[HTML][HTML] Exploring neurotransmitters and their receptors for breast cancer prevention and treatment

RQ Li, XH Zhao, Q Zhu, T Liu, H Hondermarck… - Theranostics, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
While psychological factors have long been linked to breast cancer pathogenesis and
outcomes, accumulating evidence is revealing how the nervous system contributes to breast …

Designing selective modulators for the nicotinic receptor subtypes: challenges and opportunities

D Manetti, C Bellucci, N Chiaramonte… - Future Medicinal …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Nicotinic receptors are membrane proteins involved in several physiological processes.
They are considered suitable drug targets for various CNS disorders or conditions, as shown …

CHRNA2 and Nocturnal Frontal Lobe Epilepsy: Identification and Characterization of a Novel Loss of Function Mutation

C Villa, G Colombo, S Meneghini, C Gotti… - Frontiers in molecular …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Mutations in genes coding for subunits of the neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor
(nAChR) have been involved in familial sleep-related hypermotor epilepsy (also named …

[HTML][HTML] α4β2∗ nicotinic receptors stimulate GABA release onto fast-spiking cells in layer V of mouse prefrontal (Fr2) cortex

P Aracri, S Meneghini, A Coatti, A Amadeo, A Becchetti - Neuroscience, 2017 - Elsevier
Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) produce widespread and complex effects on
neocortex excitability. We studied how heteromeric nAChRs regulate inhibitory post-synaptic …

[HTML][HTML] Smokeless Tobacco: A Comprehensive Review of Molecular Effects, Societal Perception, and Cessation Strategies

K Gangwani, N Row, S Anand, S Acharya - BioMed, 2024 - mdpi.com
Smokeless tobacco (ST) is an alternative to smoking, which involves not the burning of
tobacco. Although ST has been used for thousands of years, its health effects are not well …

Impact of Acetylcholine on Internal Pathways to Basal Amygdala Pyramidal Neurons

TD Anderson-Sieg - 2021 - search.proquest.com
The basolateral amygdala complex (BLA)–comprised of the lateral (LA) and basal (BL)
nuclei–detects salient environmental stimuli (cue-detection) and motivates appropriate …