Dopamine: functions, signaling, and association with neurological diseases

MO Klein, DS Battagello, AR Cardoso… - Cellular and molecular …, 2019 - Springer
The dopaminergic system plays important roles in neuromodulation, such as motor control,
motivation, reward, cognitive function, maternal, and reproductive behaviors. Dopamine is a …

[HTML][HTML] New targets for schizophrenia treatment beyond the dopamine hypothesis

AC Yang, SJ Tsai - International journal of molecular sciences, 2017 - mdpi.com
Schizophrenia has been primarily associated with dopamine dysfunction, and treatments
have been developed that target the dopamine pathway in the central nervous system …

Chromosome conformation elucidates regulatory relationships in developing human brain

H Won, L de La Torre-Ubieta, JL Stein, NN Parikshak… - Nature, 2016 - nature.com
Three-dimensional physical interactions within chromosomes dynamically regulate gene
expression in a tissue-specific manner,,. However, the 3D organization of chromosomes …

Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor agonists as novel treatments for schizophrenia

SM Paul, SE Yohn, M Popiolek… - American Journal of …, 2022 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Schizophrenia remains a challenging disease to treat effectively with current antipsychotic
medications due to their limited efficacy across the entire spectrum of core symptoms as well …

The NMDA receptor and schizophrenia: from pathophysiology to treatment

DT Balu - Advances in pharmacology, 2016 - Elsevier
Schizophrenia is a severe mental illness that affects almost 1% of the population worldwide.
Even though the etiology of schizophrenia is uncertain, it is believed to be a …

[HTML][HTML] Muscarinic acetylcholine receptors: novel opportunities for drug development

AC Kruse, BK Kobilka, D Gautam, PM Sexton… - Nature reviews Drug …, 2014 - nature.com
The muscarinic acetylcholine receptors are a subfamily of G protein-coupled receptors that
regulate numerous fundamental functions of the central and peripheral nervous system. The …

[HTML][HTML] Negative symptoms of schizophrenia: clinical characteristics, pathophysiological substrates, experimental models and prospects for improved treatment

MJ Millan, K Fone, T Steckler, WP Horan - European …, 2014 - Elsevier
Schizophrenia is a complex and multifactorial disorder generally diagnosed in young adults
at the time of the first psychotic episode of delusions and hallucinations. These positive …

Basal forebrain cholinergic signalling: development, connectivity and roles in cognition

MR Ananth, P Rajebhosale, R Kim… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Acetylcholine plays an essential role in fundamental aspects of cognition. Studies that have
mapped the activity and functional connectivity of cholinergic neurons have shown that the …

Beyond neurotransmission: acetylcholine in immunity and inflammation

MA Cox, C Bassi, ME Saunders… - Journal of internal …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Acetylcholine (ACh) is best known as a neurotransmitter and was the first such molecule
identified. ACh signalling in the neuronal cholinergic system has long been known to …

Neural circuitry and immunity

VA Pavlov, KJ Tracey - Immunologic research, 2015 - Springer
Research during the last decade has significantly advanced our understanding of the
molecular mechanisms at the interface between the nervous system and the immune …