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Positive allosteric modulators as an approach to nicotinic acetylcholine receptor-targeted therapeutics: advantages and limitations.
- Dustin K. Williams, Jingyi Wang, R. Papke
- Chemistry, Medicine
- Biochemical pharmacology
- 15 October 2011
Neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChR), recognized targets for drug development in cognitive and neuro-degenerative disorders, are allosteric proteins with dynamic interconversions… Expand
Analysis of mecamylamine stereoisomers on human nicotinic receptor subtypes.
- R. Papke, P. Sanberg, R. D. Shytle
- Chemistry, Medicine
- The Journal of pharmacology and experimental…
- 1 May 2001
Because mecamylamine, a nicotinic receptor antagonist, is used so often in nicotine research and because mecamylamine may have important therapeutic properties clinically, it is important to fully… Expand
TC-5619: an alpha7 neuronal nicotinic receptor-selective agonist that demonstrates efficacy in animal models of the positive and negative symptoms and cognitive dysfunction of schizophrenia.
- T. Hauser, A. Kucinski, +8 authors M. Bencherif
- Medicine
- Biochemical pharmacology
- 1 October 2009
A growing body of evidence suggests that the alpha7 neuronal nicotinic receptor (NNR) subtype is an important target for the development of novel therapies to treat schizophrenia, offering the… Expand
Investigation of the Molecular Mechanism of the α7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Positive Allosteric Modulator PNU-120596 Provides Evidence for Two Distinct Desensitized States
- Dustin K. Williams, Jingyi Wang, R. Papke
- Biology, Medicine
- Molecular Pharmacology
- 1 December 2011
Although α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors are considered potentially important therapeutic targets, the development of selective agonists has been stymied by the α7 receptor's intrinsically low… Expand
An evaluation of neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor activation by quaternary nitrogen compounds indicates that choline is selective for the α7 subtype
- R. Papke, M. Bencherif, P. Lippiello
- Chemistry, Medicine
- Neuroscience Letters
- 9 August 1996
The agonist properties of acetylcholine (ACh), tetramethylammonium, ethyl-trimethylammonium and choline were evaluated for muscle and neuronal nicotinic receptors in Xenopus oocytes. The only… Expand
Merging old and new perspectives on nicotinic acetylcholine receptors.
- R. Papke
- Biology, Medicine
- Biochemical pharmacology
- 1 May 2014
This review covers history underlying the discovery of the molecular mediators of nicotine's effects in the brain and the diversity of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) subtypes. Models… Expand
PATE Gene Clusters Code for Multiple, Secreted TFP/Ly-6/uPAR Proteins That Are Expressed in Reproductive and Neuron-rich Tissues and Possess Neuromodulatory Activity*
- F. Levitin, M. Weiss, +12 authors D. Wreschner
- Biology, Medicine
- Journal of Biological Chemistry
- 13 June 2008
We report here syntenic loci in humans and mice incorporating gene clusters coding for secreted proteins each comprising 10 cysteine residues. These conform to three-fingered… Expand
Analysis of 3-(4-hydroxy, 2-Methoxybenzylidene)anabaseine selectivity and activity at human and rat alpha-7 nicotinic receptors.
- E. M. Meyer, A. Kuryatov, V. Gerzanich, J. Lindstrom, R. Papke
- Biology, Medicine
- The Journal of pharmacology and experimental…
- 1 December 1998
3-(2,4-dimethoxybenzylidene)anabaseine (GTS-21) is a selective partial agonist for rat alpha-7 nicotine receptors with reportedly much lower efficacy for human alpha-7 receptors. Because this drug… Expand
Partial agonist properties of cytisine on neuronal nicotinic receptors containing the beta 2 subunit.
- R. Papke, S. Heinemann
- Chemistry, Medicine
- Molecular pharmacology
- 1994
As previously reported by Luetje and Patrick [J. Neurosci. 11:837-845 (1991)], the nicotine-like alkaloid cytisine is relatively ineffective in evoking current responses from nicotinic receptors… Expand
3-[2,4-Dimethoxybenzylidene]anabaseine (DMXB) selectively activates rat α7 receptors and improves memory-related behaviors in a mecamylamine-sensitive manner
- E. Meyer, E. Tay, R. Papke, C. Meyers, C. M. D. Fiebre
- Chemistry, Medicine
- Brain Research
- 12 September 1997
The alpha7 nicotinic receptor agonist 3-[2,4-dimethoxybenzylidene]anabaseine (DMXB; GTS-21) was investigated for its ability to: (1) activate a variety of nicotinic receptor subtypes in Xenopus… Expand