Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonist attenuates ILC2-dependent airway hyperreactivity
Nature Communications, 2016 Airway hyperreactivity is driven by type 2 cytokines produced by ILC2 and Th2 cells. Here the authors show that an α7-nicotinic receptor agonist (GTS-21) inhibits ILC2 responses and is therapeutic against Alternaria-induced airway hyperreactivity in a ...
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Antinociceptive property of the nicotinic agonist AG-4 in rodents [PDF]
Drug Development Research, 1997 AG-4 has been characterized as a nicotinic agonist by binding (K i = 26 ± 1.4 μM) and in vitro functional assays. The antinociceptive effect of AG-4 was examined in mice and rats, using the hot plate, abdominal constriction, and paw-pressure tests.
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Nicotinic Agonist Inhibits Cardiomyocyte Apoptosis in CVB3-Induced Myocarditis via α3β4-nAChR/PI3K/Akt-Dependent Survivin Upregulation. [PDF]
Oxid Med Cell Longev, 2019 Background Cardiomyocyte apoptosis is critical for the development of coxsackievirus B3- (CVB3-) induced myocarditis, which is a common cardiac disease that may result in heart failure or even sudden death.
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Innate Immunity and Inflammation Post-Stroke: An α7-Nicotinic Agonist Perspective. [PDF]
Int J Mol Sci, 2015 Stroke is one of the leading causes of death and long-term disability, with limited treatment options available. Inflammation contributes to damage tissue in the central nervous system across a broad range of neuropathologies, including Alzheimer’s ...
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UB-165: A Novel Nicotinic Agonist with Subtype Selectivity Implicates the α4β2* Subtype in the Modulation of Dopamine Release from Rat Striatal Synaptosomes [PDF]
Journal of Neuroscience, 2000 Presynaptic nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) on striatal synaptosomes stimulate dopamine release. Partial inhibition by the α3β2-selective α-conotoxin-MII indicates heterogeneity of presynaptic nAChRs on dopamine terminals.
Christopher G. V. Sharples +10 more
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Japanese Journal of Pharmacology, 1997 Effect of subchronically administered GTS-21 [3-(2,4-dimethoxybenzylidene)-anabaseine dihydrochloride], a selective nicotinic agonist, on neuronal cell loss caused by nucleus basalis magnocellularis (nBM) lesion was studied in rats.
Masato Nanri +4 more
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Effects of an Alpha 7-Nicotinic Agonist on Default Network Activity in Schizophrenia [PDF]
Biological Psychiatry, 2010 Jason R. Tregellas +10 more
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Nicotine receptor partial agonists for smoking cessation [PDF]
Sao Paulo Medical Journal, 2007 Nicotine receptor partial agonists may help people to stop smoking by a combination of maintaining moderate levels of dopamine to counteract withdrawal symptoms (acting as an agonist) and reducing smoking satisfaction (acting as an antagonist). Varenicline was developed as a nicotine receptor partial agonist from cytisine, a drug widely used in central
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Nicotine receptor partial agonists for smoking cessation
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2023 Nicotine receptor partial agonists may help people to stop smoking by a combination of maintaining moderate levels of dopamine to counteract withdrawal symptoms (acting as an agonist) and reducing smoking satisfaction (acting as an antagonist). This is an update of a Cochrane Review first published in 2007.To assess the effectiveness of nicotine ...
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Contrasting properties of α7-selective orthosteric and allosteric agonists examined on native nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Subtype-selective ligands are important tools for the pharmacological characterisation of neurotransmitter receptors. This is particularly the case for nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs), given the heterogeneity of their subunit composition.
JasKiran K Gill +4 more
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