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Multiple Routes for Glutamate Receptor Trafficking: Surface Diffusion and Membrane Traffic Cooperate to Bring Receptors to Synapses [PDF]

Science's STKE (electronic resource) : signal transduction knowledge environment 327 (21/03/2006) 13, 2007
Trafficking of glutamate receptors into and out of synapses is critically involved in the plasticity of excitatory synaptic transmission. Endocytosis and exocytosis of receptors have initially been thought to account alone for this trafficking. However, membrane proteins also traffic through surface lateral diffusion in the plasma membrane. We describe
arxiv  

The Forefront for Novel Therapeutic Agents Based on the Pathophysiology of Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction: Bladder Selectivity Based on In Vivo Drug–Receptor Binding Characteristics of Antimuscarinic Agents for Treatment of Overactive Bladder

Journal of Pharmacological Sciences, 2010
We have reviewed the binding of antimuscarinic agents, used to treat urinary dysfunction in patients with overactive bladder, to muscarinic receptors in target and non-target tissues in vivo.
Akira Yoshida, Tomomi Fujino, Shuji Maruyama, Yoshihiko Ito, Yuko Taki, Shizuo Yamada   +5 more
doaj  

The involvement of cholinergic neurons in the spreading of tau pathology

Frontiers in Neurology, 2013
Long time ago, it was described the selective loss of cholinergic neurons during the development of Alzheimer disease. Recently, it has been suggested that tau protein may play a role in that loss of cholinergic neurons through a mechanism involving the ...
Diana eSimon, Diana eSimon, Felix eHernandez, Felix eHernandez, Jesus eAvila, Jesus eAvila   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Adhesion of membranes via receptor-ligand complexes: Domain formation, binding cooperativity, and active processes [PDF]

, 2009
Cell membranes interact via anchored receptor and ligand molecules. Central questions on cell adhesion concern the binding affinity of these membrane-anchored molecules, the mechanisms leading to the receptor-ligand domains observed during adhesion, and the role of cytoskeletal and other active processes.
arxiv   +1 more source

β3‐Adrenoceptor Agonist Effects on the Urinary Bladder Beyond Detrusor Relaxation

Neurourology and Urodynamics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aims β3‐Adrenoceptor agonists such as mirabegron or vibegron reach pharmacokinetic steady‐state within a few days. However, maximum improvements in symptoms of the overactive bladder syndrome are reached at time points later than 4 weeks, that is, detrusor smooth muscle relaxation cannot fully explain clinical effects.
Martin C. Michel, Ebru Arioglu‐Inan, Martin Hennenberg   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Investigation of Thiazolidine‐2,4‐Dione Derivatives as Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors: Synthesis, In Vitro Biological Activities and In Silico Studies

ChemistryOpen, EarlyView.
Thiazolidin‐2,4‐dion derivatives were synthesized and evaluated for drug‐likeness, BBB permeability, and ADMET properties. Docking studies revealed that all derivatives (CHT1‐5) had good AChE inhibition, although CHT1 was the most effective and showed strong antioxidant activity in vitro.
Hanane Naeimi, Maryam Taheri, Hossein Ghafouri, Asadollah Mohammadi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Relationship between Muscarinic and Cannabinoid Receptors in Neuronal Excitability and Epilepsy: A Review

Medical Cannabis and Cannabinoids
Background: Of the seventy million people who suffer from epilepsy, 40 percent of them become resistant to more than one antiepileptic medication and have a higher chance of death.
Ryan Renaldo Hall, Damian Hugh Cohall
doaj   +1 more source

Activation of muscarinic acetylcholine receptors elicits pigment granule dispersion in retinal pigment epithelium isolated from bluegill

BMC Neuroscience, 2004
Background In fish, melanin pigment granules in the retinal pigment epithelium disperse into apical projections as part of the suite of responses the eye makes to bright light conditions.
Crittenden Elizabeth L, González Alfredo, García Dana M   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Muscarinic receptors and ligands in cancer

American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology, 2009
Emerging evidence indicates that muscarinic receptors and ligands play key roles in regulating cellular proliferation and cancer progression. Both neuronal and nonneuronal acetylcholine production results in neurocrine, paracrine, and autocrine promotion of cell proliferation, apoptosis, migration, and other features critical for cancer cell survival ...
Kunrong Cheng, Jean-Pierre Raufman, Nirish Shah, Sandeep Khurana   +3 more
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DREADDs‐Based Chemogenetics Induced Slow Transit Constipation via Inhibition of Enteric Neurons

Journal of Digestive Diseases, EarlyView.
Designer receptors exclusively activated by designer drugs (DREADDs)‐based chemogenetic tools were used to induce murine model of slow transit constipation. Adeno‐associated virus (AAV) 9‐hM4Di or normal saline (control) was injected into six sites spread out over the whole colon of mice, and the indicators of colonic motility were evaluated after ...
Xin Yi Lu, Yu Xiang Wen, Ni Jiang, Si Qi Zhou, Tian Yang, Liang Liang Shi, Hui Min Guo, Wei Zhang, Qi Peng Zhang, Ni Na Zhang   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source