Production of inflammatory cytokines plays important roles in the response against tissue
injury and in host defense. Alterations in the production of inflammatory cytokines may cause …

Background: The nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) gene family encodes for subunits
of acetylcholine gated ion channels. These receptors are expressed widely and have many …

Abstract α 7-Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (α 7nAChR) agonists confer protection against
a wide variety of cytotoxic insults and suppress oxidative stress and apoptosis in various cell …

Diabetes frequently presents accumulation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs),
which might induce excessive TNF-α production from macrophages to cause impaired …

Background Women with endometriosis have been shown to have a reduced vagal tone as
compared with controls and vagotomy promoted while vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) …

Neuronal stimulation is an emerging field in modern medicine to control organ function and
reestablish physiological homeostasis during illness. The nervous system innervates most of …

The cholinergic anti‐inflammatory pathway (CAP) is a complex neuroimmune mechanism
triggered by the central nervous system to regulate peripheral inflammatory responses …

The ability of nicotine to induce aortic aneurysms has been shown in animal models;
however, its underlying mechanisms remain elusive. In the present experiment, both the …

Previously we showed that Ani (anisodamine)/Neo (neostigmine) combination produced anti-
shock effect via activating α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (α7nAChR). In this study, we …

The current work was conducted to verify the contribution of neuromuscular transmission
defects at the neuromuscular junction to Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy disease …