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

PLoS 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, Ryan M Smith, Leonardo Fazio, Enrico D'Ambrosio, Barbara Gelao, Aldo Tomasicchio, Pierluigi Selvaggi, Paolo Taurisano, Tiziana Quarto, Rita Masellis, Antonio Rampino, Grazia Caforio, Teresa Popolizio, Giuseppe Blasi, Wolfgang Sadee, Alessandro Bertolino   +15 more
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Chronic Nicotine Selectively Enhances α4β2* Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors in the Nigrostriatal Dopamine Pathway [PDF]

, 2009
These electrophysiological experiments, in slices and intact animals, study the effects of in vivo chronic exposure to nicotine on functional α4β2* nAChRs in the nigrostriatal dopaminergic (DA) pathway.
Cai, Haijiang, Lester, Henry A., McIntosh, J. Michael, McKinney, Sheri, Nashmi, Raad, Xiao, Cheng   +5 more
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Dopamine D_2-receptor activation elicits akinesia, rigidity, catalepsy, and tremor in mice expressing hypersensitive 4 nicotinic receptors via a cholinergic-dependent mechanism [PDF]

, 2010
Recent studies suggest that high-affinity neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) containing α4 and β2 subunits (α4β2*) functionally interact with G-protein-coupled dopamine (DA) D_2 receptors in basal ganglia.
Andrew R. Tapper, Bruce N. Cohen, Coward D. M., Franklin K. B. J., Henry A. Lester, Herwig Just, Janssen P. A., Lester H. A., Mercuri N. B., Outi Salminen, Paul D. Gardner, Paul Whiteaker, Raz A., Rubing Zhao-Shea, Salminen O., Sharon R. Grady, Sotnikova T. D., Tapper A. R., Tristan McClure-Begley   +18 more
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Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of intravenous and oral (S)‐ketamine: Investigating metabolite contribution to subjective effects

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims Oral administration of (S)‐ketamine for treatment‐resistant depression (TRD), as alternative to the registered intranasal or off‐label intravenous administrations, has high potential. However, it is characterized by an extensive first‐pass metabolism, resulting in low (S)‐ketamine exposure and high levels of active metabolites, including (S ...
Marije E. Otto, Gabriël E. Jacobs, Joost C. van Mechelen, Laura G. J. M. Borghans, Johan G. C. van Hasselt, Linda B. S. Aulin   +5 more
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α7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Stimulation Inhibits Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Interleukin-18 and -12 Production in Monocytes

Journal of Pharmacological Sciences, 2006
Nicotine inhibited interleukin (IL)-18 and -12 production in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated monocytes, and the action of nicotine was antagonized by a non-selective and a selective α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (α7-nAChR) antagonist ...
Hideo Kohka Takahashi, Hiromi Iwagaki, Ryosuke Hamano, Tadashi Yoshino, Noriaki Tanaka, Masahiro Nishibori   +5 more
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Schizophrenia is a TH2 dominant autoimmune disease possibly against acetylcholine receptors of CNS [PDF]

, 2012
Schizophrenia is a very common psychiatric disorder. However, its etiology and pathogenesis is still unknown. Current theory saying that neurotransmitter imbalance such as serotonin or dopamine only provides limited effectiveness in schizophrenia ...
Wanchung(Wan-Jiung) Hu
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Genomic Insights Into Risperidone Treatment Outcomes in Children and Adolescents: Experience From a Psychiatric Hospital Serving Rural Youth

Clinical Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.
Risperidone is a commonly used antipsychotic for treating psychiatric illness in children and adolescents. There is a large variability in risperidone response and discontinuation rates remain high. Pharmacogenomics offers the opportunity to improve risperidone outcomes, yet studies in pediatric populations are limited.
Jack W. Staples, Shayna R. Killam, Karen E. Brown, Rachel Dalton, Elizabeth Sather, Qiang Chen, Joshua Loveland, Corbin Schwanke, Abdallah F. Elias, Kristin L. Bigos, Erica L. Woodahl   +10 more
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Acetylcholine receptor based chemogenetics engineered for neuronal inhibition and seizure control assessed in mice

Nature Communications
Epilepsy is a prevalent disorder involving neuronal network hyperexcitability, yet existing therapeutic strategies often fail to provide optimal patient outcomes. Chemogenetic approaches, where exogenous receptors are expressed in defined brain areas and
Quynh-Anh Nguyen, Peter M. Klein, Cheng Xie, Katelyn N. Benthall, Jillian Iafrati, Jesslyn Homidan, Jacob T. Bendor, Barna Dudok, Jordan S. Farrell, Tilo Gschwind, Charlotte L. Porter, Annahita Keravala, G. Steven Dodson, Ivan Soltesz   +13 more
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Thiol-reactive analogues of galanthamine, codeine and morphine as potential probes to interrogate allosteric binding within nAChRs [PDF]

, 2016
Alkaloids including galanthamine (1) and codeine (2) are reported to be positive allosteric modulators of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) but the binding sites responsible for this activity are not known with certainty.
Balle, Thomas, Chebib, Mary, Gallagher, Ryan, McLeod, Malcolm   +3 more
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Fhod3 in zebrafish supports myofibril stability during growth of embryonic skeletal muscle

Developmental Dynamics, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Actin filament organization in cardiomyocytes critically depends on the formin Fhod3, but a role for Fhod3 in skeletal muscle development has not yet been described. Results We demonstrate here that in zebrafish mutated for one of two fhod3 paralog genes, fhod3a, skeletal muscle of the trunk appears normal through 2 days post ...
Aubrie Russell, Tracy Eng, Jeffrey D. Amack, David Pruyne   +3 more
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