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Muscarinic Receptors and Their Antagonists in COPD: Anti-Inflammatory and Antiremodeling Effects

Mediators of Inflammation, 2012
Muscarinic receptors are expressed by most cell types and mediate cellular signaling of their natural ligand acetylcholine. Thereby, they control numerous central and peripheral physiological organ responses to neuronal activity.
George Karakiulakis, Michael Roth
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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
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Protein connectivity in chemotaxis receptor complexes [PDF]

, 2015
The chemotaxis sensory system allows bacteria such as Escherichia coli to swim towards nutrients and away from repellents. The underlying pathway is remarkably sensitive in detecting chemical gradients over a wide range of ambient concentrations. Interactions among receptors, which are predominantly clustered at the cell poles, are crucial to this ...
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Light‐Activated Pharmacological Tools for Exploring the Cholinergic System

Medicinal Research Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Cholinergic transmission plays a critical role in both the central and peripheral nervous systems, affecting processes such as learning, memory, and inflammation. Conventional cholinergic drugs generally suffer from poor selectivity and temporal precision, leading to undesired effects and limited therapeutic efficacy. Photopharmacology aims to
Alessio Colleoni, Giulia Galli, Clelia Dallanoce, Marco De Amici, Pau Gorostiza, Carlo Matera   +5 more
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5xFAD mice do not have myenteric amyloidosis, dysregulation of neuromuscular transmission or gastrointestinal dysmotility

Neurogastroenterology &Motility, Volume 34, Issue 12, December 2022., 2022
Amyloidosis in central and enteric nervous system contribute to congenic impairment and gastrointestinal dysmotility in Alzheimer's Disease (AD). 5xFAD mice, a transgenic mouse model of AD, mimic the amyloidosis in central nervous system but lacking amyloidosis in enteric nervous system. Abstract Background Alterations in gastrointestinal (GI) function
Narayana Krishna Yelleswarapu, Marlene Masino, Skye Henderson, Roxanne Fernandes, Greg Swain, James J. Galligan, Hui Xu   +6 more
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The Spinal Muscarinic M1 Receptors and GABAA Receptors Contribute to the McN-A-343–Induced Antinociceptive Effects During Thermal Stimulation of Mice

Journal of Pharmacological Sciences, 2008
The present study was undertaken to clarify how spinal muscarinic receptors are involved in the antinociceptive effects in thermal stimulation. Intrathecal (i.t.) injection of the muscarinic agonist McN-A-343 inhibited the tail-flick response to noxious ...
Kenji Honda, Keigo Horikawa, Suguru Ando, Kohei Koga, Satoshi Kawata, Keisuke Migita, Yukio Takano   +6 more
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Effect of Neuromodulation of Short-Term Plasticity on Information Processing in Hippocampal Interneuron Synapses [PDF]

arXiv, 2018
Neurons in a micro-circuit connected by chemical synapses can have their connectivity affected by the prior activity of the cells. The number of synapses available for releasing neurotransmitter can be decreased by repetitive activation through depletion of readily releasable neurotransmitter (NT), or increased through facilitation, where the ...
arxiv  

Molecular Tools to Study and Control Dopaminergic Neurotransmission With Light

Medicinal Research Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Dopaminergic neurotransmission is involved in several important brain functions, such as motor control, learning, reward‐motivated behavior, and emotions. Dysfunctions of dopaminergic system may lead to the development of various neurological and psychiatric disorders, like Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, depression, and addictions ...
Galyna Maleeva, Carlo Matera, Silvia Roda, Alessio Colleoni, Marco De Amici, Pau Gorostiza   +5 more
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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
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Muscarinic receptor signaling in the pathophysiology of asthma and COPD

Respiratory Research, 2006
Anticholinergics are widely used for the treatment of COPD, and to a lesser extent for asthma. Primarily used as bronchodilators, they reverse the action of vagally derived acetylcholine on airway smooth muscle contraction.
Zaagsma Johan, Gosens Reinoud, Meurs Herman, Halayko Andrew J   +3 more
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