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Effects of Lactobacillus fermentum GKF3 on Reducing Smoking and Brain Neurotransmitter Levels: Findings From Animal and Human Studies

Food Frontiers, EarlyView.
1.Developing food‐grade probiotic strains with smoking reduction benefits presents a safer and more holistic health strategy. 2.An animal study demonstrated that L. fermentum GKF3 gavage elevated brain dopamine and serotonin levels. 3.A randomized controlled trial showed that L.
You‐Shan Tsai, Shan Lin, Chin‐Chu Chen, Chun‐Hung Chiu, Mei‐Chin Mong, Shu‐Ling Hu, Chi‐Hao Wu   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Manipulating midbrain dopamine neurons and reward-related behaviors with light-controllable nicotinic acetylcholine receptors

eLife, 2018
Dopamine (DA) neurons of the ventral tegmental area (VTA) integrate cholinergic inputs to regulate key functions such as motivation and goal-directed behaviors.
Romain Durand-de Cuttoli, Sarah Mondoloni, Fabio Marti, Damien Lemoine, Claire Nguyen, Jérémie Naudé, Thibaut d'Izarny-Gargas, Stéphanie Pons, Uwe Maskos, Dirk Trauner, Richard H Kramer, Philippe Faure, Alexandre Mourot   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors in the Mesolimbic Pathway: Primary Role of Ventral Tegmental Area α6β2* Receptors in Mediating Systemic Nicotine Effects on Dopamine Release, Locomotion, and Reinforcement

Journal of Neuroscience, 2010
α6* nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) are highly and selectively expressed by mesostriatal dopamine (DA) neurons. These neurons are thought to mediate several behavioral effects of nicotine, including locomotion, habit learning, and ...
C. Gotti, Stefania Guiducci, V. Tedesco, S. Corbioli, L. Zanetti, M. Moretti, A. Zanardi, R. Rimondini, M. Mugnaini, F. Clementi, C. Chiamulera, M. Zoli   +11 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Bioactive Polysaccharides Targeting Gut Microbiota to Modulate Host Health: A Gear Effect Theory

Food Frontiers, EarlyView.
The “Gear Effect” mechanism of bioactive polysaccharides driving gut microbiota to modulate host health. ABSTRACT Bioactive polysaccharides are macromolecular polymers with broad biological activities. Recent evidence has highlighted their role in modulating host health primarily through interactions with gut microbiota.
Yonggan Sun, Shanshan Zhang, Junyi Yin, Shaoping Nie   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nanoplatform‐Enabled Genetic Interventions for Central Nervous System Disorders: Advances in Delivery Strategies and Therapeutic Potential

Advanced Genetics, EarlyView.
This review provides a detailed description of gene mutations and epigenetic mechanisms in central nervous system (CNS) disease, strategies for gene therapy, challenges for CNS gene therapy and gene‐drug nanocarriers. This review also summarizes the applications of nanogenetic therapy platforms in CNS diseases (brain tumors, neurodegenerative diseases,
Fuming Liang, Shizhen Cui, Jing Yang, Zhaohui He, Ling Zhu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Autoimmunity to neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors

Pharmacological Research, 2023
Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) are widely expressed in many and diverse cell types, participating in various functions of cells, tissues and systems.
Maria Pechlivanidou, Elpinickie Ninou, Katerina Karagiorgou, Aikaterini Tsantila, Renato Mantegazza, Andreetta Francesca, Raffaello Furlan, Leon Dudeck, Johann Steiner, John Tzartos, Socrates Tzartos   +10 more
doaj  

Association between prediagnostic serum metabolites and pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma risk in two prospective cohorts

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
What's New? Exposures and mechanisms that contribute to and promote pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) remain unclear. In this study, the authors applied metabolomics to better understand PDAC etiology by examining associations between prediagnostic serum metabolites and PDAC risk.
Ting Zhang, Steven C. Moore, Sheng Fu, Xiaoyu Wang, Demetrius Albanes, Stephanie J. Weinstein, Kai Yu, Rachael Z. Stolzenberg‐Solomon   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Maternal gut microbiota‐derived daidzein prevents osteoporosis in female offspring following prenatal prednisone exposure

iMeta, EarlyView.
Prenatal prednisone therapy (PPT)/prenatal prednisone exposure (PPE) induces long bone dysplasia, reduced peak bone mass (PBM), and increased osteoporosis susceptibility in female offspring. Maternal gut microbiota metabolite daidzein (DAI) mediates PPE‐induced osteoporosis susceptibility in female adult offspring.
Chi Ma, Hangyuan He, Kunpeng Wang, Juanjuan Guo, Liang Liu, Yuting Chen, Bin Li, Hao Xiao, Xufeng Li, Xiaoqian Lu, Tingting Wang, Yinxian Wen, Hui Wang, Liaobin Chen   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Toxicological Response of the BEAS‐2B Cell After Acute Exposure at the Air–Liquid Interface to Ethylbenzene and m‐Xylene Alone and in Binary Mixtures

Journal of Applied Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes (o‐, m‐, and p‐xylenes) constitute a family, named BTEX, of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) known for its toxicity. This study aimed to study the acute in vitro toxicity of ethylbenzene and m‐xylene on human bronchial epithelial cells exposed at the air–liquid interface (ALI).
Nour Jaber, Claude Emond, Fabrice Cazier, Sylvain Billet   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mutations in M2 alter the selectivity of the mouse nicotinic acetylcholine receptor for organic and alkali metal cations [PDF]

, 1992
We measured the permeability ratios (PX/PNa) of 3 wild-type, 1 hybrid, 2 subunit-deficient, and 22 mutant nicotinic receptors expressed in Xenopus oocytes for alkali metal and organic cations using shifts in the bi-ionic reversal potential of the ...
Cohen, Bruce N., Davidson, Norman, Labarca, Cesar, Lester, Henry A.   +3 more
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