Perlecan, a multi-functional, cell-instructive, matrix-stabilizing proteoglycan with roles in tissue development has relevance to connective tissue repair and …

AJ Hayes, BL Farrugia, IJ Biose, GJ Bix… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
This review highlights the multifunctional properties of perlecan (HSPG2) and its potential
roles in repair biology. Perlecan is ubiquitous, occurring in vascular, cartilaginous, adipose …

Neuregulin/ErbB regulate neuromuscular junction development by phosphorylation of α-dystrobrevin

N Schmidt, M Akaaboune, N Gajendran… - Journal of Cell …, 2011 - rupress.org
Neuregulin (NRG)/ErbB signaling is involved in numerous developmental processes in the
nervous system, including synapse formation and function in the central nervous system …

Cholinesterases and the basal lamina at vertebrate neuromuscular junctions

J Massoulié, CB Millard - Current opinion in pharmacology, 2009 - Elsevier
Macromolecules of the cholinergic basal lamina are essential elements of the complex
signaling processes governing development, function, and repair of the vertebrate …

Bioactivities of Centaurium erythraea (Gentianaceae) Decoctions: Antioxidant Activity, Enzyme Inhibition and Docking Studies

L Guedes, PBPS Reis, M Machuqueiro, A Ressaissi… - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Centaurium erythraea is recommended for the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders and to
reduce hypercholesterolemia in ethno-medicinal practice. To perform a top-down study that …

Neurally mediated airway constriction in human and other species: a comparative study using precision-cut lung slices (PCLS)

M Schlepütz, AD Rieg, S Seehase, J Spillner… - 2012 - journals.plos.org
The peripheral airway innervation of the lower respiratory tract of mammals is not completely
functionally characterized. Recently, we have shown in rats that precision-cut lung slices …

Outcomes of direct muscle neurotisation in adult facial paralysis

JK Terzis, D Karypidis - Journal of plastic, reconstructive & aesthetic …, 2011 - Elsevier
Fifty-seven adult patients with facial paralysis, who underwent direct muscle neurotisation,
were reviewed and divided into three categories depending on the function that direct …

Distinct localization of collagen Q and PRiMA forms of acetylcholinesterase at the neuromuscular junction

V Bernard, E Girard, A Hrabovska, S Camp… - Molecular and Cellular …, 2011 - Elsevier
Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) terminates the action of acetylcholine at cholinergic synapses
thereby preventing rebinding of acetylcholine to nicotinic postsynaptic receptors at the …

Acetylcholinesterase at the neuromuscular junction

RL Rotundo - Neuroscience letters, 2020 - Elsevier
Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) is an essential enzymatic component of the neuromuscular
junction where it is responsible for terminating neurotransmission by the cholinergic motor …

Destabilization of the dystrophin-glycoprotein complex without functional deficits in α-dystrobrevin null muscle

TM Bunnell, MA Jaeger, DP Fitzsimons, KW Prins… - PLoS …, 2008 - journals.plos.org
α-Dystrobrevin is a component of the dystrophin-glycoprotein complex (DGC) and is thought
to have both structural and signaling roles in skeletal muscle. Mice deficient for α …

Acupotomy alleviates energy crisis at rat myofascial trigger points

Y Zhang, NY Du, C Chen, T Wang… - Evidence‐Based …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of this study was to determine the effects of acupotomy on energy crises in rat
trigger points (TrPs) by measuring mechanical pain thresholds (MPTs) and levels of …