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Nicotine and nicotinic receptors in the circadian system

Psychoneuroendocrinology, 1998
Considerable data support a role for cholinergic influences on the circadian system. The extent to which these influences are mediated by nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) has been controversial, as have the specific actions of nicotine and acetylcholine in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) of the hypothalamus.
Thomas S. Kilduff, Bruce F. O'Hara, Dale M. Edgar, Joseph D. Miller, Steven W. Wiler, H. Craig Heller, Vinh H. Cao   +6 more
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Functional activity of peptide ion channels in tethered bilayer lipid membranes: Review

Electrochemical Science Advances, Volume 2, Issue 6, December 2022., 2022
Abstract Ion transport across biomembranes plays a major role in living cells. This fundamental function is normally carried out by molecules with both a hydrophobic and a hydrophilic side (amphiphilic molecules), which aggregate within the membrane forming a hydrophilic pore (the ion channel) permitting the selective translocation of permeant ions ...
Rolando Guidelli, Lucia Becucci
wiley   +1 more source

Dendritic spine density of prefrontal layer 6 pyramidal neurons in relation to apical dendrite sculpting by nicotinic acetylcholine receptors

Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 2015
Prefrontal layer 6 (L6) pyramidal neurons play an important role in the adult control of attention, facilitated by their strong activation by nicotinic acetylcholine receptors.
Lily eKang, Michael K Tian, Craig D. C. Bailey, Craig D. C. Bailey, Evelyn K Lambe, Evelyn K Lambe, Evelyn K Lambe   +6 more
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Nicotinic potentiation of frog retinotectal transmission in tectum layer F by α3β2, α4β2, α2β4, α6β2, or α7 acetylcholine receptor subtypes

Medicina, 2015
Objective: The aim of the study was to explore the effect of semi-specific antagonists and agonists of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptors on the paired-pulse facilitation and nicotinic tonic and phasic potentiation of the frog retinotectal synaptic ...
Armuntas Baginskas, Vilija Kuraitė, Antanas Kuras   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Using the Honey Bee (Apis mellifera L.) Cell Line AmE‐711 to Evaluate Insecticide Toxicity

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Volume 42, Issue 1, Page 88-99, January 2023., 2023
Abstract One of the main contributors to poor productivity and elevated mortality of honey bee colonies globally is insecticide exposure. Whole‐organism and colony‐level studies have demonstrated the effects of insecticides on many aspects of honey bee biology and have also shown their interactions with pathogens.
Michael Goblirsch, John J. Adamczyk
wiley   +1 more source

Manipulation of Chemistry and Biology with Visible Light Using Tetra‐ortho‐Substituted Azobenzenes and Azonium Ions

Angewandte Chemie, EarlyView.
Tetra‐ortho‐Azobenzenes (TOABs) in broad daylight: in recent years, TOAB photoswitches became indispensable tools for all‐visible‐light manipulation of chemistry, biology and materials. This review explores their unique photochemical properties, design and synthetic approaches, offering support in choosing a TOAB for a given application.
Francesca Cardano, Rosa Márquez García, Wiktor Szymanski   +2 more
wiley   +2 more sources

Defining the Biologically Plausible Taxonomic Domain of Applicability of an Adverse Outcome Pathway: A Case Study Linking Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Activation to Colony Death

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Volume 42, Issue 1, Page 71-87, January 2023., 2023
Abstract For the majority of developed adverse outcome pathways (AOPs), the taxonomic domain of applicability (tDOA) is typically narrowly defined with a single or a handful of species. Defining the tDOA of an AOP is critical for use in regulatory decision‐making, particularly when considering protection of untested species.
Marissa A. Jensen, Donovan J. Blatz, Carlie A. LaLone   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Alpha7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor signaling modulates ovine fetal brain astrocytes transcriptome in response to endotoxin [PDF]

Front. Immunol. 2019, 2018
Neuroinflammation in utero may result in lifelong neurological disabilities. Astrocytes play a pivotal role, but the mechanisms are poorly understood. No early postnatal treatment strategies exist to enhance neuroprotective potential of astrocytes. We hypothesized that agonism on alpha7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (alpha7nAChR) in fetal astrocytes
arxiv   +1 more source

Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the synganglion of the tick Ixodes ricinus: Functional characterization using membrane microtransplantation

International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance, 2020
Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors are an important class of excitatory receptors in the central nervous system of arthropods. In the ticks Ixodes ricinus, the functional and pharmacological properties of nicotinic receptors located in their neurons are ...
Anaïs Le Mauff, Hamza Chouikh, Alison Cartereau, Claude L. Charvet, Cédric Neveu, Claude Rispe, Olivier Plantard, Emiliane Taillebois, Steeve H. Thany   +8 more
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Activation of a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor

Biophysical Journal, 1984
We studied activation of the nicotinic acetylcholine (ACh) receptor on cells of a mouse clonal muscle cell line (BC3H1). We analyzed single-channel currents through outside-out patches elicited with various concentrations of acetylcholine (ACh), carbamylcholine (Carb) and suberyldicholine (Sub).
Joe Henry Steinbach, Steven M. Sine
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