climent, Cristian Vicent, Ramón Martínez‐Máñez, Vicente Martí‐Centelles   +5 more
wiley   +2 more sources