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Physiological functions of the cholinergic system in immune cells

Journal of Pharmacological Sciences, 2017
T and B cells, macrophages and dendritic cells (DCs) all express most of the components necessary for a functional cholinergic system. This includes choline acetyltransferase (ChAT), muscarinic and nicotinic acetylcholine (ACh) receptors (mAChRs and ...
Takeshi Fujii, Masato Mashimo, Yasuhiro Moriwaki, Hidemi Misawa, Shiro Ono, Kazuhide Horiguchi, Koichiro Kawashima   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Clustering files of chemical structures using the Szekely-Rizzo generalization of Ward's method [PDF]

, 2009
Ward's method is extensively used for clustering chemical structures represented by 2D fingerprints. This paper compares Ward clusterings of 14 datasets (containing between 278 and 4332 molecules) with those obtained using the Szekely–Rizzo clustering ...
Bureau, R., Mueller, C., Varin, T., Willett, P.   +3 more
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Regulation of cell spreading during differentiation in the muscarinic M5 receptor tumor-suppressor model [PDF]

International Journal of Cancer, 1997
Activation of the muscarinic receptor in Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells results in a reversal of the malignant phenotype for which spreading into a bipolar, fibroblastic morphology is a marker. The process of morphologic change requires multiple events, including alterations in adhesions to substrates and cytoskeletal re-arrangement. In this report,
J R, Spoonster, L, Masiero, S A, Savage, J, Probst, E C, Kohn   +4 more
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Modifying Antibiotic Activity of Synthetic Thiadiazine Analogs Against MDR Bacteria and ADMET Analysis

ChemistryOpen, Volume 15, Issue 4, April 2026.
The study demonstrated that thidiazine compounds potentiated the action of antibiotics. The compounds associated with norfloxacin against S. aureus showed greater significance in relation to the other medications. The indiscriminate use of antibiotics has led to the selection of resistant bacterial strains, significantly reducing the effectiveness of ...
João Arthur de Oliveira Borges, Priscilla Ramos Freitas, Isaac Moura Araújo, Ray Silva de Almeida, Igor José dos Santos Nascimento, João Xavier de Araújo‐Júnior, Edeildo Ferreira da Silva‐Júnior, Thiago Mendonça de Aquino, Francisco Jaime Bezerra Mendonça Junior, Emmanuel Silva Marinho, Hélcio Silva dos Santos, Radosław Kowalski, Grażyna Kowalska, Henrique Douglas Melo Coutinho, Saulo Relison Tintino, Ana Carolina Justino de Araújo   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Chotosan, a Kampo Formula, Ameliorates Chronic Cerebral Hypoperfusion-Induced Deficits in Object Recognition Behaviors and Central Cholinergic Systems in Mice

Journal of Pharmacological Sciences, 2007
We previously demonstrated that the Kampo formula chotosan (CTS) ameliorated spatial cognitive impairment via central cholinergic systems in a chronic cerebral hypoperfusion (P2VO) mouse model.
Qi Zhao, Yukihisa Murakami, Michihisa Tohda, Ryosuke Obi, Yutaka Shimada, Kinzo Matsumoto   +5 more
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Muscarinic cannabinoid suppression of excitation, a novel form of coincidence detection

Pharmacological Research
Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the chief psychoactive ingredient of cannabis, acts in the brain primarily via cannabinoid CB1 receptors. These receptors are implicated in several forms of synaptic plasticity – depolarization-induced suppression of ...
Michaela Dvorakova, Ken Mackie, Alex Straiker   +2 more
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Bis-Quinolinium Cyclophane Blockers of SK Potassium Channels Are Antagonists of M3 Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptors

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2020
Dequalinium is used as an antimicrobial compound for oral health and other microbial infections. Derivatives of dequalinium, the bis-quinolinium cyclophanes UCL 1684 and UCL 1848, are high affinity SK potassium channel antagonists.
Vladislav Bugay, Derek J. Wallace, Bin Wang, Irving Salinas, Adriana Paola Chapparo, Hudson Ryan Smith, Peter Herbert Dube, Edward G. Brooks, Edward G. Brooks, Kelly Ann Berg, Robert Brenner   +10 more
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Changes in neuromuscular structure and functions of human colon during ageing are region-dependent [PDF]

, 2018
Objective: To determine if human colonic neuromuscular functions decline with increasing age.Design: Looking for non-specific changes in neuromuscular function, a standard burst of electrical field stimulation (EFS) was used to evoke neuronally mediated (
Ahmed, Shafi, Broad, John, Carroll, Rebecca, Chin-Aleong, Joanne, Darreh-Shori, Taher, Elahi, Shezan, Karami, Azadeh, Knowles, Charles H., Kung, Victor W. S., Martin, Joanne E., Palmer, Alexandra, Saffrey, M. Jill, Sanger, Gareth John, Thaha, Mohamed Adhnan   +13 more
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The GPCR Connection: Linking Alzheimer's Disease and Glioblastoma

Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Volume 30, Issue 7, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Alzheimer's disease (AD) and glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) are biologically distinct age‐related brain disorders with opposing clinical phenotypes. AD is characterised by progressive neurodegeneration and cognitive decline, whereas GBM is characterised by aggressive cellular proliferation and a poor prognosis.
Ana B. Caniceiro, Sofia P. Agostinho, Luiz F. Piochi, Nícia Rosário‐Ferreira, Irina S. Moreira   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Expression and Function of the Cholinergic System in Immune Cells

Frontiers in Immunology, 2017
T and B cells express most cholinergic system components—e.g., acetylcholine (ACh), choline acetyltransferase (ChAT), acetylcholinesterase, and both muscarinic and nicotinic ACh receptors (mAChRs and nAChRs, respectively).
Takeshi Fujii, Masato Mashimo, Yasuhiro Moriwaki, Hidemi Misawa, Shiro Ono, Kazuhide Horiguchi, Koichiro Kawashima   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source