Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Signaling in Neuroprotection.

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Place / Publishing House:Singapore : : Springer Singapore Pte. Limited,, 2018.
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Year of Publication:2018
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgement
  • Contents
  • Chapter 1: Overview
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 Structural and Pharmacological Characterization of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors
  • 1.3 Neuroprotection Mediated by Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors
  • 1.4 Intracellular Signal Transduction Triggered by Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors
  • 1.5 Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors Used for Treatment of Alzheimer' Disease
  • 1.6 Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 2: In Vivo Imaging of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors in the Central Nervous System
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Nuclear Medical Imaging Modality
  • 2.2.1 Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
  • 2.2.2 Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT)
  • 2.3 Imaging Probes for Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors
  • 2.3.1 Imaging Probes for the α4β2 Subtype
  • 2.3.1.1 Nicotine Derivatives
  • 2.3.1.2 A-85380 Derivatives
  • A-85380-Derived SPECT Probe
  • A-85380-Derived PET Probes
  • 2.3.1.3 Epibatidine Derivatives
  • 2.3.2 Imaging Probes for the α7 Subtype
  • 2.4 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Imaging in Human Brain
  • 2.4.1 (S)-11C-Nicotine
  • 2.4.2 123I-5IA
  • 2.4.3 18F-2FA
  • 2.4.4 (−)-18F-Flubatine
  • 2.4.5 α7-nAChR Imaging Probes
  • 2.5 Alteration of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Density
  • 2.5.1 Alzheimer's Disease (AD)
  • 2.5.2 Other Causes of Dementia
  • 2.5.3 Parkinson's Disease (PD)
  • 2.5.4 Other Diseases
  • 2.5.4.1 Alcohol Abuse
  • 2.5.4.2 Autosomal Dominant Nocturnal Frontal Lobe Epilepsy
  • 2.5.4.3 Major Depressive Disorders
  • 2.5.5 Smokers
  • 2.6 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Imaging in Mouse Brain
  • References
  • Chapter 3: A New Aspect of Cholinergic Transmission in the Central Nervous System
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Intracellular Distribution of AChRs
  • 3.2.1 Muscarinic AChRs
  • 3.2.2 Nicotinic AChRs
  • 3.3 Incorporation of ACh into Postsynaptic Neurons.
  • 3.4 Regulation of Synaptic ACh Concentrations and the Choline-ACh Cycle
  • 3.5 Perspectives
  • References
  • Chapter 4: Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Signaling: Roles in Neuroprotection
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Neuroprotective Effect via Nicotine Receptors
  • 4.3 Mechanisms of Neuroprotective Effects by Stimulating Nicotinic Receptors
  • 4.4 Mechanism of the Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Upregulation upon Long-Term Nicotine Stimulation
  • 4.5 Mechanism of Increased Sensitivity in the Neuronal Protective Effect of Nicotine That Accompanies Receptor Upregulation Caused by Long-Term Stimulation of Nicotine Receptors
  • 4.6 Effect of the Stimulation of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor in Astrocytes on Inflammatory Response in the Brain
  • 4.7 Conclusion and Future Prospects
  • References
  • Chapter 5: Regulation by Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors of Microglial Glutamate Transporters: Role of Microglia in Neuroprotection
  • 5.1 Microglia
  • 5.2 Neuroinflammatory and Neuroprotective Roles of Microglia
  • 5.3 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors and Microglia
  • 5.4 Glutamate Transporters and Microglia
  • 5.5 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor and Glutamate Transporters
  • 5.6 Alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors and Microglial Glutamate Transporters
  • 5.7 Drug Development Targeting α7 nAChR for Neurological Disorders
  • 5.8 Conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 6: Shati/Nat8l and N-acetylaspartate (NAA) Have Important Roles in Regulating Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors in Neuronal and Psychiatric Diseases in Animal Models and Humans
  • 6.1 Introduction
  • 6.2 Shati/Nat8l and Drug Reward
  • 6.2.1 Function of Accumbal Shati/Nat8l in Nicotinic Effects
  • 6.2.2 Striatal Shati/Nat8l and the Reward System
  • 6.3 Shati/Nat8l in Learning and Memory
  • 6.3.1 Hippocampal Shati/Nat8l in Learning and Memory.
