Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors are ligand-gated ion conducting transmembrane channels from the Cys-loop receptor super-family. The ?4?2 subtype is the predominant heteromeric subtype of nicotinic receptors found in the brain. Allosteric modulators for ?4?2 ...
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Twenty-one papers of 20-minute duration were presented during the three day period of the Symposium. Topics include: New subtypes of muscarinic acetylcholine receptors, Functional diversity of muscarinic receptor subtypes in cellular signal transduction a...
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... Title : Turnover of Acetylcholine Receptors: Mechanisms of Regulation. ... Acetylcholine receptors, RA5 Neuromuscular junctions, Motor nerves. ...
DTIC Science & Technology
... Title : Primary Structure of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor. ... One of the neurotransmitters used in the mammalian brain is acetylcholine. ...
... Accession Number : ADD754483. Title : ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTOR CHANNEL IMAGED IN THE OPEN STATE. Descriptive ...
... Title : ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTOR BINDING CHARACTERISTICS OF SNAKE AND CONE SNAIL VENOM POSTSYNAPTIC NEUROTOXINS ...
The introduction of the isoxazole ring as bioisosteric replacement of the acetyl group of anatoxin-a led to a new series of derivatives binding to nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. Bulkier substitutions than methyl at the 3 position of isoxazole were shown to be detrimental for the activity. The binding potency of the most interesting compounds with ?1, ...
Nicotine increases serotonergic and noradrenergic neuronal activity and facilitates serotonin and noradrenaline release. Accordingly, nicotine enhances antidepressant-like actions of reuptake inhibitors selective for serotonin or noradrenaline in the mouse forced swim test and the mouse tail suspension test. Both high-affinity alpha4beta2 and low-affinity alpha7 nicotinic ...
The superior salivatory nucleus (SSN) contains preganglionic parasympathetic neurons to the submandibular and sublingual salivary glands. Cevimeline, a muscarinic acetylcholine receptor agonist, stimulates the salivary glands and is presently used as sialogogue in the treatment of dry mouth. Since cevimeline passes through the blood-brain barrier, it is ...
Purpose.To identify the muscarinic acetylcholine receptor subtype that mediates cholinergic vasodilation in murine retinal arterioles.Methods.Muscarinic receptor gene expression was determined in murine retinal arterioles using real-time PCR. To asses the functional relevance of muscarinic ...
Muscarinic acetylcholine receptors are members of the G protein-coupled receptor superfamily expressed in neurons, cardiomyocytes, smooth muscle, and a variety of epithelia. Five subtypes of muscarinic acetylcholine receptors have been discovered by molecular cloning, but ...
PubMed Central
A major hurdle in defining the molecular biology of nicotine addiction has been characterizing the different nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) subtypes in the brain and how nicotine alters their function. Mounting evidence suggests that the addictive effects of nicotine, like other drugs of abuse, occur through interactions with ...
... basis of putative muscarinic receptor subtypes and its implications; Mapping of subtypes of muscarinic receptors in the human brain with receptor ...
BackgroundNicotine is a psychoactive drug presenting a diverse array of biological activities, some positive, such as enhancement of cognitive performances, others negative, such as addiction liability. Ligands that discriminate between the different isotypes of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) could present improved pharmacology and toxicity ...
Autoimmune autonomic ganglionopathy (AAG) and myasthenia gravis (MG) are both autoimmune channelopathies mediated by antibodies directed against nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. While both diseases target acetylcholine receptors, skeletal muscle and ganglionic receptor ...
The muscarinic receptors that modulate acetylcholine release from rat cortical synaptosomes were characterized with respect to sensitivity to drugs that act selectively at M1 or M2 receptor subtypes, as well as to changes in ionic strength and membrane potential. The modulatory receptors appear ...
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Within the basal ganglia, acetylcholine and dopamine play a central role in the extrapyramidal control of motor function. The physiologic effects of these neurotransmitters are mediated by a diversity of receptor subtypes, several of which have now been cloned. Muscarinic acetylcholine ...
... Title : Activation, Inactivation, and Desensitization of Acetylcholine Receptor Channel Complex Detected by Binding of Perhydrohistrionicotoxin. ...
Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) warrant attention, as they play many critical roles in brain and body function and have been implicated in a number of neurological and psychiatric disorders, including nicotine dependence. nAChRs are composed as diverse subtypes containing specific combinations of genetically-distinct ...
