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Role of autoantibody levels as biomarkers in the management of patients with myasthenia gravis: A systematic review and expert appraisal

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Neurology, Volume 30, Issue 1, Page 266-282, January 2023., 2023
Myasthenia gravis is recognized as an immunoglobulin G autoantibody‐mediated disease, but the relationship between autoantibody levels and disease activity is unclear. We conducted a systematic literature review to evaluate this landscape, which yielded 10 studies mainly describing a positive, significant correlation.
Andreas Meisel   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Inhibition of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, a novel facet in the pleiotropic activities of snake venom phospholipases A2.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2014
Phospholipases A2 represent the most abundant family of snake venom proteins. They manifest an array of biological activities, which is constantly expanding. We have recently shown that a protein bitanarin, isolated from the venom of the puff adder Bitis
Catherine A Vulfius   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Novel, Nicotinic Alpha7 Receptor Partial Agonist, BMS-933043, Improves Cognition and Sensory Processing in Preclinical Models of Schizophrenia. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS 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   +22 more
doaj   +1 more source

Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors modulate osteoclastogenesis [PDF]

open access: yesArthritis Research & Therapy, 2016
Our aim was to investigate the role of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) in in-vitro osteoclastogenesis and in in-vivo bone homeostasis.The presence of nAChR subunits as well as the in-vitro effects of nAChR agonists were investigated by ex vivo osteoclastogenesis assays, real-time polymerase chain reaction, Western blot and flow cytometry in ...
Mandl P   +11 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Interactions between the rabies virus and nicotinic acetylcholine receptors: A potential role in rabies virus induced behavior modifications

open access: yesHeliyon, 2022
Rabies causes approximately 60,000 casualties annually and has a case fatality rate approaching 100% once clinical signs occur. The glycoprotein on the surface of the virion is important for the host immune response and facilitates interaction of the ...
Marianne Lian   +2 more
doaj  

Understanding of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors [PDF]

open access: yesActa 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
openaire   +2 more sources

Escherichia coli -induced inflammation changes the expression of acetylcholine receptors (M2R, M3R, and α-7 nAChR) in the pig uterus

open access: yesJournal 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   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Structural model of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor isotypes bound to acetylcholine and nicotine [PDF]

open access: yesBMC Structural Biology, 2002
Nicotine is a psychoactive drug presenting a diverse array of biological activities, some positive, such as enhancement of cognitive performances, others negative, such as addiction liability. Ligands that discriminate between the different isotypes of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) could present improved pharmacology and toxicity profile ...
Schapira, Matthieu   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the synganglion of the tick Ixodes ricinus: Functional characterization using membrane microtransplantation

open access: yesInternational Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance, 2020
Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors are an important class of excitatory receptors in the central nervous system of arthropods. In the ticks Ixodes ricinus, the functional and pharmacological properties of nicotinic receptors located in their neurons are ...
Anaïs Le Mauff   +8 more
doaj  

DRD2/CHRNA5 interaction on prefrontal biology and physiology during working memory. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2014
Prefrontal behavior and activity in humans are heritable. Studies in animals demonstrate an interaction between dopamine D2 receptors and nicotinic acetylcholine receptors on prefrontal behavior but evidence in humans is weak.
Annabella Di Giorgio   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

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