Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases and the role of acetylcholinesterase in their pathogenesis

ŁJ Walczak-Nowicka, M Herbet - International journal of molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) plays an important role in the pathogenesis of
neurodegenerative diseases by influencing the inflammatory response, apoptosis, oxidative …

Nicotine addiction and nicotinic receptors: lessons from genetically modified mice

JP Changeux - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2010 - nature.com
The past decades have seen a revolution in our understanding of brain diseases and in
particular of drug addiction. This has been largely due to the identification of …

Observation of acetylcholinesterase in stress-induced depression phenotypes by two-photon fluorescence imaging in the mouse brain

X Wang, P Li, Q Ding, C Wu, W Zhang… - Journal of the American …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Oxidative stress in depression is a prime cause of neurotransmitter metabolism dysfunction
in the brain. Acetylcholinesterase (AChE), a key hydrolase in the cholinergic system, directly …

Cholinergic signaling in the hippocampus regulates social stress resilience and anxiety-and depression-like behavior

YS Mineur, A Obayemi… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - National Acad Sciences
Symptoms of depression can be induced in humans through blockade of
acetylcholinesterase (AChE) whereas antidepressant-like effects can be produced in animal …

Hippocampal microRNA-132 mediates stress-inducible cognitive deficits through its acetylcholinesterase target

G Shaltiel, M Hanan, Y Wolf, S Barbash… - Brain Structure and …, 2013 - Springer
Diverse stress stimuli induce long-lasting cognitive deficits, but the underlying molecular
mechanisms are still incompletely understood. Here, we report three different stress models …

Repeated mild traumatic brain injury produces neuroinflammation, anxiety-like behaviour and impaired spatial memory in mice

JI Broussard, L Acion, H De Jesús-Cortés, T Yin… - Brain injury, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Primary Objective: Repeated traumatic brain injuries (rmTBI) are frequently
associated with debilitating neuropsychiatric conditions such as cognitive impairment, mood …

Cognitive dysfunction, affective states, and vulnerability to nicotine addiction: a multifactorial perspective

M Besson, B Forget - Frontiers in psychiatry, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Although smoking prevalence has declined in recent years, certain subpopulations continue
to smoke at disproportionately high rates and show resistance to cessation treatments …

Dynamic changes in murine forebrain miR-211 expression associate with cholinergic imbalances and epileptiform activity

U Bekenstein, N Mishra… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
Epilepsy is a common neurological disease, manifested in unprovoked recurrent seizures.
Epileptogenesis may develop due to genetic or pharmacological origins or following injury …

Anxiolytic-like, stimulant and neuroprotective effects of Ilex paraguariensis extracts in mice

ECS Santos, MA Bicca, CH Blum-Silva, APR Costa… - Neuroscience, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Yerba-mate (Ilex paraguariensis St. Hil.) is the most used beverage in Latin
America with approximately 426 thousand of tons consumed per year. Considering the …

Assessment of affective and somatic signs of ethanol withdrawal in C57BL/6J mice using a short-term ethanol treatment

EE Perez, M De Biasi - Alcohol, 2015 - Elsevier
Alcohol is one of the most prevalent addictive substances in the world. Withdrawal
symptoms result from abrupt cessation of alcohol consumption in habitual drinkers. The …