The distribution of charged amino acid residues and the Ca(2+) permeability of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors: a predictive model [PDF]
, 2017 Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) are cation-selective ligand-gated ion channels exhibiting variable Ca(2+) permeability depending on their subunit composition.
Fucile, Sergio
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Phosphocholine-Modified Lipooligosaccharides of Haemophilus influenzae Inhibit ATP-Induced IL-1beta Release by Pulmonary Epithelial Cells [PDF]
, 2018 Phosphocholine-modified bacterial cell wall components are virulence factors enabling immune evasion and permanent colonization of the mammalian host, by mechanisms that are poorly understood.
Grau, Veronika +11 more
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Neuron, 2009 Both conscious and unconscious memory mechanisms contribute to the rewarding effects of nicotine and other drugs of abuse. In this issue of Neuron, Tang and Dani use in vivo measures of synaptic plasticity in freely moving mice to link nicotine-induced dopamine release in hippocampus to LTP induction and behavioral reinforcement.
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Nicotine binding and nicotinic receptor subunit RNA after chronic nicotine treatment [PDF]
The Journal of Neuroscience, 1992 DBA mice were chronically treated with nicotine by continuous intravenous infusion of 4.0 mg/kg/hr for 10 d. Drug-treated mice were tolerant to the acute effects of nicotine on locomotor activity and body temperature. The effect of chronic treatment on the amount of L-3H- nicotine binding and RNA encoding for alpha 4, the most widely expressed ...
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The nicotinic receptor of cochlear hair cells: A possible pharmacotherapeutic target? [PDF]
, 2009 Mechanosensory hair cells of the organ of Corti transmit information regarding sound to the central nervous system by way of peripheral afferent neurons.
Elgoyhen, Ana Belen +2 more
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Journal of Neuroscience, 1993 A full-length clone coding for the rat alpha 7 nicotinic receptor subunit was isolated from an adult brain cDNA library and expressed in Xenopus oocytes. A significant proportion of the current through alpha 7-channels is carried by Ca2+.
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Alpha7 Nicotinic Receptors as Therapeutic Targets in Schizophrenia.
Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 2018 While current treatments for schizophrenia often provide much relief for positive symptoms such as hallucinations, other symptoms, particularly cognitive deficits, persist and contribute to substantial suffering and reduced quality of life for patients ...
J. Tregellas, Korey P. Wylie
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The MX-Helix of Muscle nAChR Subunits Regulates Receptor Assembly and Surface Trafficking. [PDF]
, 2020 Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (AChRs) are pentameric channels that mediate fast transmission at the neuromuscular junction (NMJ) and defects in receptor expression underlie neuromuscular disorders such as myasthenia gravis and congenital myasthenic ...
Borges, Lucia Soares +3 more
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Interactions between the neuromodulatory systems and the amygdala: exploratory survey using the Allen Mouse Brain Atlas. [PDF]
, 2013 Neuromodulatory systems originate in nuclei localized in the subcortical region of the brain and control fundamental behaviors by interacting with many areas of the central nervous system.
Krichmar, Jeffrey L, Zaldivar, Andrew
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Nicotine vapor inhalation escalates nicotine self‐administration [PDF]
Addiction Biology, 2012 AbstractHumans escalate their cigarette smoking over time, and a major obstacle in the field of pre‐clinical nicotine addiction research has been the inability to produce escalated nicotine self‐administration in rats. In experiment 1, male Wistar rats were trained to respond for nicotine in 2‐hour operant sessions, then exposed to chronic intermittent
Nicholas W, Gilpin +5 more
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