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New insight into the tick neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors: from molecular to pharmacological studies

Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases
ACh is known to be an excitatory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system of several arthropod species. Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors are involved in rapid neurotransmission and are the target of compounds used as acaricides.
Khalid Boussaine, Philippine Chartier, Alison Cartereau, Daniel Auguin, Emiliane Taillebois, Steeve H. Thany   +5 more
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Lynx Prototoxins: Roles of Endogenous Mammalian Neurotoxin-Like Proteins in Modulating Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Function to Influence Complex Biological Processes

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2019
The cholinergic system modulates many biological functions, due to the widespread distribution of cholinergic neuronal terminals, and the diffuse release of its neurotransmitter, acetylcholine.
Julie M. Miwa, Kristin R. Anderson, Katie M. Hoffman   +2 more
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At‐Home Early Diagnosis of Mastitis: Calibration‐Free Analysis of Sodium to Potassium Ratio in Breast Milk

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
MAMAWEL is introduced as the first calibration‐free potentiometric sensor for at‐home mastitis diagnosis. By measuring the sodium‐to‐potassium ratio in breast milk, the device reliably differentiates between healthy and mastitis‐affected samples with less than 10% error.
Ali Soleimani, Farbod Amirghasemi, Melissa Banks, Abdulrahman Al‐Shami, Sina Khazaee Nejad, Abdalrhman Sheer, Clare Dominique Sanchez, Haozheng Ma, Daniel Vargas Ramos, Maral P.S. Mousavi   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nicotine strongly activates dendritic cell-mediated adaptive immunity - potential role for progression of atherosclerotic lesions [PDF]

, 2003
Background - Antigen-presenting cells (APCs) such as monocytes and dendritic cells (DCs) stimulate T-cell proliferation and activation in the course of adaptive immunity.
Aicher, A, Cooke, JP, Dimmeler, S, Heeschen, C, Mohaupt, M, Zeiher, AM   +5 more
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Emerging 2D Materials and Their Hybrid Nanostructures for Label‐Free Optical Biosensing: Recent Progress and Outlook

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review highlights recent advances in label‐free optical biosensors based on 2D materials and rationally designed mixed‐dimensional nanohybrids, emphasizing their synergistic effects and novel functionalities. It also discusses multifunctional sensing platforms and the integration of machine learning for intelligent data analysis.
Xinyi Li, Yonghao Fu, Yuehe Lin, Dan Du
wiley   +1 more source

Dual role of α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the retrosplenial cortex for aversive memory acquisition and retrieval

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
In the retrosplenial cortex (RSC), the role of cholinergic modulation via α7 nicotinic receptors and their involvement in memory is unknown. In recent years, the RSC has been shown to deteriorate in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Likewise,
Verónica Pastor, Verónica Pastor, Cynthia Katche, Cynthia Katche   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Equilibrium Properties of Mouse-Torpedo Acetylcholine Receptor Hybrids Expressed in Xenopus Oocytes [PDF]

, 1987
This study used messenger RNA encoding each subunit (α, β, γ and δ) of the nicotinic acetylcholine (ACh) receptor from mouse BC3H-1 cells and from Torpedo electric organ.
Davidson, Norman, Lester, Henry A., Mayne, Katharine Mixter, Yoshii, Kiyonori, Yu, Lei   +4 more
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Biomaterials‐Based Hydrogel with Superior Bio‐Mimetic Ionic Conductivity and Tissue‐Matching Softness for Bioelectronics

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
By mimicking the ion‐accelerating effect of ion channel receptors in neuron membranes, a biomaterials‐based ionic hydrogel (BIH) is developed, which offers a high ionic conductivity of 7.04 S m−1, outperforming conventional chitosan, cellulose, agarose, starch, and gelatin based ionic hydrogels.
Baojin Chen, Renjie Yu, Jiaqi Wang, Yunxiang Feng, Yujie Zhang, Yanchao Mao, Chongxin Shan, Xudong Wang   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Platelet Lysate–Enriched Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell–Derived Chondrocyte Sheets for Bone Defect Repair via Endochondral Ossification

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Human iPSC‐derived hypertrophic chondrocyte sheet promotes bone regeneration. Abstract Bone defects are a major clinical challenge, primarily owing to the limited self‐healing capacity of bones and the high risk of complications associated with conventional treatment strategies.
Yiwei Chen, Jiali Lin, Jiapeng Li, Yiwei Hu, Jiansen Su, Yu Miao, Lanlan Wang, Qian Tang, Changqing Zhang, Junhui Yin   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Endogenous cholinergic inputs and local circuit mechanisms govern the phasic mesolimbic dopamine response to nicotine [PDF]

, 2013
Nicotine exerts its reinforcing action by stimulating nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) and boosting dopamine (DA) output from the ventral tegmental area (VTA).
A Taly, AA Grace, AJ Yu, AO Komendantov, AR Tapper, B Buisson, B Katz, Boris Gutkin, C Lüscher, C Shelley, CP Fenster, DB Carr, E Lichtenstein, E Sher, EJ Nestler, F Marti, FE Pontieri, G Di Chiara, G Di Chiara, G Di Chiara, GL Forster, HD Mansvelder, HD Mansvelder, HR Wilson, IW Jones, J Cornwall, J Grenhoff, JA Dani, Ja Dani, JB Eaton, JE Henningfield, JE Rose, JN Reynolds, JP Changeux, JP Changeux, JP Changeux, JR Clements, JR Wooltorton, K Chergui, Karl J. Friston, KG Paradiso, LE Chavez-Noriega, M Gao, M Garzón, M Graupner, M Mameli-Engvall, M Wu, MG Lacey, Michael Graupner, MJ Christie, MR Picciotto, MR Picciotto, N Champtiaux, P Dayan, PW Kalivas, R Exley, R Giniatullin, R Klink, R Nashmi, Reinoud Maex, RL Papke, S Erhardt, S Ikemoto, S Tolu, SA Oakman, SC Steffensen, SR Grady, SR Sesack, SW Johnson, SW Johnson, TC Jhou, V David, V Gerzanich, V Gerzanich, VI Pidoplichko, WA Corrigall, X Peng, ZM Fagen, ZY Tong   +78 more
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