[HTML][HTML] Cholinergic dysfunction in COVID-19: frantic search and hoping for the best

EH Nadwa, HM Al-Kuraishy, AI Al-Gareeb… - Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's …, 2023 - Springer
A novel coronavirus known as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 (SARS-
CoV-2) is a potential cause of acute respiratory infection called coronavirus disease 2019 …

[HTML][HTML] α7 Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor: a key receptor in the cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway exerting an antidepressant effect

H Liu, X Zhang, P Shi, J Yuan, Q Jia, C Pi… - Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Depression is a common mental illness, which is related to monoamine neurotransmitters
and the dysfunction of the cholinergic, immune, glutamatergic, and neuroendocrine systems …

[HTML][HTML] Dysregulated autoantibodies targeting vaso-and immunoregulatory receptors in Post COVID Syndrome correlate with symptom severity

F Sotzny, IS Filgueiras, C Kedor, H Freitag… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Most patients with Post COVID Syndrome (PCS) present with a plethora of symptoms without
clear evidence of organ dysfunction. A subset of them fulfills diagnostic criteria of myalgic …

[HTML][HTML] Selenium nanoparticles-enriched Lactobacillus casei ATCC 393 prevents cognitive dysfunction in mice through modulating microbiota-gut-brain axis

L Qiao, Y Chen, X Song, X Dou, C Xu - International Journal of …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Purpose The bidirectional communication between the gut and the central nervous system
mediated by gut microbiota is closely related to the occurrence and development of …

[HTML][HTML] Autoimmunity to neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors

M Pechlivanidou, E Ninou, K Karagiorgou… - Pharmacological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) are widely expressed in many and diverse cell
types, participating in various functions of cells, tissues and systems. In this review, we focus …

[HTML][HTML] Neurotransmitters in prevention and treatment of Alzheimer's disease

Z Yang, Y Zou, L Wang - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most frequent cause of cognitive impairment in middle-aged
and older populations. There is a lack of drugs that demonstrate significant efficacy in AD, so …

[HTML][HTML] Signaling of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in mononuclear phagocytes

K Richter, V Grau - Pharmacological Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors are not only expressed by the nervous system and at the
neuro-muscular junction but also by mononuclear phagocytes, which belong to the innate …

[HTML][HTML] Role of adrenergic receptor signalling in neuroimmune communication

S Chhatar, G Lal - Current Research in Immunology, 2021 - Elsevier
Neuroimmune communication plays a crucial role in maintaining homeostasis and promptly
responding to any foreign insults. Sympathetic nerve fibres are innervated into all the …

α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the hippocampal circuit: Taming complexity

AC Letsinger, Z Gu, JL Yakel - Trends in neurosciences, 2022 - cell.com
Cholinergic innervation of the hippocampus uses the neurotransmitter acetylcholine (ACh)
to coordinate neuronal circuit activity while simultaneously influencing the function of non …

[HTML][HTML] Silent agonists for α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors

RL Papke, M Quadri, A Gulsevin - Pharmacological Research, 2023 - Elsevier
We discuss models for the activation and desensitization of α7 nicotinic acetylcholine
receptors (nAChRs) and the effects of efficacious type II positive allosteric modulators …