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Nicotine Inhibits Cisplatin-Induced Apoptosis via Regulating α5-nAChR/AKT Signaling in Human Gastric Cancer Cells. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
Gastric cancer incidence demonstrates a strong etiologic association with smoking. Nicotine, the major component in tobacco, is a survival agonist that inhibits apoptosis induced by certain chemotherapeutic agents, but the precise mechanisms involved ...
Yanfei Jia, Haiji Sun, Hongqiao Wu, Huilin Zhang, Xiuping Zhang, Dongjie Xiao, Xiaoli Ma, Yunshan Wang   +7 more
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Chrysin Mitigates Acetamiprid‐Induced Testicular Injury in Mice via Suppression of Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Inflammation

Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Acetamiprid (ACP) is a neonicotinoid pesticide that is extensively utilized for the management of insect populations, but its toxic effects on the male reproductive system have become a source of concern. Chrysin (CHR) is a natural flavone found in many plants and bee products, including honey and propolis.
Selim Demir, Nihal Turkmen Alemdar, Esin Yulug, Ali Kulaber, Elif Ayazoglu Demir, Nadire Sevdenur Erdogan, Ahmet Mentese, Yuksel Aliyazicioglu   +7 more
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α5-nAChR/NETO2 contributed to chronic stress-promoted lung adenocarcinoma progression

Cancer Cell International
Background α5-nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (α5‐nAChR) participates in chronic stress-promoted lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) progression. Neuropilin and tolloid-like 2 (NETO2) contributes to fear expression and extinction, which is related to ...
Jingting Wang, Jiaying Cai, Zengping Wang, Shuran Yang, Jing Wang, Yanfei Jia, Haiji Sun, Xiaoli Ma   +7 more
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The Expression of the Alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor and the Effect of Smoking in Curdlan-Administered SKG Mice

Biomedicines, 2023
Nicotine, an abundant molecule in tobacco, has immunomodulatory effects on inflammatory diseases, primarily due to the activation of alpha7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (α7 nAChR).
Young-Eun Kim, Jae-Hyun Lee, Eun-Ju Lee, Do Hoon Kim, Mi Ryeong Jeong, Seokchan Hong, Chang-Keun Lee, Bin Yoo, Jeehee Youn, Eun-Ju Chang, Yong-Gil Kim   +10 more
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Varenicline for cannabis use disorder: A randomized controlled trial

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Although cannabis use is widespread and prevalence of cannabis use disorder (CUD) is increasing, limited advancements have been made in CUD medication development. The objective of this study was to test the efficacy of varenicline with medical management for reducing cannabis use in treatment‐seeking individuals with CUD ...
Aimee L. McRae‐Clark, Kevin M. Gray, Nathaniel L. Baker, Brian J. Sherman, Bryan Tolliver, Jessica Burt, Alonzo Steplight, Elizabeth Chapman, Amanda Wagner   +8 more
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Influence of Tobacco Smoke Exposure on the Protein Expression of α7 and α4 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors in Squamous Cell Carcinoma Tumors of the Upper Aerodigestive Tract (Out of the Larynx)

Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment, 2018
Purpose: To assess protein expression of α7 and α4 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChR) subtypes in squamous cell carcinoma of the upper aerodigestive track (out of the larynx) according to tobacco smoke exposure, considering the general ...
Bertha B Montaño-Velázquez, Juan C Benavides Méndez, Francisco J García-Vázquez, Ernesto Conde-Vázquez, Magdalena Sánchez-Uribe, Cecilia R Taboada-Murrieta, Kathrine Jáuregui-Renaud   +6 more
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Associations of cannabis use, tobacco use and co‐use with brain volume: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Cannabis is the most widely used illicit drug worldwide and is often co‐used with tobacco, the leading cause of preventable death. Although cannabis and tobacco have distinct neurobiological actions, their associations with brain volumes are unclear.
Katherine Sawyer, Tom P. Freeman, Martine Skumlien, Esther Walton, Thomas Lancaster, Jorien L. Treur, Valentina Lorenzetti, Anna K. M. Blackwell, Chloe Burke, Richie J. Carr, Constantinos Constantinides, Maisie Cox, Sarah Dance, Shadi Daryan, Sorcha Hamilton, Tom Jenkins, Gemma M. J. Taylor   +16 more
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Orthosteric and Allosteric Ligands of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors for Smoking Cessation

Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, 2015
Nicotine addiction, the result of tobacco use, leads to over six million premature deaths world-wide, a number that is expected to increase by a third within the next two decades.
Tasnim S. Mohamed, Selwyn S. Jayakar, Ayman K Hamouda   +2 more
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α7 Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor mediates right ventricular fibrosis and diastolic dysfunction in pulmonary hypertension

JCI Insight, 2021
Right ventricular (RV) fibrosis is a key feature of maladaptive RV hypertrophy and dysfunction and is associated with poor outcomes in pulmonary hypertension (PH).
Alexander Vang, Denielli da Silva Gonçalves Bos, Ana Fernandez-Nicolas, Peng Zhang, Alan R. Morrison, Thomas J. Mancini, Richard T. Clements, Iuliia Polina, Michael W. Cypress, Bong Sook Jhun, Edward Hawrot, Ulrike Mende, Jin O-Uchi, Gaurav Choudhary   +13 more
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Nikotinski acetilholinski receptor kot farmakološka tarča pri pljučnem raku

Acta Biologica Slovenica, 2022
Rak pljuč je zelo razširjena oblika raka z nizko stopnjo preživetja. Kajenje tobaka predstavlja glavni dejavnik tveganja za razvoj raka pljuč, saj v tobačnem dimu najdemo veliko rakotvornih snovi.
Veno Kononenko, Tadeja Bele, Sara Novak, Igor Križaj, Damjana Drobne, Tom Turk   +5 more
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