  • 6.3.2 Function of Accumbal Shati/Nat8l on Learning Memory and Emotional Behaviors
  • 6.3.3 Function of Shati/Nat8l in Axon Outgrowth
  • 6.4 Shati/Nat8l and Psychiatric Disease
  • 6.4.1 Patients with Depression and NAA
  • 6.4.2 Shati/Nat8l and Depressive Behaviors in Mice
  • 6.4.3 Shati/Nat8l and Postpartum Depression
  • 6.5 Conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 7: Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors in Regulation of Pathology of Cerebrovascular Disorders
  • 7.1 Introduction
  • 7.2 Overviews on Stroke Disorders
  • 7.3 Ischemic Stroke and nAChRs
  • 7.3.1 Roles of Endogenous Cholinergic System in Regulation of Ischemic Injury
  • 7.3.1.1 Effects of nAChR Antagonists and Allosteric Modulators
  • 7.3.1.2 Effects of Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors
  • 7.3.1.3 Effect of Cholinergic Neuronal Activity
  • 7.3.2 Effects of nAChR Agonists on Ischemic Injury
  • 7.3.2.1 Positive Findings
  • 7.3.2.2 Negative Findings
  • 7.4 Hemorrhagic Stroke and nAChRs
  • 7.4.1 Effects of nAChR Agonists on Intracerebral Hemorrhage (ICH)
  • 7.4.2 Effects of nAChR Agonists on Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (SAH)
  • 7.5 Nicotine, Smoking and Stroke: Potential Associations
  • 7.6 Conclusion and Future Perspectives
  • References
  • Chapter 8: Roles of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors in the Pathology and Treatment of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Diseases
  • 8.1 Introduction
  • 8.2 Alzheimer's Disease and nAChRs
  • 8.2.1 nAChR Enhancement Shows Neuroprotection Against Glutamate Toxicity
  • 8.2.2 Nicotine Protects Neurons Against Aβ Toxicity In Vitro
  • 8.2.3 Galantamine Acts As an Allosteric Potentiating Ligand (APL) of nAChRs and Blocks Aβ-Enhanced Glutamate Toxicity In Vitro
  • 8.2.4 Galantamine-Induced Aβ Clearance Mediated via Stimulation of Microglial nAChRs
  • 8.2.5 Donepezil Promotes Internalization of NMDA Receptors by Stimulating α7 nAChRs and Attenuates Glutamate Cytotoxicity.
  • 8.2.6 Donepezil Directly Acts on Microglia to Inhibit Its Inflammatory Activation
  • 8.2.7 Temporal Changes of CD68 and α7nAChR Expression in Microglia in AD-Like Mouse Models
  • 8.3 Parkinson's Disease and nAChRs
  • 8.3.1 nAChR Enhancement Shows Dopaminergic Neuronal Protection Against Rotenone Cytotoxicity
  • 8.3.2 nAChR Enhancement Show Dopaminergic Neuronal Protection Against 6-OHDA- Induced Hemiparkinsonian Rodent Model
  • 8.3.3 α4 nAChR Modulated by Galantamine on Nigrostriatal Terminals Regulates Dopamine Receptor-Mediated Rotational Behavior
  • 8.3.4 Neuroprotective Effect of Nicotine in MPTP-Induced Parkinsonian Model
  • 8.4 Neuroprotective Enhancement of nAChRs Through Four Pathways (Kawamata and Shimohama 2011)
  • 8.5 Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 9: SAK3-Induced Neuroprotection Is Mediated by Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors
  • 9.1 Introduction
  • 9.2 Neuroprotection Mediated by mAChRs
  • 9.3 Neuroprotective Action Mediated by nAChRs
  • 9.4 Development of the Novel nAChR Modulator SAK3
  • 9.5 SAK3-Induced Neuroprotection in Brain Ischemia
  • 9.6 SAK3 Ameliorates Methimazole-Induced Cholinergic Neuronal Damage
  • 9.7 SAK3 Is Neuroprotective Via nAChRs
  • 9.8 Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 10: Removal of Blood Amyloid As a Therapeutic Strategy for Alzheimer's Disease: The Influence of Smoking and Nicotine
  • 10.1 Introduction: Amyloid β Protein in Alzheimer's Disease
  • 10.2 Smoking, Nicotine, and AD
  • 10.2.1 Smoking and AD Prevalence
  • 10.2.2 AD Pathology and Smoking
  • 10.2.3 Nicotinic Acetylcholinergic Receptors and Aβs
  • 10.3 Our Hypothesis of a Therapeutic System for AD by Removal of Blood Aβ
  • 10.4 Definition of Aβ Removal Activities of the Devices
  • 10.5 Adsorption Devices for Blood Aβ Removal
  • 10.6 Blood Aβ Removal by Hemodialyzers in Hemodialysis
  • 10.7 Removal of Blood Aβs Evoked Influx of Aβs into the Blood.
  • 10.8 Are the Influxes of Aβs into the Blood from the Brain?
  • 10.9 Effects of Hemodialysis, One of the Blood Aβ Removal Methods, on Cognitive Function
  • 10.10 Effects of Smoking on Removal of Blood Aβ
  • 10.11 Effects of Smoking on Cognitive Function and Brain Atrophy in Renal Failure Patients
  • 10.12 Closing
  • References.