Meningitic Escherichia coli K1 Penetration and Neutrophil Transmigration Across the Blood–Brain Barrier are Modulated by Alpha7 Nicotinic Receptor

Recruitment of α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor to caveolin-1-enriched lipid rafts is required for nicotine-enhancedEscherichia coliK1 entry into brain endothelial cells

(2011) Feng Chi et al.   Future Microbiology

Vimentin-mediated signalling is required for IbeA+E. coliK1 invasion of human brain microvascular endothelial cells

(2010) Feng Chi et al.   BIOCHEMICAL JOURNAL

α7 nAChR-mediated activation of MAP kinase pathways in PC12 cells

(2010) Earl J. Gubbins et al.   BRAIN RESEARCH

Neuroendocrine Nicotinic Receptor Activation Increases Susceptibility to Bacterial Infections by Suppressing Antimicrobial Peptide Production

(2010) Katherine A. Radek et al.   Cell Host & Microbe

Role of α7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor in Calcium Signaling Induced by Prion Protein Interaction with Stress-inducible Protein 1

(2010) Flavio H. Beraldo et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Host Factors and Portal of Entry Outweigh Bacterial Determinants To Predict the Severity of Escherichia coli Bacteremia

(2010) A. Lefort et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

 4 2 Nicotinic Receptors Partially Mediate Anti-Inflammatory Effects through Janus Kinase 2-Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3 but Not Calcium or cAMP Signaling

(2010) V. Hosur et al.   MOLECULAR PHARMACOLOGY

Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor-mediated calcium signaling in the nervous system

(2009) Jian-xin Shen et al.   ACTA PHARMACOLOGICA SINICA

Lipid rafts/caveolae as microdomains of calcium signaling

(2009) Biswaranjan Pani et al.   CELL CALCIUM

Galantamine enhancement of long-term potentiation is mediated by calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II and protein kinase C activation

(2009) Shigeki Moriguchi et al.   HIPPOCAMPUS

Validation of Serum Markers for Blood-Brain Barrier Disruption in Traumatic Brain Injury

(2009) Brian J. Blyth et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROTRAUMA

Dual-Targeting Topotecan Liposomes Modified with Tamoxifen and Wheat Germ Agglutinin Significantly Improve Drug Transport across the Blood−Brain Barrier and Survival of Brain Tumor-Bearing Animals

(2009) Ju Du et al.   MOLECULAR PHARMACEUTICS

Circulating endothelial cells in oncology: pitfalls and promises

(2008) M H Strijbos et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF CANCER

Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent invasion of microvascular endothelial cells of human brain by Escherichia coli K1

(2008) Yuri V. Kim et al.   CELL AND TISSUE RESEARCH

Stimulation of acetylcholine receptors impairs host defence during pneumococcal pneumonia

(2008) I. A. J. Giebelen et al.   EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL

Inactivation of ibeA and ibeT Results in Decreased Expression of Type 1 Fimbriae in Extraintestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli Strain BEN2908

(2008) M. A. M. Cortes et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Deficiency of α7 Cholinergic Receptors Facilitates Bacterial Clearance inEscherichia coliPeritonitis

(2008) Ilona A. J. Giebelen et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

A new blood–brain barrier model using primary rat brain endothelial cells, pericytes and astrocytes

(2008) Shinsuke Nakagawa et al.   NEUROCHEMISTRY INTERNATIONAL

Tobacco use increases susceptibility to bacterial infection

(2008) Juhi Bagaitkar et al.   Tobacco Induced Diseases