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Synergistic Effects of Bacterial Mimetic and Mechanical Stimulation in Dental Pulp Cell Inflammatory Signalling: A Laboratory Investigation

International Endodontic Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives Mechanical and/or microbial stimuli can prompt extracellular ATP release in many cell types, where it acts as an inflammatory mediator to amplify pain signals and inflammation. This study aimed to investigate the synergistic effects of microbial and/or mechanical stimulation on ATP and cytokine release from dental pulp cells (DPCs ...
Orla M. Dunne, Lorcan P. McGarvey, Imad About, Fionnuala T. Lundy, Ikhlas El‐Karim   +4 more
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Purinergic receptors in skeletal muscles in health and in muscular dystrophy [PDF]

, 2014
The P2 purinergic (nucleotide) receptor super-family comprises of two families of protein. The P2X, which are channel-forming ionotropic receptors and the P2Y metabotropic receptors activating G protein-mediated signalling pathways.
Young, Christopher, Zablocki, Krzysztof, Rog, Justyna, Young, Christopher N. J., Rog, J., Gorecki, Dariusz, Zablocki, K., Krasowska, Elzbieta, Sinadinos, Anthony, Gorecki, Darek, Krasowska, E.   +10 more
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Purinergic signaling in the gastrointestinal tract [PDF]

, 2011
Geoffrey Burnstock completed a BSc at King's College London and a PhD at University College London. He held postdoctoral fellowships with Wilhelm Feldberg (National Institute for Medical Research), Edith Bülbring (University of Oxford) and C.
Geoffrey Burnstock, Burnstock, G
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Antipsychotics‐Induced Hyposalivation Mediated by Impaired Salivary Ca2+ Signaling

Oral Diseases, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives Antipsychotic‐induced salivary dysfunction such as hyposalivation is a prevalent clinical challenge that severely compromises oral health and quality of life. Although typical and atypical antipsychotics have their therapeutic target in the central nervous system, their direct molecular mechanisms within the salivary glands remain ...
Chaelin Chung, Soohyun Kim, Yoo‐Bin Kim, Hee‐Kyung Park, Se‐Young Choi   +4 more
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Ion Channel Dysfunction and Therapeutic Targeting in Salivary Gland Disorders

Oral Diseases, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Salivary gland hypofunction and xerostomia represent major clinical complications of radiation therapy, autoimmune disorders such as Sjögren's disease, and inherited epithelial ion transport defects. This review integrates current knowledge on ion channel dysfunction as a central mechanistic driver of salivary gland pathology and ...
Tarek Mohamed Abd El‐Aziz, Shankara N. Varadarajan, Viktor Drel, Prakash Arullampalam, Mahmoud I. Shoulkamy, Ahmed Al‐Sabi, Brij B. Singh   +6 more
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Efficacy and safety of P2X3 receptor antagonists in refractory or unexplained chronic cough: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis

Frontiers in Pharmacology
BackgroundRefractory chronic cough and unexplained chronic cough are increasingly understood as clinical expressions of cough hypersensitivity. P2X3 receptor antagonists have been developed to reduce ATP-mediated airway sensory nerve activation, but ...
Yu-Tong An, Yu-Tong An, Shu-Ze Tang, Shu-Ze Tang, Yi Luo, Le Huang, Xiu-Juan Deng   +6 more
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TMEM16A channel signalling microdomains in the regulation of vascular function

The Journal of Physiology, EarlyView.
Abstract figure legend Schematic representation of TMEM16A channel signalling microdomains. Calcium influx or calcium release from the endoplasmic/sarcoplasmic reticulum (ER/SR) activates TMEM16A channels through interactions with regulatory proteins in vascular smooth muscle cells or endothelial cells. TMEM16A channel activation drives chloride efflux,
Fênix Araujo, Swapnil K. Sonkusare
wiley   +1 more source

P2X1 and P2X5 subunits form the functional P2X receptor in mouse cortical astrocytes [PDF]

, 2008
ATP plays an important role in signal transduction between neuronal and glial circuits and within glial networks. Here we describe currents activated by ATP in astrocytes acutely isolated from cortical brain slices by non-enzymatic mechanical ...
Lalo, Ulyana, Pankratov, Yuriy, Verkhratsky, A. N. (Alekseĭ Nestorovich), Wichert, S., Kirchhoff, F., Rossner, Moritz J., Verkhratsky, Alexei; id_orcid, Kirchhoff, Frank, Verkhratsky, Alexei, Pankratov, Y., Rossner, M., Lalo, U., Verkhratskiĭ, A. N. (Alekseĭ Nestorovich), North, R., Pankratov, Yuri, North, R. Alan, Verkhratsky, A., Wichert, Sven P.   +17 more
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Anatomical and functional mapping of vagal nociceptive sensory nerve subsets innervating the mouse lower airways by intersectional genetics

The Journal of Physiology, EarlyView.
Abstract figure legend We used an intersectional approach with recombinase‐expressing mice and adeno‐associated virus to map and modulate distinct nociceptive afferents in the vagal ganglia. TRPV1+P2X2+ neurons resided in the nodose ganglion (N), innervated the lungs (many projected into the alveoli) but not the trachea, and projected to the nucleus ...
Mayur J. Patil, Justin Shane Hooper, Seol‐Hee Kim, Parmvir K. Bahia, Nika Pavelkova, Sanjay S. Nair, Teresa S. Darcey, Karina V. Lurye, Meghana Madaram, Jailene Fiallo, Stephen H. Hadley, Thomas E. Taylor‐Clark   +11 more
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Energetic microdomains and the vascular control of neuronal and muscle excitability: Toward a unified model

The Journal of Physiology, EarlyView.
Abstract figure legend The capillary–mitochondria–ion channel (CMIC) axis scales structural resources to match functional workload. (Left) In settings of restricted energetic capacity (e.g. cortical neurons), sparse capillary networks and modest mitochondrial pools set a lower energetic ceiling, sufficient to support phasic, low‐workload excitability. (
L. Fernando Santana, Scott Earley
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