Neuronal and extraneuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors

M Zoli, S Pucci, A Vilella, C Gotti - Current neuropharmacology, 2018 - ingentaconnect.com
… and function of native nAChRs inside and outside the nervous system. … nicotinic ACh
receptor alpha7 and beta2 subunits co-assemble to form functional heteromeric nicotinic receptor

Homomeric and heteromeric α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in health and some central nervous system diseases

V Borroni, FJ Barrantes - Membranes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) are pentameric ligand-gated ion channels involved
in the modulation of essential brain functions such as memory, learning, and attention. …

Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors

S Wonnacott, I Bermudez, NS Millar… - British journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Nicotinic receptors also have important roles in invertebrates. They are the major vehicle
for excitatory transmission in insect nervous systems, making them important targets for the …

The wonderland of neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors

D Bertrand, AV Terry Jr - Biochemical pharmacology, 2018 - Elsevier
… that ligands of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) have … the field of neuronal nicotinic
acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) … nervous system not only confirmed the importance of the …

Aging affects nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in brain

YN Utkin - … Medicinal Chemistry-Central Nervous System …, 2019 - ingentaconnect.com
… of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor α7 and α4β2 present in the central nervous system are
af… In this paper, the participation of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the processes of aging …

Structure and gating mechanism of the α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor

CM Noviello, A Gharpure, N Mukhtasimova, R Cabuco… - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
… The α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor plays critical roles in the central nervous system
and in the cholinergic inflammatory pathway. This ligand-gated ion channel assembles as a …

Heteromeric α7β2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the brain

J Wu, Q Liu, P Tang, JD Mikkelsen, J Shen… - Trends in …, 2016 - cell.com
The α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (α7 nAChR) is highly expressed in the brain, where
it maintains various neuronal functions including (but not limited to) learning and memory. In …

[HTML][HTML] Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in neurological and psychiatric diseases

AV Terry Jr, K Jones, D Bertrand - Pharmacological Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) in the mammalian brain were first revealed over
40 years ago using radioligand binding studies in rodents (reviewed, [1]). In these studies, …

Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and nicotine addiction: A brief introduction

RE Wittenberg, SL Wolfman, M De Biasi, JA Dani - Neuropharmacology, 2020 - Elsevier
Nicotinic receptor structure and subtypes Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors are ligand-gated
cation channels that are widely distributed throughout the nervous system and body (Papke, …

[PDF][PDF] Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor signaling in neuroprotection

A Akaike, S Shimohama, Y Misu - 2018 - library.oapen.org
… of nAChRs,”“Brain nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and Alzheimer’s disease–for the
proposal of innovative therapeutic strategies,” and “Smoking and nervous system.” The authors …