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Mapping the druggable allosteric space of G-protein coupled receptors: a fragment-based molecular dynamics approach. [PDF]

, 2010
To address the problem of specificity in G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR) drug discovery, there has been tremendous recent interest in allosteric drugs that bind at sites topographically distinct from the orthosteric site. Unfortunately, structure-based
Ivetac, Anthony, McCammon, J Andrew
core   +2 more sources

Neurodevelopmental features in KCNQ2 developmental and epileptic encephalopathy may have limited associations with KV7.2 dysfunction

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Variants in KCNQ2 encoding the voltage‐gated potassium channel KV7.2 are associated with developmental and epileptic encephalopathy (DEE) of varying severity. This study examined the relationship of KCNQ2 variant dysfunction with the neurodevelopmental phenotype of individuals with KCNQ2‐DEE. Methods A parent‐reported survey gathered
Jessa S. Bidwell, Carlos G. Vanoye, Reshma R. Desai, Anne T. Berg, Alfred L. George Jr   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

Autoantibodies to beta-adrenergic and muscarinic cholinergic receptors in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) patients – A validation study in plasma and cerebrospinal fluid from two Swedish cohorts

Brain, Behavior, & Immunity - Health, 2020
Myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) also known as ME/CFS (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) or ME/SEID (Systemic Exertion Intolerance Disorder), is a disabling and often long-lasting disease that can drastically impair quality of life and physical/social functioning ...
Annie Bynke, Per Julin, Carl-Gerhard Gottfries, Harald Heidecke, Carmen Scheibenbogen, Jonas Bergquist   +5 more
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Identification of Orthosteric and Allosteric Site Mutations in M2 Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptors That Contribute to Ligand-selective Signaling Bias*

Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2010
Muscarinic acetylcholine receptors contain at least one allosteric site that is topographically distinct from the acetylcholine, orthosteric binding site.
K. Gregory, N. E. Hall, A. Tobin, P. Sexton, A. Christopoulos   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Mechanisms of Action Involved in the In Vivo Gastroprotective Response of Fruits: A Systematic Review

Food Frontiers, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Gastrointestinal diseases remain a significant global health concern, primarily due to the limitations of current pharmacological treatments, which often come with adverse side effects and high recurrence rates. This situation highlights the urgent need for safer and more effective alternatives.
Isabel Sousa Alcântara, Renata Torres Pessoa, Lucas Yure Santos da Silva, Tarcisio Mendes Silva, Isis Oliveira Menezes, Anita Oliveira Brito Pereira Bezerra Martins, Irwin Rose Alencar de Menezes, Almir Gonçalves Wanderley   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

KV7 Channels Regulate Firing during Synaptic Integration in GABAergic Striatal Neurons

Neural Plasticity, 2015
Striatal projection neurons (SPNs) process motor and cognitive information. Their activity is affected by Parkinson’s disease, in which dopamine concentration is decreased and acetylcholine concentration is increased.
M. Belén Pérez-Ramírez, Antonio Laville, Dagoberto Tapia, Mariana Duhne, Esther Lara-González, José Bargas, Elvira Galarraga   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Characterization of muscarinic and P2X receptors in the urothelium and detrusor muscle of the rat bladder

Journal of Pharmacological Sciences, 2016
Muscarinic and purinergic (P2X) receptors play critical roles in bladder urothelium under physiological and pathological conditions. Aim of present study was to characterize these receptors in rat bladder urothelium and detrusor muscle using selective ...
Masaki Ogoda, Yoshihiko Ito, Yusuke Fuchihata, Satomi Onoue, Shizuo Yamada   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

New strategic insights into managing fungal biofilms [PDF]

, 2015
Fungal infections have dramatically increased in the last decades in parallel with an increase of populations with impaired immunity, resulting from medical conditions such as cancer, transplantation or other chronic diseases.
Borghi, Elisa, Borgo, Francesca, Morace, Giulia, Nile, Christopher, Rajendran, Ranjith, Ramage, Gordon, Sherry, Leighann   +6 more
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A Subpopulation of Neuronal M4 Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptors Plays a Critical Role in Modulating Dopamine-Dependent Behaviors

Journal of Neuroscience, 2010
Acetylcholine (ACh) regulates many key functions of the CNS by activating cell surface receptors referred to as muscarinic ACh receptors (M1–M5 mAChRs).
Jongrye Jeon, Ditte Dencker, G. Wörtwein, D. Woldbye, Yinghong Cui, A. Davis, A. Levey, G. Schütz, T. Sager, A. Mørk, Cuiling Li, C. Deng, A. Fink-Jensen, J. Wess   +13 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source