Up-regulation of Nicotinic Receptors by Nicotine Varies with Receptor Subtype [PDF]
Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2008 Recent evidence suggests that in addition to alpha4beta2 and alpha3-containing nicotinic receptors, alpha6-containing receptors are present in midbrain dopaminergic neurons and involved in the nicotine reward pathway. Using heterologous expression, we found that alpha6beta2, like alpha3beta2 and alpha4beta2 receptors, formed high affinity epibatidine ...
Jean-Charles Hoda +6 more
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Pharmacological receptors of nematoda as target points for action of antiparasitic drugs [PDF]
Veterinarski Glasnik, 2010 Cholinergic receptors of parasitic nematodes are one of the most important possible sites of action of antiparasitic drugs. This paper presents some of our own results of electrophysiological and pharamcological examinations of nicotinic and muscarinic ...
Trailović Saša M. +3 more
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Bispyridinium Compounds Inhibit Both Muscle and Neuronal Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors in Human Cell Lines. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Standard treatment of poisoning by organophosphorus anticholinesterases uses atropine to reduce the muscarinic effects of acetylcholine accumulation and oximes to reactivate acetylcholinesterase (the effectiveness of which depends on the specific ...
Avi Ring +8 more
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Animal bioscience, 2022 Objective Muscle acetylcholine receptors have five alpha subunits (α, β, δ, ɛ, or γ), and cholinergic receptor nicotinic gamma subunit (CHRNG) is the γ subunit.
Jiawei Du +6 more
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Does kynurenic acid act on nicotinic receptors? An assessment of the evidence
Journal of Neurochemistry, 2019 As a major metabolite of kynurenine in the oxidative metabolism of tryptophan, kynurenic acid is of considerable biological and clinical importance as an endogenous antagonist of glutamate in the central nervous system. It is most active as an antagonist
T. Stone
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Cloning and characterization of the hamster and guinea pig nicotinic acid receptors
Journal of Lipid Research, 2007 In this study, we present the identification and characterization of hamster and guinea pig nicotinic acid receptors. The hamster receptor shares ∼80–90% identity with the nucleotide and amino acid sequences of human, mouse, and rat receptors. The guinea
April Smith Torhan +3 more
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Curiouser and Curiouser: The Macrocyclic Lactone, Abamectin, Is also a Potent Inhibitor of Pyrantel/Tribendimidine Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors of Gastro-Intestinal Worms. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Nematode parasites may be controlled with drugs, but their regular application has given rise to concerns about the development of resistance. Drug combinations may be more effective than single drugs and delay the onset of resistance.
Melanie Abongwa +3 more
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Neuronal and Extraneuronal Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors
Current Neuropharmacology, 2018 Neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) belong to a super-family of Cys-loop ligand-gated ion chan-nels that respond to endogenous acetylcholine (ACh) or other cholinergic ligands.
M. Zoli +3 more
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Signaling of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in mononuclear phagocytes
Pharmacological Research, 2023 Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors are not only expressed by the nervous system and at the neuro-muscular junction but also by mononuclear phagocytes, which belong to the innate immune system.
Katrin Richter, Veronika Grau
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Expression and function of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in stem cells
AIMS Bioengineering, 2016 Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors are prototypical ligand gated ion channels typically found in muscular and neuronal tissues. Functional nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, however, have also recently been identified on other cell types, including stem ...
Herman S. Cheung +2 more
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