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Peripheral muscarinic receptors mediate the anti-inflammatory effects of auricular acupuncture

Chinese Medicine, 2011
Background The cholinergic and opioid systems play important roles in modulating inflammation. This study tests whether auricular acupuncture (AA) produces anti-inflammatory effects via opioid and peripheral cholinergic receptors in a rat model.
Chung Wai, Zhang Hong, Zhang Shi
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Gain-of-function mutations in the UNC-2/CaV2α channel lead to excitation-dominant synaptic transmission in C. elegans [PDF]

, 2019
Mutations in pre-synaptic voltage gated calcium channels can lead to familial hemiplegic migraine type 1 (FHM1). While mammalian studies indicate that the migraine brain is hyperexcitable due to enhanced excitation or reduced inhibition, the molecular ...
Alkema, Mark J., Francis, Michael M., Gao, Shangbang, Grant, Jeff, Huang, Yung Chi, Mulcahy, Ben, Pirri, Jennifer K., Rayes, Diego Hernán, Saheki, Yasunori, Zhen, Mei   +9 more
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Adrenergic and Cholinergic Receptors of Cerebral Microvessels [PDF]

Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism, 1981
The presence of α- and β-adrenergic and muscarinic cholinergic receptors in cerebral microvessels of the rat and pig was assessed by ligand binding techniques. The results demonstrate the presence of specific binding to α2- and β-adrenergic receptors but no appreciable specific binding to α1-adrenergic or muscarinic cholinergic receptors.
Shailesh P. Banerjee, Robert H. Warren, Sami I. Harik, John R. Wetherbee, Virendra K. Sharma   +4 more
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Calcitonin Gene‐Related Peptide (CGRP)‐Expressing Neurons in the External Lateral Parabrachial Area Regulate Pain‐Induced Sleep Disturbances

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Lynch et al., identified novel targets on the wake‐promoting pathways that can effectively treat pain‐induced sleep disturbances. The authors demonstrated that Calcitonin gene‐related peptide‐expressing neurons (CGRP) in the external lateral parabrachial nucleus (PBelCGRP) serve as the primary relay node for pain stimuli that cause sleep disruption ...
Nicole Lynch, Roberto De Luca, Richard L Spinieli, Enrico Rillosi, Renner C Thomas, Samuel Sailesh, Nishta Gangeddula, Janayna D Lima, Sathyajit S Bandaru, Elda Arrigoni, Agustin Melo‐Carrillo, Rami Burstein, Stephen Thankachan, Satvinder Kaur   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Paying attention to smell: Cholinergic signaling in the olfactory bulb.

Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience, 2014
The tractable, layered architecture of the olfactory bulb (OB), and its function as a relay between odor input and higher cortical processing, makes it an attractive model to study how sensory information is processed at a synaptic and circuit level. The
Rinaldo David D'Souza, Sukumar eVijayaraghavan   +1 more
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Parvalbumin Interneuron‐Dependent Hippocampal Neurogenesis Evoked by Prolonged Rhythmic Light Flicker

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study demonstrates that prolonged rhythmic 40 Hz light flicker enhances spatial learning by stimulating PV interneuron‐dependent neurogenesis. The light flicker selectively activates PV interneurons, which enhances GABAergic support for the integration of immature neurons in the adult dentate gyrus.
Hai Yan, Yunxuan Wang, Xufan Deng, Shiyu Wu, Yifan Pan, Jun Du, Mei Yu, Bo Liu, Huimei Wang, Zhengyu Zhang, Jinghong Chen, Shuifa Chen, Yizheng Wang, Tara Walker, Perry Bartlett, Jun Ju, Sheng‐Tao Hou   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Role of the thalamic parafascicular nucleus cholinergic system in the modulation of acute corneal nociception in rats [PDF]

Veterinary Research Forum, 2011
The present study investigated the effects of microinjections of acetylcholine (a cholinergic agonist), physostigmine (a cholinesterase inhibitor), atropine (an antagonist of muscarinic cholinergic receptors) and hexamethonium (an antagonist of nicotinic
Esmaeal Tamaddonfard, Amir-Abbas Farshid, Sona Seiednejhad, Asghar Morvaridi   +3 more
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Exploring Cholinergic Compounds for Peripheral Neuropathic Pain Management: A Comprehensive Scoping Review of Rodent Model Studies

Pharmaceuticals, 2023
Neuropathic pain affects about 7–8% of the population, and its management still poses challenges with unmet needs. Over the past decades, researchers have explored the cholinergic system (muscarinic and nicotinic acetylcholine receptors: mAChR and nAChR)
Edouard Montigné, David Balayssac
doaj   +1 more source

Review: Dystroglycan in the Nervous System [PDF]

, 2007
Dystroglycan is part of a large complex of proteins, the dystrophin-glycoprotein complex, which has been implicated in the pathogenesis of muscular dystrophies for a long time.
Matthias Samwald
core   +2 more sources

Bidirectional Interaction Between the Brain and Bone in Traumatic Brain Injury

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) disrupts the blood–brain barrier and activates neuroimmune responses, causing metabolic disturbances and long‐term bone mass loss. Concurrent fractures accelerate healing and enhance osteogenesis but disrupt regulatory mechanisms, leading to altered bone dynamics and exacerbating neuroinflammation, complicating recovery ...
Wei Zhang, Jun Zou, Lingli Zhang
wiley   +1 more source