期刊
BIOCHEMICAL PHARMACOLOGY
卷 89, 期 1, 页码 1-11出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2014.01.029
关键词
Synaptic function; Signal transduction; Molecular biology; Electrophysiology; Allosteric proteins
资金
- [RO1 GM57481]
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 are presented for both their structure and their function as mediators of signal transduction, with special consideration of the differences between the two main subtypes: heteromeric receptors, which are specialized for rapid electrochemical signal transduction, and homomeric alpha 7 receptors, which have come to be implicated in both ionotropic and metabotropic signaling. This review presents perspectives on the pharmacology and therapeutic targeting of nAChRs for the treatment of nicotine dependence or disease. (C) 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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