Loss of highaffinity agonist binding to M1 muscarinic receptors in Alzheimer's disease: implications for the failure of cholinergic replacement therapies

DD Flynn, DA Weinstein… - Annals of Neurology …, 1991 - Wiley Online Library
Cholinergic replacement therapies have yielded little or no clinical improvement in
Alzheimer's disease (AD). Since the number of postsynaptic muscarinic receptors remains …

Differential alterations in muscarinic receptor subtypes in Alzheimer's disease: implications for cholinergic-based therapies

DD Flynn, G Ferrari-DiLeo, AI Levey, DC Mash - Life sciences, 1995 - Elsevier
Molecular subtypes of muscarinic receptors (m1–m5) are novel targets for cholinergic
replacement therapies in Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, knowledge concerning the …

Reduced high-affinity agonist binding at the M1 muscarinic receptor in Alzheimer's disease brain: differential sensitivity to agonists and divalent cations

CJ Ladner, JM Lee - Experimental neurology, 1999 - Elsevier
M1 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor (M1AchR)–G protein coupling, as measured by high-
affinity agonist binding, was examined in membranes prepared from postmortem human …

Coupling of ml muscarinic receptors to G protein in Alzheimer disease

BD Pearce, LT Potter - Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders, 1991 - journals.lww.com
The potential usefulness of cholinergic replacement therapy for Alzheimer disease (AD) is
dependent upon retention of postsynaptic muscarinic receptors and their transduction …

The potential for muscarinic receptor subtype-specific pharmacotherapy for Alzheimer's disease

M McKINNEY, JT COYLE - Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 1991 - Elsevier
In several neurodegenerative disorders, including Alzheimer's disease, a loss of the
cholinergic projections of the basal forebrain to the cerebral cortex and hippocampus …

Differential regulation of molecular subtypes of muscarinic receptors in Alzheimer's disease

DD Flynn, G FerrariDiLeo, DC Mash… - Journal of …, 1995 - Wiley Online Library
Molecular subtypes of muscarinic receptors (m1–m5) are novel targets for cholinergic
replacement therapies in Alzheimer's disease. However, the status of these receptors in …

Regional Alterations in M1 Muscarinic Receptor-G Protein Coupling in Alzheimer's Disease

CJ Ladner, GG Celesia, DJ Magnuson… - … of neuropathology and …, 1995 - academic.oup.com
Previous studies examining the functional status of cortical muscarinic cholinergic M1
receptors have demonstrated an impairment in receptor-G protein coupling in Alzheimer's …

Muscarinic receptor agonists and antagonists in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease

JW Clader, Y Wang - Current pharmaceutical design, 2005 - ingentaconnect.com
One of the consistent findings in the brains of Alzheimer's Disease (AD) patients is loss of
cholinergic function. The cholinergic approach to treatment of AD involves counteracting this …

Muscarinic receptor subtypes in human neurodegenerative disorders: focus on Alzheimer's disease.

R Quirion, I Aubert, PA Lapchak… - Trends in …, 1989 - europepmc.org
Much evidence has clearly revealed the existence of marked cholinergic deficits in cortical
and hippocampal areas in Alzheimer's disease. Although not necessarily of etiological …

Potential role of muscarinic agonists in Alzheimer's disease

EE Avery, LD Baker, S Asthana - Drugs & aging, 1997 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a common neurodegenerative disorder and a leading cause of
death among the elderly. Recent advances in our understanding of the neurobiology of AD …