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Peripheral targets for neuropathic pain

British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Neuropathic pain represents a significant clinical challenge, with still limited pharmacological approaches to symptomatic relief. This review focuses on molecular targets implicated in neuropathic pain, particularly those involved in peripheral mechanisms. Using the IUPHAR/BPS database of biological targets, their occurrence together with ‘neuropathic
Amirhossein Afsharipour, Cosmin I. Ciotu, Felix J. Resch, Michael J. M. Fischer   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Conserved Mechanism for Gating in an Ionotropic Glutamate Receptor [PDF]

Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2013
Ionotropic glutamate receptor (iGluR) channels control synaptic activity. The crystallographic structure of GluA2, the prototypical iGluR, reveals a clamshell-like ligand-binding domain (LBD) that closes in the presence of glutamate to open a gate on the pore lining α-helix. How LBD closure leads to gate opening remains unclear.
Bryn S, Moore, Uyenlinh L, Mirshahi, Tonya L, Ebersole, Tooraj, Mirshahi   +3 more
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Ionotropic Glutamate Receptors and their Role in Neurological Diseases [PDF]

, 2015
: Glutamate is extensively and relatively uniformly distributed in the central nervous system (CNS) and its effects mediated by two distinct groups of receptors including Ionotropic and metabotropic glutamate receptors. Concentration of glutamate in the
Shahraki A.,
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The electrophysiology of ionotropic glutamate receptors expressed in human cell lines, HEK293 and TE671 [PDF]

, 2022
Ionotropic glutamate receptors consist of NMDA, AMPA and kainate receptors and are responsible for the conduction of synaptic transmission, long term potentiation, and synaptic plasticity and are implicated in a wide range of neurological diseases. Human
Newman, Amy
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Adiponectin promotes AMPA receptor trafficking and enhances excitatory synaptic transmission at hippocampal synapses via AMP‐activated protein kinase signalling

British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Background and Purpose Peripherally derived adiponectin crosses the blood–brain barrier and targets severa0l brain regions. Adiponectin receptors are highly expressed in the hippocampus, and play a pro‐cognitive role as adiponectin markedly influences the functioning of hippocampal synapses.
Alexandra Soca, Patricia Raposo Afonso, Valentin Morfin, James Cantley, Jenni Harvey   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ligand-specific conformations of an ionotropic glutamate receptor [PDF]

Protein Engineering, Design and Selection, 2002
A simple in silico procedure is proposed with a view to predict the agonist or antagonist character of new, AMPA-type Glu receptor channel ligands. Based on the experimental binding domain structures, the orientation of a single Lys residue close to the ligand binding core was found to be diagnostic of ligand-induced conformational changes. Acting as a
Lajos, Nyikos, Agnes, Simon, Péter, Barabás, Julianna, Kardos   +3 more
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Activation of microglial group III metabotropic glutamate receptors protects neurons against microglial neurotoxicity [PDF]

, 2003
A reduction in microglial activation and subsequent neurotoxicity may prove critical for neuroprotection in neurodegenerative diseases. We examined the expression and functionality of group III metabotropic glutamate (mGlu) receptors on microglia.
Taylor, D.L., Pocock, J.M., Diemel, L.T.
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Glutamate in the nucleus of the solitary tract activates both ionotropic and metabotropic glutamate receptors

, 1998
Glutamate is the proposed neurotransmitter of baroreceptor afferents at the level of the nucleus of the solitary tract (NTS). Blockade of ionotropic glutamate receptors with kynurenic acid blocks the arterial baroreflex but, paradoxically, does not ...
C. Michael Foley, Meredith Hay, Eileen M. Hasser, Julia A. Moffitt   +3 more
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Selective excitatory effects of γ‐glutamyl‐glycine, a glutathione metabolite, on GluN1 NMDA and mGlu5 receptors impacting synaptic plasticity

British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Background and Purpose Gamma‐glutamyl dipeptides are essentially produced after glutathione (GSH) degradation. While several γ‐glutamyl dipeptides have been detected in different organs and body fluids, their biological activity remains elusive. This is the case for γ‐Glutamyl‐Glycine (γ‐Glu‐Gly) which has been found in different brain areas.
Sandro Andreu, Victoria Gizzi, Ugo Pasco, Fatiha Sebih, Yattou Zitouni, Pablo Jimenez, Valérie Rolland, Alain Chavanieu, Sébastien Estaran, Matthieu Rousset, Thierry Cens, Guillaume Cazals, Pierre Charnet, Janique Guiramand, Catherine Cohen‐Solal, Claudine Ménard, Marie‐Céleste de Jésus Ferreira, Nathalie Chevallier, Sonia Cantel, Michel Vignes, Julien Roussel   +20 more
wiley   +1 more source

Microglial glutathione and glutamate: regulation mechanisms [PDF]

, 2009
Microglia, the immune cells of the central nervous system (CNS), are important in the protection of the CNS, but may be implicated in the pathogenesis of neuroinflammatory disease.
Fry, V.A.H.
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