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Activation of a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor

Biophysical Journal, 1984
We studied activation of the nicotinic acetylcholine (ACh) receptor on cells of a mouse clonal muscle cell line (BC3H1). We analyzed single-channel currents through outside-out patches elicited with various concentrations of acetylcholine (ACh), carbamylcholine (Carb) and suberyldicholine (Sub).
Sine, S.M., Steinbach, J.H.
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Basic and Clinical Aspects of Non-neuronal Acetylcholine: Expression of Non-neuronal Acetylcholine in Lung Cancer Provides a New Target for Cancer

Journal of Pharmacological Sciences, 2008
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death worldwide and new treatment strategies are clearly needed. The recent discovery that lung and other cancers synthesize and secrete acetylcholine (ACh) which acts as an autocrine growth factor suggests that
Therapy Pingfang Song, Eliot R. Spindel
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The Novel, Nicotinic Alpha7 Receptor Partial Agonist, BMS-933043, Improves Cognition and Sensory Processing in Preclinical Models of Schizophrenia. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
The development of alpha7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonists is considered a promising approach for the treatment of cognitive symptoms in schizophrenia patients. In the present studies we characterized the novel agent, (2R)-N-(6-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)
Linda J Bristow, Amy E Easton, Yu-Wen Li, Digavalli V Sivarao, Regina Lidge, Kelli M Jones, Debra Post-Munson, Christopher Daly, Nicholas J Lodge, Lizbeth Gallagher, Thaddeus Molski, Richard Pieschl, Ping Chen, Adam Hendricson, Ryan Westphal, James Cook, Christiana Iwuagwu, Daniel Morgan, Yulia Benitex, Dalton King, John E Macor, Robert Zaczek, Richard Olson   +22 more
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Neuron‐Targeted Exosomal Delivery of siRNA Against RIPK3 Slows Neurodegenerative Progression in Alzheimer's Disease

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Engineered exosomal siRNA delivery platform enables systemic, neuron‐targeted RNA transport across the blood–brain barrier. Surface functionalization with rabies virus glycoprotein‐derived peptide facilitates receptor‐mediated transcytosis, achieving efficient cytosolic delivery and robust gene silencing. Targeting RIPK3 suppresses necroptosis, reduces
Chi Zhang, Jiaqi Zhang, Yuzhi Wang, Yaodong Wang, Peng Lin, Yanling Wang, Zixuan Tang, Jintai Yu, Qin Zhou, Feiyun Cui   +9 more
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Targeted β‐Glucan‐Veiled Oral Apremilast Nanotherapy Modulates Key Dysbiosis‐Associated Gut Microbiota and Alleviates Ulcerative Colitis‐Associated Anxiety, Depression, and Neuropsychiatric Behaviors

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study introduces β‐glucan‐shielded apremilast laden nanomicelles that withstand gastrointestinal degradation, selectively accumulate in inflamed colon tissue, and modulate the microbiota–gut–brain axis. The formulation restores barrier integrity, reduces systemic and neuroinflammation, and improves anxiety‐ and depression‐like behaviors in colitis
Chandrashekhar Jori, Ahmed Shaney Rehman, Taruna Lamba, Anas Ahmad, Jattin Kumar, Aneesh Ali, Ajesh Joshi, Ashraf Ali, Suhel Parvez, Javed N. Agrewala, Rehan Khan   +10 more
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Activation of spinal alpha-7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor shortens the duration of remifentanil-induced postoperative hyperalgesia by upregulating KCC2 in the spinal dorsal horn in rats

Molecular Pain, 2017
Background Accumulating evidence has shown that the signal from spinal brain-derived neurotrophic factor/tyrosine receptor kinase B-K + -Cl − cotransporter-2 plays a critical role in the process of pain hypersensitivity.
Wei Gu, Wei Zhang, Yishan Lei, Yin Cui, Shuaishuai Chu, Xiaoping Gu, Zhengliang Ma   +6 more
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Escherichia coli -induced inflammation changes the expression of acetylcholine receptors (M2R, M3R, and α-7 nAChR) in the pig uterus

Journal of Veterinary Research, 2020
The influence of inflammation on the patterns of muscarinic 2 and 3 receptor subtypes (M2R and M3R), and α-7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (α-7 nAChR) expression in the porcine uterus was investigated.
Jana Barbara, Całka Jarosław, Palus Katarzyna, Sikora Małgorzata   +3 more
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Hypothalamic Control of Liver Health and Disease: From Circuits to Pathophysiology and Therapies

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This review delineates the hypothalamic circuits that control liver homeostasis via autonomic and neuroendocrine pathways. Dysregulation of this hypothalamus–liver axis drives disease progression across a spectrum including steatotic liver disease, liver inflammation and injury, fibrosis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma.
Qin Tang, Jiahui Li, Haiying Song, Ailin Zhang, Haifeng Zeng, Yining Xu, Li Mo, Jinhan He   +7 more
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Basic and Clinical Aspects of Non-neuronal Acetylcholine: Biological and Clinical Significance of Non-canonical Ligands of Epithelial Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors

Journal of Pharmacological Sciences, 2008
Mucocutaneous keratinocytes and bronchial epithelial cells express nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs). Emerging evidence indicates that nAChRs can be stimulated also by the tobacco-derived nitrosamines 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3–pyridyl)-1 ...
Sergei A. Grando
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Human Foetal Neuroblasts Exhibit BK Channel‐Dependent Membrane Voltage Oscillations upon Depolarization

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Primary cultures of neuroblasts isolated from the nucleus basalis of Meynert of 12‐weeks‐old human foetuses were prepared. Whole‐cell patch‐clamp recordings were performed by injecting a depolarizing stimulus current (+500 pA; 500 ms), and the membrane voltage recorded; this stimulus current evoked periodic‐like oscillations in membrane voltage ...
Elisabetta Coppi, Federica Cherchi, Martina Venturini, Federico Tommasi, Sandro Gonzi, Chiara Capacci, Giulia Guarnieri, Pasquale Gallina, Annamaria Morelli, Anna Maria Pugliese   +9 more
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