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Precision therapies for genetic epilepsies in 2025: Promises and pitfalls

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract By targeting the underlying etiology, precision therapies offer an exciting paradigm shift to improve the stagnant outcomes of drug‐resistant epilepsies, including developmental and epileptic encephalopathies. Unlike conventional antiseizure medications (ASMs) which only treat the symptoms (seizures) but have no effect on the underlying ...
Shuyu Wang, Emilio Perucca, Samuel F. Berkovic, Piero Perucca   +3 more
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Conformational dynamics of a nicotinic receptor neurotransmitter site

eLife
Agonists enhance receptor activity by providing net-favorable binding energy to active over resting conformations, with efficiency (η) linking binding energy to gating.
Mrityunjay Singh, Dinesh C Indurthi, Lovika Mittal, Anthony Auerbach, Shailendra Asthana   +4 more
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Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors: Therapeutic targets for novel ligands to treat pain and inflammation

Pharmacological Research, 2023
Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) have been historically defined as ligand-gated ion channels and function as such in the central and peripheral nervous systems. Recently, however, non-ionic signaling mechanisms via nAChRs have been demonstrated
Arik J. Hone, J. Michael McIntosh
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Beyond Gut Modulation: A Critical Review of the Therapeutic Potential, Safety, and Clinical Prospects of Natural Polysaccharides for IBD

Food Safety and Health, EarlyView.
In this review, we critically summarized the application of natural polysaccharides (NPs) for the treatment of IBD. This approach combines, in a unique way (right), the basic structure–activity relationships of NPs from different origins (left) with their multipronged mode of action, which involves modulation of the gut microbiota and other ...
Felix Danso, A. M. Abd El‐Aty, Kwaku Amoah, Xianghong Ju   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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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A fluorophore attached to nicotinic acetylcholine receptor beta M2 detects productive binding of agonist to the alpha delta site [PDF]

, 2004
To study conformational transitions at the muscle nicotinic acetylcholine (ACh) receptor (nAChR), a rhodamine fluorophore was tethered to a Cys side chain introduced at the beta-19' position in the M2 region of the nAChR expressed in Xenopus oocytes ...
Auyeung, Vincent C., Bezanilla, Francisco, Chanda, Baron, Dahan, David S., Dibas, Mohammed I., Dougherty, Dennis A., Lester, Henry A., Petersson, E. James   +7 more
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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, Fuchs, Paul A., Katz, Eleonora   +2 more
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Cigarette Smoke Exposure Attenuates T2R‐Mediated Apoptosis in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Head &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Tobacco use is associated with worse outcomes in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). Bitter taste receptor (T2R) activation induces apoptosis via calcium‐dependent signaling, and higher T2R expression correlates with increased survival in HNSCC.
Kyle Polen, Sarah Sywanycz, Gavin Turner, Brianna L. Hill, Lily Huang, Zoey A. Miller, Casey Hanna, Lovely Raghav, Devraj Basu, Robert J. Lee, Ryan M. Carey   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Loop B is a major structural component of the 5-HT3 receptor [PDF]

, 2008
The 5-HT3 receptor belongs to a family of therapeutically important neurotransmitter-gated receptors whose ligand binding sites are formed by the convergence of six peptide loops (A-F).
Thompson, Andrew J., Lochner, Martin, Lummis, S. C. R.   +2 more
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Chemotherapy‐Induced Nausea and Vomiting in Early Breast Cancer Patients Receiving Adjuvant Chemotherapy With Fluorouracil, Epirubicin, Cyclophosphamide Followed by Docetaxel Versus an Anthracycline‐Free Regimen With Docetaxel, Cyclophosphamide—Results From a Randomized Clinical Trial

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
Chemotherapy‐induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) remains a significant clinical problem despite modern antiemetics. In particular, antiemetic strategies for emerging cancer therapies lack detailed evaluation. This randomized trial analyzed hourly CINV data for patients with early breast cancer who received either docetaxel plus cyclophosphamide (TC) or ...
Manuel Hörner, Henning Schäffler, Lothar Häberle, Chloë Goossens, Kerstin Pfister, Elena Leinert, Kristina Veselinovic, Sara Y. Brucker, Uwe Köhler, Georg Heinrich, Andreas Schneeweiss, Matthias W. Beckmann, Peter A. Fasching, Wolfgang Janni, Brigitte Rack, Sabine Heublein, Philipp Ziegler   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source