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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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Peptide‐Incorporated Biomaterials Promote Regeneration of Peripheral Nerve Injuries

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Peptide‐incorporated biomaterials provide precise, tunable biological cues that mimic functional protein domains to regulate behaviors of neurons, Schwann cells, immune cells, and endothelial cells, thereby enhancing axon elongation, Schwann cell support, inflammatory microenvironment modulation, and vascularization, offering a promising alternative to
Zhiwei Zhao, Jianfeng Liu, Jincheng Li, Di Li, Jianxun Ding, Bin Liu   +5 more
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New strategic insights into managing fungal biofilms [PDF]

, 2015
Fungal infections have dramatically increased in the last decades in parallel with an increase of populations with impaired immunity, resulting from medical conditions such as cancer, transplantation or other chronic diseases.
Borghi, Elisa, Borgo, Francesca, Morace, Giulia, Nile, Christopher, Rajendran, Ranjith, Ramage, Gordon, Sherry, Leighann   +6 more
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Chronic Nicotine Selectively Enhances α4β2* Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors in the Nigrostriatal Dopamine Pathway [PDF]

, 2009
These electrophysiological experiments, in slices and intact animals, study the effects of in vivo chronic exposure to nicotine on functional α4β2* nAChRs in the nigrostriatal dopaminergic (DA) pathway.
Cai, Haijiang, Lester, Henry A., McIntosh, J. Michael, McKinney, Sheri, Nashmi, Raad, Xiao, Cheng   +5 more
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Selective breeding for high alcohol preference increases the sensitivity of the posterior VTA to the reinforcing effects of nicotine [PDF]

, 2013
The rate of codependency for alcohol and nicotine is extremely high. Numerous studies have indicated that there is a common genetic association for alcoholism and nicotine dependency.
Bell, Richard L., Bracken, Amy L., Deehan, Gerald A., Ding, Zheng-Ming, Hauser, Sheketha R., McBride, William J., Rodd, Zachary A., Toalston, Jamie E., Truitt, William A.   +8 more
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Canonical and Novel Non-Canonical Cholinergic Agonists Inhibit ATP-Induced Release of Monocytic Interleukin-1β via Different Combinations of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Subunits α7, α9 and α10

Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 2017
Recently, we discovered a cholinergic mechanism that inhibits the adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-dependent release of interleukin-1β (IL-1β) by human monocytes via nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) composed of α7, α9 and/or α10 subunits ...
Anna Zakrzewicz, Katrin Richter, Alisa Agné, Sigrid Wilker, Kathrin Siebers, Bijan Fink, Gabriela Krasteva-Christ, Gabriela Krasteva-Christ, Gabriela Krasteva-Christ, Mike Althaus, Mike Althaus, Winfried Padberg, Arik J. Hone, J. Michael McIntosh, J. Michael McIntosh, J. Michael McIntosh, Veronika Grau, Veronika Grau   +17 more
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Research progress in animal models of dry eye disease: Types, mechanisms, and application prospects

Animal Models and Experimental Medicine, EarlyView.
Pivotal multifactorial animal models for translational dry eye disease research. Abstract Dry eye disease (DED) is a prevalent and complex multifactorial ocular surface disorder, leading to significant visual discomfort and diminished quality of life.
Jinshen Liu, Jiaqi Chen, Zhonghui Li, Jiamin Zhou, Hui Zhang, Yujia Yu, Feng Cheng, Jie Bao, Chunhan Feng, Xiangqu Yu, Zhao Xia, Rao Ding, Xiang Li   +12 more
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Neurotransmitter-gated ion channels at fast chemical synapses: from structure to pathology [PDF]

, 2005
Fil: Bouzat, Cecilia Beatriz. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca. Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de Bahía Blanca. Universidad Nacional del Sur.
Bouzat, Cecilia Beatriz
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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-
Birdsall, Nigel J. M., Erlanger, Bernard F., Lester, Henry A., Nargeot, Joel, Stockton, Jane, Wassermann, Norbert H.   +5 more
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Famotidine activates the vagus nerve inflammatory reflex to attenuate cytokine storm

Molecular Medicine, 2022
Background Severe COVID-19 is characterized by pro-inflammatory cytokine release syndrome (cytokine storm) which causes high morbidity and mortality. Recent observational and clinical studies suggest famotidine, a histamine 2 receptor (H2R) antagonist ...
Huan Yang, Sam J. George, Dane A. Thompson, Harold A. Silverman, Téa Tsaava, Aisling Tynan, Valentin A. Pavlov, Eric H. Chang, Ulf Andersson, Michael Brines, Sangeeta S. Chavan, Kevin J. Tracey   +11 more
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