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Animals Experimentally Infected with SARS-CoV-2 Generate Functional Autoantibodies against G-Protein-Coupled Receptors

Biomedicines, 2023
(1) Background: SARS-CoV-2 infection has been linked to diverse clinical manifestations in humans, including cardiovascular complications. Functional autoantibodies targeting G-protein-coupled receptors have emerged as potential contributors to these ...
Gerd Wallukat, Kerstin Wernike, Dipthi Bachamanda Somesh, Thomas C. Mettenleiter, Johannes Müller   +4 more
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Notch Signal Mediates the Cross-Interaction between M2 Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptor and Neuregulin/ErbB Pathway: Effects on Schwann Cell Proliferation

Biomolecules, 2022
The cross-talk between axon and glial cells during development and in adulthood is mediated by several molecules. Among them are neurotransmitters and their receptors, which are involved in the control of myelinating and non-myelinating glial cell ...
Roberta Piovesana, Annalinda Pisano, Simona Loreti, Ruggero Ricordy, Claudio Talora, Ada Maria Tata   +5 more
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Antipsychotic-like effect of the muscarinic acetylcholine receptor agonist BuTAC in non-human primates. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
Cholinergic, muscarinic receptor agonists exhibit functional dopamine antagonism and muscarinic receptors have been suggested as possible future targets for the treatment of schizophrenia and drug abuse. The muscarinic ligand (5R,6R)-6-(3-butylthio-1,2,5-
Maibritt B Andersen, Carrie Hughes Croy, Ditte Dencker, Thomas Werge, Frank P Bymaster, Christian C Felder, Anders Fink-Jensen   +6 more
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Carbachol Induces Ca2+-Dependent Contraction via Muscarinic M2 and M3 Receptors in Rat Intestinal Subepithelial Myofibroblasts

Journal of Pharmacological Sciences, 2009
.: Intestinal myofibroblasts (IMFs) that exist adjacent to the basement membrane of intestines have contractility and contribute to physical barriers of the intestine.
Koichi Iwanaga, Takahisa Murata, Muneyoshi Okada, Masatoshi Hori, Hiroshi Ozaki   +4 more
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Organophosphorus pesticides decrease M2 muscarinic receptor function in guinea pig airway nerves via indirect mechanisms. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2010
Epidemiological studies link organophosphorus pesticide (OP) exposures to asthma, and we have shown that the OPs chlorpyrifos, diazinon and parathion cause airway hyperreactivity in guinea pigs 24 hr after a single subcutaneous injection.
Becky J Proskocil, Donald A Bruun, Charles M Thompson, Allison D Fryer, Pamela J Lein   +4 more
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Histamine H1 Receptor Down-Regulation Mediated by M3 Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptor Subtype

Journal of Pharmacological Sciences, 2004
Heterologous down-regulation of histamine H1 receptor (H1R) mediated by muscarinic acetylcholine receptor subtype was investigated using five kinds of Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells stably co-expressing the human H1R and one of the five (M1 –M5 ...
Katsuhiro Miyoshi, Nozomi Kawakami, Yousuke Wakayama, Norimasa Izumi, Shuhei Horio, Hiroyuki Fukui   +5 more
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Increased expression of neuregulin 1 in the urothelium of rat bladder with partial bladder outlet obstruction

BMC Urology, 2017
Background This study determined whether changes in the expression of neuregulin (NRG) 1, erbB2 tyrosine kinase (ErbB2) and the M2 muscarinic receptor in the urothelium and detrusor muscle of the rat bladder were associated with partial bladder outlet ...
Seung Woo Yang, Seong Woo Jeong, Ki Hak Song   +2 more
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Structural determinants at the M2 muscarinic receptor modulate the RGS4-GIRK response to pilocarpine by impairment of the receptor voltage sensitivity

Scientific Reports, 2017
Membrane potential controls the response of the M2 muscarinic receptor to its ligands. Membrane hyperpolarization increases response to the full agonist acetylcholine (ACh) while decreasing response to the partial agonist pilocarpine.
I-Shan Chen, Kazuharu Furutani, Yoshihisa Kurachi   +2 more
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Muscarinic cholinergic receptor (M2) plays a crucial role in the development of myopia in mice

Disease Models & Mechanisms, 2013
SUMMARY Myopia is a huge public health problem worldwide, reaching the highest incidence in Asia. Identification of susceptible genes is crucial for understanding the biological basis of myopia.
Veluchamy A. Barathi, Jia Lin Kwan, Queenie S. W. Tan, Sung Rhan Weon, Li Fong Seet, Liang Kee Goh, Eranga N. Vithana, Roger W. Beuerman   +7 more
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RACK1 associates with muscarinic receptors and regulates M(2) receptor trafficking. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2010
Receptor internalization from the cell surface occurs through several mechanisms. Some of these mechanisms, such as clathrin coated pits, are well understood.
Cindy L Reiner, Jennifer S McCullar, Rebecca L Kow, Joshua H Le, David R Goodlett, Neil M Nathanson   +5 more
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