The nicotinic receptor of cochlear hair cells: A possible pharmacotherapeutic target? [PDF]
, 2009 Mechanosensory hair cells of the organ of Corti transmit information regarding sound to the central nervous system by way of peripheral afferent neurons.
Elgoyhen, Ana Belen +2 more
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Toxicology Reports, 2021 SARS-CoV-2 infection was announced as a pandemic in March 2020. Since then, several scientists have focused on the low prevalence of smokers among hospitalized COVID-19 patients. These findings led to our hypothesis that the Nicotinic Cholinergic System (
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A photoisomerizable muscarinic antagonist. Studies of binding and of conductance relaxations in frog heart [PDF]
, 1982 These experiments employ the photoisomerizable compound, 3,3'-bis- [alpha-(trimethylammonium)methyl]azobenzene (Bis-Q), to study the response to muscarinic agents in frog myocardium. In homogenates from the heart, trans-Bis-Q blocks the binding of [3H]-N-
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An expanding range of targets for kynurenine metabolites of tryptophan [PDF]
, 2013 The kynurenine pathway of tryptophan metabolism accounts for most of the tryptophan that is not committed to protein synthesis and includes compounds active in the nervous and immune systems.
Darlington, L. Gail +2 more
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Small molecule ligands for α9 * and α7 nicotinic receptors: A survey and an update, respectively
Pharmacological Research, 2023 The α9- and α7-containing nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) mediate numerous physiological and pathological processes by complex mechanisms that are currently the subject of intensive study and debate.
Alessandro Giraudo +2 more
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Acute Administration of Desformylflustrabromine Relieves Chemically Induced Pain in CD-1 Mice
Molecules, 2019 Neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors are cell membrane-bound ion channels that are widely distributed in the central nervous system. The α4β2 subtype of neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor plays an important role in modulating the ...
Loni A. Weggel, Anshul A. Pandya
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BMC Neuroscience, 2018 Background The treatment of Parkinson’s disease is often complicated by levodopa-induced dyskinesia (LID). Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonists can alleviate LID in animal models but may be less effective in conditions of severe dopaminergic ...
Sakari Leino +5 more
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Cyclic nucleotide-gated channels: structural basis of ligand efficacy and allosteric modulation [PDF]
, 1997 Most working proteins, including metabolic enzymes, transcription regulators, and membrane receptors, transporters, and ion channels, share the property of allosteric coupling. The term 'allosteric' means that these proteins mediate indirect interactions
Lester, Henry A. +2 more
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Neural signatures of cognitive flexibility and reward sensitivity following nicotinic receptor stimulation in dependent smokers : a randomized trial [PDF]
, 2017 IMPORTANCE Withdrawal from nicotine is an important contributor to smoking relapse. Understanding how reward-based decision making is affected by abstinence and by pharmacotherapies such as nicotine replacement therapy and varenicline tartrate may aid ...
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Developmental sex differences in nicotinic currents of prefrontal layer VI neurons in mice and rats.
PLoS ONE, 2010 BackgroundThere is a large sex difference in the prevalence of attention deficit disorder; yet, relatively little is known about sex differences in the development of prefrontal attention circuitry.
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