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Voltage-gated potassium channels control extended access cocaine seeking: a role for nucleus accumbens astrocytes
Dopaminergic signaling in the nucleus accumbens shell (NAc) regulates neuronal activity relevant to reward-related learning, including...
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Expression of voltage-gated Ca2+ channels, Insp3Rs, and RyRs in the immature mouse ovary
BackgroundThe postnatal mammalian ovary undergoes a series of changes to ensure the maturation of sufficient follicles to support ovulation and...
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l-valine is a powerful stimulator of GLP-1 secretion in rodents and stimulates secretion through ATP-sensitive potassium channels and voltage-gated calcium channels
BackgroundWe previously reported that, among all the naturally occurring amino acids, l -valine is the most powerful luminal stimulator of...
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A novel loss-of-function mutation of the voltage-gated potassium channel Kv10.2 involved in epilepsy and autism
BackgroundNovel developmental mutations associated with disease are a continuous challenge in medicine. Clinical consequences caused by these...
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Identification of ultra-rare disruptive variants in voltage-gated calcium channel-encoding genes in Japanese samples of schizophrenia and autism spectrum disorder
Several large-scale whole-exome sequencing studies in patients with schizophrenia (SCZ) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have identified rare...
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Amlodipine and Verapamil, Voltage-Gated Ca2+ Channel Inhibitors, Suppressed the Growth of Gastric Cancer Stem Cells
BackgroundThe membrane transporters activated in cancer stem cells (CSCs) are the target of novel cancer therapies for gastric cancer. The present...
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Polymorphisms of the sodium voltage-gated channel, alpha subunit 1 (SCN1A -A3184G) gene among children with non-lesional epilepsy: a case-control study
BackgroundMutations in the neuronal sodium voltage-gated channel, alpha subunit 1 ( SCN1A) gene have been associated with epilepsy. We investigated...
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Mutations and intron polymorphisms in voltage-gated sodium channel genes of different geographic populations of Culex pipiens pallens/Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus in China
BackgroundCulex pipiens pallens and Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus are the dominant species of Culex mosquitoes in China and important disease...
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Hesperetin Relaxes Depolarizing Contraction in Human Umbilical Vein by Inhibiting L-Type Ca2+ Channel
ObjectiveTo study hesperetin-induced vasorelaxation after depolarizing contraction in human umbilical veins (HUVs) to elucidate the role of L-type Ca
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Enhanced long-term potentiation and impaired learning in mice lacking alternative exon 33 of CaV1.2 calcium channel
The CACNA1C (calcium voltage-gated channel subunit alpha 1 C) gene that encodes the Ca V 1.2 channel is a prominent risk gene for neuropsychiatric and...
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Pulmonary Circulation Under Pressure: Pathophysiological and Therapeutic Implications of BK Channel
The large-conductance Ca 2+ -activated K + (BK) channel is widely expressed in the pulmonary blood vessels and plays a significant role in regulating...
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InsP3R–RyR Ca2+ channel crosstalk facilitates arrhythmias in the failing human ventricle
Dysregulated intracellular Ca 2+ handling involving altered Ca 2+ release from intracellular stores via RyR channels underlies both arrhythmias and...
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Ca2+ channel blockade reduces cocaine’s vasoconstriction and neurotoxicity in the prefrontal cortex
Cocaine profoundly affects both cerebral blood vessels and neuronal activity in the brain. The vasoconstrictive effects of cocaine, concurrently with...
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The Potential of KCNQ Potassium Channel Openers as Novel Antidepressants
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a leading cause of disability worldwide and less than one-third of patients with MDD achieve stable remission of...
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TRP (transient receptor potential) ion channel family: structures, biological functions and therapeutic interventions for diseases
Transient receptor potential (TRP) channels are sensors for a variety of cellular and environmental signals. Mammals express a total of 28 different...
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Design of an Imaging Probe to Monitor Real-Time Redistribution of L-type Voltage-Gated Calcium Channels in Astrocytic Glutamate Signaling
PurposeIn the brain, astrocytes are non-excitable cells that undergo rapid morphological changes when stimulated by the excitatory neurotransmitter...
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Developmental oxidative stress leads to T-type Ca2+ channel hypofunction in thalamic reticular nucleus of mouse models pertinent to schizophrenia
Impairment of parvalbumin interneurons induced by oxidative stress (OxS) is a “hub” on which converge several genetic and environmental risk factors...
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Role of peroxisome proliferators-activated receptor-gamma in advanced glycation end product-mediated functional loss of voltage-gated potassium channel in rat coronary arteries
BackgroundHigh blood glucose impairs voltage-gated K + (Kv) channel-mediated vasodilation in rat coronary artery smooth muscle cells (CSMCs) via...
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The anti-tumor drug 2-hydroxyoleic acid regulates the oncogenic potassium channel Kv10.1
Background2-hydroxyoleic acid (2OHOA) is a synthetic fatty acid with antitumor properties that alters membrane composition and structure, which in...