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Postsynaptic Complexin Mediates Constitutive Exocytosis of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor. [PDF]
Adv Sci (Weinh)Beyond its established presynaptic role, complexin is identified as a postsynaptic regulator of neurotransmitter receptor trafficking. By promoting constitutive and activity‐dependent exocytosis of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, complexin controls spontaneous synaptic signaling at the C.
Wang Y, Deng Y, Xia N, Sugita S, Gao S.
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Neuregulin upregulates microglial α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor expression in immortalized cell lines: implications for regulating neuroinflammation. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Neuregulin, previously known as ARIA, is a signaling protein involved in cell survival, synaptic plasticity, cell communication and differentiation. Neuregulin has also been described as a potent inducer of acetylcholine receptor transcription in muscle ...
Malwina Mencel +2 more
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Journal of Pharmacological Sciences, 2010 We have previously shown that chronic donepezil treatment induces nicotinic acetylcholine receptor up-regulation and enhances the sensitivity of the neurons to the neuroprotective effect of donepezil. Further analyses revealed that the nicotinic receptor
Yuki Takada-Takatori +6 more
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The α9α10 acetylcholine receptor: A non-neuronal nicotinic receptor
Pharmacological Research, 2023 Within the superfamily of pentameric ligand-gated ion channels, cholinergic nicotinic receptors (nAChRs) were classically identified to mediate synaptic transmission in the nervous system and the neuromuscular junction. The α9 and α10 nAChR subunits were
Ana Belén Elgoyhen
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Toxics, 2018 Among the neurotoxicants contained in tobacco smoke, if absorbed during pregnancy, nicotine significantly affects α7-nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, which play essential roles in the development of the brainstem regions receiving cholinergic ...
Anna Maria Lavezzi
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Expression of the α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor in human lung cells
Respiratory Research, 2005 Background We and others have shown that one of the mechanisms of growth regulation of small cell lung cancer cell lines and cultured pulmonary neuroendocrine cells is by the binding of agonists to the α7 neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor.
Schuller Hildegard M +2 more
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Vagus nerve stimulation is a potential treatment for ischemic stroke
Neural Regeneration Research, 2023 Microglia are the brain’s primary innate immune cells, and they are activated and affect pro-inflammatory phenotype or regulatory phenotype after ischemic stroke.
Yi-Lin Liu +4 more
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Neuronal Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Modulators from Cone Snails
Marine Drugs, 2018 Marine cone snails are a large family of gastropods that have evolved highly potent venoms for predation and defense. The cone snail venom has exceptional molecular diversity in neuropharmacologically active compounds, targeting a range of receptors, ion
N. Abraham, R. Lewis
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Embedded Cholesterol in the Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor [PDF]
Biophysical Journal, 2008 The nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) is a cation-selective channel central to both neuronal and muscular processes and is considered the prototype for ligand-gated ion channels, motivating a structural determination effort that spanned several decades [Unwin N (2005) Refined structure of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor
Brannigan, Grace +4 more
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Understanding of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors [PDF]
Acta Pharmacologica Sinica, 2009 Cigarette smoking is a major public health problem and has been identified as the second-most prevalent cause of death in the world. China, a country with a population of 1.3 billion, is the world's largest producer and consumer of tobacco. It estimates that there are 0.35 billion cigarette smokers in China, which bears a large proportion of the deaths
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