scholarly journals Regulation of aggressive behaviors by nicotinic acetylcholine receptors: Animal models, human genetics, and clinical studies

2020 ◽  
Vol 167 ◽  
pp. 107929 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan S. Lewis ◽  
Marina R. Picciotto
Keyword(s):  
Animal Models ◽  
Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors ◽  
Clinical Studies ◽  
Acetylcholine Receptors ◽  
Human Genetics ◽  
Aggressive Behaviors ◽  
Nicotinic Acetylcholine

Pathologic role of neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in epileptic disorders: implication for pharmacological interventions

2015 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehdi Ghasemi ◽  
Arash Hadipour-Niktarash
Keyword(s):  
Animal Models ◽  
Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors ◽  
Acetylcholine Receptors ◽  
Neurological Diseases ◽  
Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy ◽  
Neuronal Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors ◽  
Pharmacological Interventions ◽  
Nicotinic Acetylcholine ◽  
Neuronal Nachr

AbstractAccumulating evidence suggests that neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) may play a key role in the pathophysiology of some neurological diseases such as epilepsy. Based on genetic studies in patients with epileptic disorders worldwide and animal models of seizure, it has been demonstrated that nAChR activity is altered in some specific types of epilepsy, including autosomal dominant nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy (ADNFLE) and juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME). Neuronal nAChR antagonists also have antiepileptic effects in pre-clinical studies. There is some evidence that conventional antiepileptic drugs may affect neuronal nAChR function. In this review, we re-examine the evidence for the involvement of nAChRs in the pathophysiology of some epileptic disorders, especially ADNFLE and JME, and provide an overview of nAChR antagonists that have been evaluated in animal models of seizure.

Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the patients with Parkinson's disease: 5IA-SPECT

2005 ◽  
Vol 25 (1_suppl) ◽  
pp. S586-S586 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazuo Hashikawa ◽  
Hidefumi Yoshida ◽  
Nobukatsu Sawamoto ◽  
Shigetoshi Takaya ◽  
Chihiro Namiki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Parkinson’S Disease ◽  
Parkinson's Disease ◽  
Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors ◽  
Acetylcholine Receptors ◽  
Nicotinic Acetylcholine
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