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Differing alterations of sodium currents in small dorsal root ganglion neurons after ganglion compression and peripheral nerve injury

open access: yesMolecular Pain, 2008
Voltage-gated sodium channels play important roles in modulating dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neuron hyperexcitability and hyperalgesia after peripheral nerve injury or inflammation.
Song Xue-Jun, Huang Zhi-Jiang
doaj   +1 more source

Decoding the Neural Circuit Underlying Context‐Cue Association in Retrieval of Morphine Reward Memory

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
Contextual cues recruit the glutamatergic vCA1–dmPFC pathway to retrieve morphine reward memory by reshaping cell‐type‐specific prefrontal microcircuit activity. Distinct regulation of PV+ and SST+ interneurons defines this hippocampal–prefrontal mechanism.
Zhifeng Shi   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Efficient Synthesis of Tetrodotoxin [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
Tetrodotoxin (TTX) is an indispensable probe in neuroscience, a biosynthetic and ecological enigma, and one of the most celebrated targets of synthetic chemistry. Here, we present a stereoselective synthesis of TTX that proceeds in 22 steps starting from
Peter, Ruehmann   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

Co‐activation of Selective Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Subtypes Is Required for Neuroprotection against Alzheimer's Disease

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Beta‐amyloid peptide (Aβ)‐induced suppression of hippocampal GABAergic interneuron activity drives hyperexcitability, amyloid pathology, and cognitive impairment in Alzheimer's disease (AD), suggesting that enhancing hippocampal inhibition may be protective.
Rahmi Lee   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Astrocytes Coordinate Neurovascular Coupling During Prolonged Sensory Demand via AQP4/TRPA1/BEST1/D‐Serine Signaling

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
Neuronal activation leads to astrocytic transient volume changes, activating transient receptor potential ankyrin 1 (TRPA1) channels, leading to Ca2+ influx. Activation of TRPA1 causes the release of D‐serine through BEST1. Finally, the augmented extracellular levels of D‐serine boost neuronal activity by binding GluN1‐containing NMDARs, leading to CBV
Kayoung Han   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

The skin microbiome facilitates adaptive tetrodotoxin production in poisonous newts

open access: yeseLife, 2020
Rough-skinned newts (Taricha granulosa) use tetrodotoxin (TTX) to block voltage-gated sodium (Nav) channels as a chemical defense against predation.
Patric M Vaelli   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Elucidating the Origin of Tetrodotoxin in Pleurobranchaea maculata and Stylochoplana sp. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Tetrodotoxin (TTX) is an extremely potent neurotoxin that acts by selectively targeting voltage gated sodium channels blocking propagation of action potentials.
Salvitti, Lauren R.
core  

EphB1 Receptor Blockade Augments Morphine Antinociception via Inhibiting GRK2‐Mediated µ‐Opioid Receptor Internalization

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
Administration of opioids activates ephrinB2‐EphB1 receptor signaling. Activated EphB1 receptors induce GRK2‐mediated phosphorylation of MOR at Ser375, which initiates the internalization of MOR and reduces opioid antinociception at the behavioral level. ABSTRACT Opioids are the primary treatment for severe pain in clinical practice.
Bo Peng   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

In Silico Analysis of Tetrodotoxin Binding in Voltage-Gated Sodium Ion Channels from Toxin-Resistant Animal Lineages

open access: yesMarine Drugs, 2022
Multiple animal species have evolved resistance to the neurotoxin tetrodotoxin (TTX) through changes in voltage-gated sodium ion channels (VGSCs). Amino acid substitutions in TTX-resistant lineages appear to be positionally convergent with changes in ...
Shana L. Geffeney   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

New insights into epileptic spasm generation and treatment from the TTX animal model

open access: yesEpilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Currently, we have an incomplete understanding of the mechanisms underlying infantile epileptic spasms syndrome (IESS). However, over the past decade, significant efforts have been made to develop IESS animal models to provide much‐needed mechanistic information for therapy development.
John W. Swann   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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