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Autoimmunity to neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors

Pharmacological Research, 2023
Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) are widely expressed in many and diverse cell types, participating in various functions of cells, tissues and systems.
Maria Pechlivanidou, Elpinickie Ninou, Katerina Karagiorgou, Aikaterini Tsantila, Renato Mantegazza, Andreetta Francesca, Raffaello Furlan, Leon Dudeck, Johann Steiner, John Tzartos, Socrates Tzartos   +10 more
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Targeting β2‐Adrenergic Receptor Stability With Lycorine Reveals a Host‐Directed Pathway for Antiviral Defense Against Poxviruses

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Chronic stress drives autophagy‐mediated β2‐AR degradation, impairing antiviral immunity and promoting poxvirus lethality. Lycorine directly stabilizes β2‐AR to restore host defense, suppress excessive inflammation and improve survival. ABSTRACT Psychological stress is a pervasive yet poorly understood modulator of infectious disease outcomes. Here, we
Xin Zhang, Shuqin Xu, Zixuan Zhang, Chenwen Wan, Xiaoqin Wang, Peihua Wang, Huini Yang, Tianxiao Huang, Yijia Yuan, Faiza Atique, Rui Yang, Yingli He, Zhijun Liu   +12 more
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Systemic injection of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor antagonist mecamylamine affects licking, eyelid size, and locomotor and autonomic activities but not temporal prediction in male mice

Molecular Brain, 2022
Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors are thought to be associated with a wide range of phenomena, such as movement, learning, memory, attention, and addiction. However, the causal relationship between nicotinic receptor activity and behavior remains unclear.
Shohei Kaneko, Yasuyuki Niki, Kota Yamada, Daiki Nasukawa, Yusuke Ujihara, Koji Toda   +5 more
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Enteric ChAT‐Expressing Neurons Mediate the Protective Effect of Lactobacillus plantarum in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
In colitis patients and mice, reduced Lactobacillus abundance is observed. Experimental studies show that L. plantarum A736 metabolizes dietary tryptophan into indole‐3‐lactic acid (ILA), while both L. plantarum A736 and ILA impact ChAT‐expressing enteric neurons and acetylcholine levels, thereby regulating intestinal immune responses and alleviating ...
Bing Xia, Yuwei Sun, Jialin Wang, Yike Liu, Lu Wang, Shiqi Jiang, Gaiyan Bai, Ruijing Zhang, Yu Zhang, Rongwei Kou, Danna Wang, Beita Zhao, Junjie Yi, Yu Fu, Xiaoning Liu, Xuebo Liu   +15 more
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Toxic Effect of Cigarette Smoke on Brainstem Nicotinic Receptor Expression: Primary Cause of Sudden Unexplained Perinatal Death

Toxics, 2018
Among the neurotoxicants contained in tobacco smoke, if absorbed during pregnancy, nicotine significantly affects α7-nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, which play essential roles in the development of the brainstem regions receiving cholinergic ...
Anna Maria Lavezzi
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Bone Marrow Macrophage STING Signaling is a Direct Nexus Linking Marrow Adipose Expansion to NAD+ Depletion and Osteogenic Decline in Skeletal Aging

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study reveals that during skeletal aging, bone marrow adipocyte‐derived sDPP4 primes STING signaling in macrophages. In combination with mitochondrial DNA, this signaling activates CD38 and depletes local NAD+/NMN, thereby impairing osteogenesis.
Zhichao Li, Kuanhui Gao, Mengjie Wang, Songlin Liang, Dandan Li, Guoqing Tan, Haipeng Xue, Yujie Liu, Peng Zhang, Zhanwang Xu, Wenxiang Cheng, Yongjun Wang, Nianhu Li   +12 more
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Hederagenin Attenuates Morphine Addiction via GABAA1‐Mediated Modulation of Ca2+–CaMK–CREB Signaling in Ventral Tegmental Dopaminergic Neurons

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Hederagenin is identified as a GABAA1‐targeting natural compound that suppresses morphine‐associated reward by restraining Ca2+–CaMK–cAMP–CREB signaling in ventral tegmental dopaminergic neurons. RVG29‐modified liposomal delivery further enhances brain accumulation and behavioral efficacy, providing a mechanistically defined strategy for natural ...
Hongyang Jiang, Ziting Zhou, Nannan Xue, Jiasi Deng, Yuanyuan Zhou, Xinying Lv, Yuxuan Wang, Yi Zhang, Haotian Pan, Geyan Xu, Yinkun Tao, Mengran Li, Xin Cui, Hongyue Ma, Qian Wang, Zhigang Lu   +15 more
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Nicotinic Receptors: Role in Addiction and Other Disorders of the Brain

Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment, 2008
Nicotine, the addictive component of cigarette smoke has profound effects on the brain. Activation of its receptors by nicotine has complex consequences for network activity throughout the brain, potentially contributing to the addictive property of the ...
Geeta Sharma, Sukumar Vijayaraghavan
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Nicotine Addiction: Neurobiology and Mechanism

Journal of Pharmacopuncture, 2020
Nicotine, primary component of tobaco produces craving and withdrawal effect both in humans and animals. Nicotine shows a close resemblance to other addictive drugs in molecular, neuroanatomical and pharmacological, particularly the drugs which enhances ...
Raj Kumar Tiwari, Vikas Sharma, Ravindra Kumar Pandey, Shiv Shankar Shukla   +3 more
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Co‐activation of Selective Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Subtypes Is Required for Neuroprotection against Alzheimer's Disease

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Beta‐amyloid peptide (Aβ)‐induced suppression of hippocampal GABAergic interneuron activity drives hyperexcitability, amyloid pathology, and cognitive impairment in Alzheimer's disease (AD), suggesting that enhancing hippocampal inhibition may be protective.
Rahmi Lee, Gayeon Kim, Ellison R. Black, Seonil Kim   +3 more
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