- Pharmacological profiling an abundantly expressed schistosome serotonergic GPCR identifies nuciferine as a potent antagonist.
Pharmacological profiling an abundantly expressed schistosome serotonergic GPCR identifies nuciferine as a potent antagonist.
International journal for parasitology. Drugs and drug resistance (2016-07-12)
John D Chan, Sreemoyee Acharya, Timothy A Day, Jonathan S Marchant
PMID27397763
ABSTRACT
5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) is a key regulator of muscle contraction in parasitic flatworms. In Schistosoma mansoni, the myoexcitatory action of 5-HT is effected through activation of a serotonergic GPCR (Sm.5HTR