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M2 Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor modulates rat airway smooth muscle cell proliferation
Airways chronic inflammatory conditions in asthma and COPD are characterized by tissue remodeling, being smooth muscle hyperplasia, the most important feature.
Fabiola A. Placeres-Uray +5 more
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The effects of atropine (non selective muscarinic antagonist) and ZM241385 (A2A receptors antagonist) in the cisatracurium-induced drastic (100%) level of fade at 50 Hz (10 s) (100% Fade) were compared in the phrenic nerve-diaphragm muscle preparations ...
Arethusa Lobo Pimentel +3 more
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Solifenacin-induced acute psychosis: a case report
Solifenacin is a muscarinic receptor antagonist that has been used to treat overactive bladder since 2004. It has a great affinity for the detrusor M3 receptor, which must be stimulated for bladder muscle contraction, and demonstrates the most selective ...
Betul Kirsavoglu +2 more
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The possible mechanisms of protocatechuic acid-induced central analgesia
It is aimed to investigate the central antinociceptive effect of protocatechuic acid and the involvement of stimulation of opioidergic, serotonin 5-HT2A/2C, α2-adrenergic and muscarinic receptors in protocatechuic acid-induced central analgesia in mice ...
Rana Arslan +3 more
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Long-term activation upon brief exposure to xanomleline is unique to M1 and M4 subtypes of muscarinic acetylcholine receptors. [PDF]
Xanomeline is an agonist endowed with functional preference for M1/M4 muscarinic acetylcholine receptors. It also exhibits both reversible and wash-resistant binding to and activation of these receptors.
Eva Šantrůčková +3 more
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Beneficial effects of anisodamine in shock involved nicotinic anti-inflammatory pathway
Anisodamine, an antagonist of muscarinic receptor, has been used therapeutically to improve blood flow in circulatory disorders such as septic shock in China since 1965.
Ting eZhao +4 more
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Josuel Ora,1 Angelo Coppola,2 Mario Cazzola,3 Luigino Calzetta,4 Paola Rogliani1,3 1Division of Respiratory Medicine, University Hospital Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy; 2Division of Respiratory Medicine, San Filippo Neri Hospital, Rome, Italy; 3Department of ...
Ora J +4 more
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We recently demonstrated the role of M1 muscarinic receptors (M1R) in modulating oxidative stress in liver and hepatocytes (Urrunaga et al., 2015) [1]. Here we provide data regarding the effect of a novel M1R agonist, VU0357017 (Lebois et al., 2010) [2],
Ravirajsinh N. Jadeja +3 more
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Anoop Prakash,1 K Suresh Babu,2 Jaymin B Morjaria1,31Department of Respiratory Medicine, Castle Hill Hospital, Cottingham, 2Department of Respiratory Medicine, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Cosham, Portsmouth, 3Department of Academic Respiratory Medicine ...
Prakash A, Babu KS, Morjaria JB
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Ovarian hormones, such as estrogens and progesterone, are known to exert beneficial effects on cognition and some psychiatric disorders. The basis of these effects is not fully understood, but may involve altered cholinergic neurotransmission. This study
Sarah S. Ch’ng +9 more
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