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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
wiley   +1 more source

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

PLoS 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, Amy E Easton, Yu-Wen Li, Digavalli V Sivarao, Regina Lidge, Kelli M Jones, Debra Post-Munson, Christopher Daly, Nicholas J Lodge, Lizbeth Gallagher, Thaddeus Molski, Richard Pieschl, Ping Chen, Adam Hendricson, Ryan Westphal, James Cook, Christiana Iwuagwu, Daniel Morgan, Yulia Benitex, Dalton King, John E Macor, Robert Zaczek, Richard Olson   +22 more
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AChBP-targeted alpha-conotoxin correlates distinct binding orientations with nAChR subtype selectivity [PDF]

, 2007
Neuronal nAChRs are a diverse family of pentameric ion channels with wide distribution throughout cells of the nervous and immune systems. However, the role of specific subtypes in normal and pathological states remains poorly understood due to the lack ...
Sixma, Titia K., Alewood, Paul F., Buettner, Regina, van Elk, R, Smit, A.B., Sixma, T., Dutertre, S., Nicke, A, van Elk, R., Smit, A., Nicke, Annette, Alewood, P. F., Sixma, T.K., Kendel, Y., Smit, AB, Lewis, R. J., Hopping, G., Kendel, Y, van Elk, René, Büttner, Regina, Elk, René van, Ulens, C, Ulens, Chris, Buttner, R, Kendel, Yvonne, Sixma, TK, Fish, Alexander, Lewis, R.J., Schroeder, Christina, Lewis, Richard,, Smit, August,, Buttner, R., Elk, R. van, Alewood, P.F., Lewis, Richard J., Fish, A, Sixma, Titia,, Schroeder, C., Alewood, Paul,, Fish, A., Alewood, P., Dutertre, Sébastien, Smit, August B., Ulens, C., Hopping, Gene, Nicke, A., Lewis, R.   +46 more
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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

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, Anna Chatzidaki, Daniel Ursu, Emanuele Sher, Neil S Millar   +4 more
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Progress in the Role of Mast Cells and Biomolecular Signals in the Mechanism of Postoperative Ileus: From Cellular Activation to Exploration of the Brain–Gut Axis

Gut Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Postoperative ileus (POI) is a frequent complication after surgical procedures, predominantly manifesting as aberrant gastrointestinal motility, which markedly extends the duration of postoperative recovery for patients. The clinical duration of POI is typically modulated by intricate inflammatory cascades, with mast cells assuming a critical ...
Tian‐le Zhang, Miao‐ying Geng, Ming‐yue Shao, Gang Wang, Zhi‐wei Jiang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Subtype-selective nicotinic agonists enhance olfactory working memory in normal rats: A novel use of the odour span task

Nicotinic agonists have been shown to enhance performance in cognitive tasks based on attention and memory. The aim of this study was to use a test of olfactory working memory: the odour span task (OST) in rodents, to investigate the effects of subtype ...
Wonnacott S, Shoaib M, Allison C, Rushforth SL   +3 more
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Minimal Structural Changes Determine Full and Partial Nicotinic Receptor Agonist Activity for Nicotine Analogues

Molecules, 2019
Neuronal α4β2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) are ligand-gated ion channels (LGIC) that have been implicated in nicotine addiction, reward, cognition, pain disorders, anxiety, and depression.
Juan Pablo Gonzalez-Gutierrez, Martin Hodar, Franco Viscarra, Pablo Paillali, Nicolás Guerra-Díaz, Hernán Pessoa-Mahana, Juan José Hernández-Morantes, Horacio Pérez-Sánchez, Isabel Bermúdez, Miguel Reyes-Parada, Patricio Iturriaga-Vásquez   +10 more
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Analysis of Carbohydrates and Glycoconjugates by Matrix‐Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Mass Spectrometry: An Update for 2023–2024

Mass Spectrometry Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The use of MALDI mass spectrometry for the analysis of carbohydrates and glycoconjugates is a well‐established technique and this comprehensive review is the twelfth update of the original article published in 1999 and brings coverage of the literature to the end of 2024.
David J. Harvey
wiley   +1 more source

The nicotinic modulation of pain

Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2020
Pain is a physiological unpleasant sensation that associated with actual or potential tissue damage and affects the major part of human population. Numerous modulatory system control pain through a complex process.
Nurcan Bektas, Dilara Nemutlu, Mevcude Cam, Yagmur Okcay, Hazal Eken, Rana Arslan   +5 more
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