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Neurotransmitter regulation of neural development: acetylcholine and nicotinic receptors

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2002
Several neurotransmitter systems have been related to developmental processes during the past decade. In this review, we discuss the evidence that the nicotinic acetylcholine receptors could have an additional function during development that may be ...
TORRÃO ANDRÉA S., BRITTO LUIZ R.G.
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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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Differential Contribution of Subunit Interfaces to α 9 α 10 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Function [PDF]

, 2017
Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors can be assembled from either homomeric or heteromeric pentameric subunit combinations. At the interface of the extracellular domains of adjacent subunits lies the acetylcholine binding site, composed of a principal ...
Boffi, Juan Carlos, Bouzat, Cecilia Beatriz, Collins, Toby, Corradi, Jeremias, Craig, Patricio Oliver, Elgoyhen, Ana Belen, Gill Thind, JasKiran K., Lipovsek, Maria Marcela, Marcovich, Irina, Millar, Neil S., Moglie, Marcelo Javier, Plazas, Paola Viviana   +11 more
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Paternal Exposure to the Neonicotinoid Pesticide Clothianidin Alters Sperm MicroRNA Profiles in Mice and Intergenerationally Reduces Locomotor Activity in Male Offspring

Journal of Applied Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Accumulating evidence suggests that paternal environmental factors have epigenetic effects on sperm and influence offspring. Neonicotinoid pesticides (NNs), which are widely used around the world, are known to affect offspring phenotypes through maternal exposure in mice, but the effect of the paternal exposure remains unknown.
Makiko Ito, Tetsushi Hirano, Sarika Nunobiki, Ayano Yoshimoto, Yukako Hara, Yuya Ishida, Sakura Yonoichi, Youhei Mantani, Toshifumi Yokoyama, Yoshiaki Tabuchi, Yoshinori Ikenaka, Nobuhiko Hoshi   +11 more
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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, Anna Chatzidaki, Daniel Ursu, Emanuele Sher, Neil S Millar   +4 more
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Cholinergic Modulation of Locomotion and Striatal Dopamine Release Is Mediated by α6α4* Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors [PDF]

, 2010
Dopamine (DA) release in striatum is governed by firing rates of midbrain DA neurons, striatal cholinergic tone, and nicotinic ACh receptors (nAChRs) on DA presynaptic terminals.
Drenan, Ryan M., Grady, Sharon R., Lester, Henry A., Marks, Michael J., McIntosh, J. Michael, McKinney, Sheri, Miwa, Julie M., Patzlaff, Natalie E., Steele, Andrew D.   +8 more
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Activation of endplate nicotinic acetylcholine receptors by agonists [PDF]

Biochemical Pharmacology, 2015
The interaction of a small molecule made in one cell with a large receptor made in another is the signature event of cell signaling. Understanding the structure and energy changes associated with agonist activation is important for engineering drugs, receptors and synapses.
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From regulatory mechanisms to cutting‐edge applications: Research progress of ultrasound, electrical, magnetic, and optical stimulation in neural modulation

Journal of Intelligent Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract In recent years, the clinical treatment and symptom management of neurological disorders have faced significant challenges due to the high complexity of the nervous system's structure and function. Against this backdrop, physical stimulation techniques have emerged as a vital complementary approach to traditional pharmacological treatments and
Wanying Li, Liqun Chen
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Dysregulated homeostasis of acetylcholine levels in immune cells of RR-multiple sclerosis patients [PDF]

, 2016
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is characterized by pro-inflammatory cytokine production. Acetylcholine (ACh) contributes to the modulation of central and peripheral inflammation.
Biagioni, Stefano, Costantini, Erica, DI BARI, Maria, Di Nicola, Marta, D’Angelo, Chiara, Galizia, Sabrina, Gasperini, Claudio, Orlando, Viviana, Porfilio, Italo, Reale, Marcella, Ruggieri, Serena, Tata, Ada Maria   +11 more
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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.
GHELARDINI, CARLA, GALEOTTI, NICOLETTA, GUALTIERI, FULVIO, BELLUCCI, CRISTINA, MANETTI, DINA, P. BOREA, BARTOLINI, ALESSANDRO   +6 more
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