The aim of this study was to determine the effects of motilin on [Ca(2+)](i) regulation and its underlying molecular mechanism in cultured antral smooth muscle cells (ASMCs). Antral cells were isolated and cultured from neonatal rats, and then the [Ca(2+)](i)
The two major isoforms (180 kDa and 140 kDa) of the neural cell adhesion molecule (N-CAM) are crucially involved in neurogenesis and brain repair via activation of the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascade. Modification by glycosylation, and homophilic and heterophilic
European journal of pharmacology, 571(2-3), 81-87 (2007-06-30)
We have previously reported that paraoxon, an organophosphate compound, at submicromolar concentrations effectively suppresses Ca2+ action potentials and modulates the activity of snail neurons. This effect was unrelated to acetylcholinesterase inhibition but was found to involve the direct or indirect
Journal of neuroscience research, 87(5), 1240-1249 (2008-11-14)
Human cerebral calcification has been related to deregulation of intracellular calcium homeostasis. In rat basal ganglia, nimodipine and TMB-8, two commonly used calcium antagonists, worsen the chronic AMPA-induced lesion, whereas only nimodipine potentiates calcification. To investigate whether similar effects are
Our previous studies indicated that Alzheimer's disease (AD) related amyloid beta peptide (Abeta) significantly altered muscarinic cholinergic receptor (mChR) signaling on the level of G protein regulated phospholipase C (PLC) leading to the lower formation of inositol-1,4,5-triphosphate (IP3) and diacylglycerol
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