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The neurobiological bases for the pharmacotherapy of nicotine addiction.

2007

Nicotine, the major psychoactive agent present in tobacco, acts as a potent addictive drug both in humans and laboratory animals, whose locomotor activity is also stimulated. A large body of evidence indicates that the locomotor activation and the reinforcing effects of nicotine may be related to its stimulatory effects on the mesolimbic dopaminergic function. Thus, it is now well established that nicotine can increase in vivo DA outflow in the nucleus accumbens and the corpus striatum. The stimulatory effect of nicotine on DA release most probably results from its ability to excite the neuronal firing rate and to increase the bursting activity of DA neurons in the substantia nigra pars com…

RAT STRIATAL SYNAPTOSOMESNicotineINDUCED BEHAVIORAL SENSITIZATIONmedia_common.quotation_subjectSubstantia nigraStriatumNicotinic AntagonistsBiologyNucleus accumbensPharmacologyReceptors NicotinicNicotineDrug DiscoverySUSTAINED-RELEASE BUPROPIONmedicineLOCOMOTOR STIMULANT ACTIONAnimalsHumansNicotinic Agonistsmedia_commonPharmacologyMIDBRAIN DOPAMINE NEURONSPars compactaAddictionNIGRA PARS COMPACTAFACILITATES SMOKING CESSATIONTobacco Use DisorderSUBUNIT MESSENGER-RNAAntidepressive AgentsVentral tegmental areaVENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREANicotinic agonistmedicine.anatomical_structurenervous systemmedicine.drugSEROTONIN(2C) RECEPTORS BLOCKSCurrent pharmaceutical design
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Current disease modifying approaches to treat Parkinson's disease

2015

Parkinson's disease (PD is a progressive neurological disorder characterized by the degeneration and death of midbrain dopamine and non-dopamine neurons in the brain leading to motor dysfunctions and other symptoms, which seriously influence the quality of life of PD patients. The drug L-dopa can alleviate the motor symptoms in PD, but so far there are no rational therapies targeting the underlying neurodegenerative processes. Despite intensive research, the molecular mechanisms causing neuronal loss are not fully understood which has hampered the development of new drugs and disease-modifying therapies. Neurotrophic factors are by virtue of their survival promoting activities attract candi…

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The cytoprotective protein MANF promotes neuronal survival independently from its role as a GRP78 cofactor

2021

Mesencephalic astrocyte-derived neurotrophic factor (MANF) is an endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-stress-regulated protein exhibiting cytoprotective properties through a poorly understood mechanism in various in vitro and in vivo models of neuronal and non-neuronal damage. Although initially characterized as a secreted neurotrophic factor for midbrain dopamine neurons, MANF has recently gained more interest for its intracellular role in regulating the ER homeostasis, including serving as a cofactor of the chaperone glucose-regulated protein 78 (GRP78). We aimed for a better understanding of the neuroprotective mechanisms of MANF. Here we show for the first time that MANF promotes the survival of …

0301 basic medicineBiFC bimolecular fluorescence complementationMST microscale thermophoresisPDIA1 protein disulfide isomerase family A member 1ApoptosisNEUROTROPHIC FACTOR MANFEndoplasmic ReticulumBiochemistryprotein-protein interactionMiceBimolecular fluorescence complementationUPR unfolded protein responseENDOPLASMIC-RETICULUM STRESSMesencephalonNeurotrophic factorsInsulin-Secreting CellsProtein Interaction MappingBINDINGCOMPREHENSIVE RESOURCEATF6unfolded protein response (UPR)PDIA6 protein disulfide isomerase family A member 6PPIs protein-protein interactionsEndoplasmic Reticulum Chaperone BiPHeat-Shock ProteinsNPTN neuroplastinbiologyChemistryapoptosisunfolded protein responsedopamine neurons3. Good healthCell biologyGDNF glial cell line–derived neurotrophic factorIRE1-ALPHASBD substrate-binding domainendoplasmic reticulum stressMANF mesencephalic astrocyte-derived neurotrophic factorTm tunicamycinneuroprotectionResearch ArticleProtein BindingSignal TransductionGRP78Protein Disulfide-Isomerase FamilyCell SurvivalTH tyrosine hydroxylasePrimary Cell CultureSCG superior cervical ganglionProtein Disulfide-IsomerasesIRE1 inositol-requiring enzyme 1ER-STRESSER endoplasmic reticulum03 medical and health sciencesohjelmoitunut solukuolemaC-MANF C-terminal domain of MANFCSPs chemical shift perturbationsAnimalsHumansHSP70 Heat-Shock ProteinsNerve Growth FactorsNBD nucleotide-binding domainNMR nuclear magnetic resonanceMolecular Biology030102 biochemistry & molecular biologyBIPATF6Dopaminergic NeuronsGene Expression ProfilingBinding proteinneuronal cell deathDISSOCIATIONCell BiologyNEI nucleotide exchange inhibitorEmbryo MammalianadenosiinitrifosfaattiATPhermosolutmesencephalic astrocyte-derived neurotrophic factorprotein–protein interactionPERK protein kinase RNA-like ER kinaseHEK293 Cells030104 developmental biologyGene Expression RegulationChaperone (protein)Tg thapsigarginbiology.proteinUnfolded protein responseAP-MS affinity purification mass spectrometry1182 Biochemistry cell and molecular biologyGFP-SH SH-tagged GFPendoplasmic reticulum stress (ER stress)DA dopaminemesencephalic astrocyte-derived neurotrophic factor (MANF)proteiinitNeuroplastin
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