Lateral Habenula contribution in Nicotine addiction : focus on Dopamine, GABA and Serotonin Interactions [PDF]
, 2011 Compelling evidence has shown a pivotal role of dopaminergic function in drug addiction. Recently, the Habenula (Hb) has attracted a great deal of attention as another target for nicotine in the brain because of its role in regulating dopamine (DA ...
Benigno, Arcangelo +6 more
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An expanding range of targets for kynurenine metabolites of tryptophan [PDF]
, 2013 The kynurenine pathway of tryptophan metabolism accounts for most of the tryptophan that is not committed to protein synthesis and includes compounds active in the nervous and immune systems.
Darlington, L. Gail +2 more
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Striatal cholinergic interneurons generate beta and gamma oscillations in the corticostriatal circuit and produce motor deficits [PDF]
, 2016 Cortico-basal ganglia-thalamic (CBT) neural circuits are critical modulators of cognitive and motor function. When compromised, these circuits contribute to neurological and psychiatric disorders, such as Parkinson's disease (PD).
Bucklin, Mark +5 more
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Interaction of Dorsal Hippocampal Nicotinic Receptors and Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles on Memory Consolidation [PDF]
Pharmaceutical and Biomedical ResearchBackground: Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) are widely used in industry, medicine, and agriculture. Previous studies have shown that exposure to ZnO NPs can induce changes in learning and memory.
Niloufar Darbandi +3 more
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Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 2002 Trimethylsulfonium, a compound present in the midgut gland of the sea hare Aplysia brasiliana, negatively modulates vagal response, indicating a probable ability to inhibit cholinergic responses.
C.M. Kerchove +3 more
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Reward learning as a potential target for pharmacological augmentation of cognitive remediation for schizophrenia: a roadmap for preclinical development. [PDF]
, 2013 RationaleImpaired cognitive abilities are a key characteristic of schizophrenia. Although currently approved pharmacological treatments have demonstrated efficacy for positive symptoms, to date no pharmacological treatments successfully reverse cognitive
Acheson, Dean T +2 more
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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. +3 more
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Nicotine dependence and genetic variation in the nicotinic receptors [PDF]
Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 2009 Technological advances have led to the discovery of genetic variants that contribute to many illnesses including nicotine dependence. A multi-stage model of the development of nicotine dependence underlies these genetic studies, and it includes a progression through several stages of smoking behavior from never smoking to nicotine dependence. The final
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Neuronal Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Modulators from Cone Snails
Marine Drugs, 2018 Marine cone snails are a large family of gastropods that have evolved highly potent venoms for predation and defense. The cone snail venom has exceptional molecular diversity in neuropharmacologically active compounds, targeting a range of receptors, ion
Nikita Abraham, Richard J. Lewis
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Nicotinic Receptor Activity Alters Synaptic Plasticity
The Scientific World Journal, 2001 Studies using specific agonists, antagonists, and lesions have shown that nicotinic cholinergic systems participate in attention, learning, and memory[1,2].
John A. Dani
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