The role of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) and calcium signaling in schizophrenia. Focus on GPCRs activated by neurotransmitters and chemokines

T Boczek, J Mackiewicz, M Sobolczyk, J Wawrzyniak… - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Schizophrenia is a common debilitating disease characterized by continuous or relapsing
episodes of psychosis. Although the molecular mechanisms underlying this psychiatric …

Cholinergic connectivity: it's implications for psychiatric disorders

E Scarr, AS Gibbons, J Neo, M Udawela… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2013 - frontiersin.org
Acetylcholine has been implicated in both the pathophysiology and treatment of a number of
psychiatric disorders, with most of the data related to its role and therapeutic potential …

The phenomenology and neurobiology of visual distortions and hallucinations in schizophrenia: an update

SM Silverstein, A Lai - Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Schizophrenia is characterized by visual distortions in~ 60% of cases, and visual
hallucinations (VH) in~ 25–50% of cases, depending on the sample. These symptoms have …

Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors: structure based design, synthesis, pharmacophore modeling, and virtual screening

KR Valasani, MO Chaney, VW Day… - Journal of chemical …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) is a main drug target, and its inhibitors have demonstrated
functionality in the symptomatic treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD). In this study, a series …

Potential of olfactory neuroepithelial cells as a model to study schizophrenia: A focus on GPCRs

ZA Sánchez-Florentino… - International …, 2023 - spandidos-publications.com
Schizophrenia (SZ) is a multifactorial disorder characterized by volume reduction in gray
and white matter, oxidative stress, neuroinflammation, altered neurotransmission, as well as …

Chronic exposures to cholinesterase-inhibiting pesticides adversely affects the health of agricultural workers in India

D Kumar, SN Sinha - Environmental research, 2024 - Elsevier
Biomonitoring of pesticide exposure has become a public concern because of its potential
health effects. The present study investigated the acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitory …

[HTML][HTML] Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in resistant visual hallucinations in a woman with schizophrenia: a case report

AG Jolfaei, B Naji, MN Esfehani - Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
A 29-year-old woman with schizophrenia introduced for application of repetitive transcranial
magnetic stimulation for refractory visual hallucinations. Following inhibitory rTMS on visual …

[HTML][HTML] Construct and psychometric properties of a new version quality of life scale based on choice theory

S Kheramin, A Sahebi, YG Shirazi… - … journal of medical …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
BACKGROUND: Choice theory, as a psychopathological model, postulated five basics,
genetically and universally, needs. Accordingly, the rate of everybody happiness and quality …

[HTML][HTML] Emotional processing in patients with ischemic heart diseases

S Kharamin, M Malekzadeh, A Aria… - … journal of medical …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular disease is the most prevalent public health problem on a
worldwide scale, and ischemic heart disease accounts for approximately one-half of these …

The treatment of visual hallucinations at present and in the future

E Perry, UP Mosimann… - The Neuroscience of Visual …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Ingestion of drugs or plant chemicals that advertently or inadvertently induce visual
hallucination (VH) provides a basis for understanding VH mechanisms and selecting or …