HEK293
For instance, prolonged exposure of HEK293 cells to saturating nicotine concentrations increased by 6- and 1.5-fold, respectively, the expression of alpha3beta2 and alpha3beta4 nAChRs.Similarly, while alpha4beta2 nAChRs upregulate strongly, alpha4beta4 nAChRs upregulate poorly in response to continuous exposure to nicotine. PubMed:19126755
For instance, prolonged exposure of HEK293 cells to saturating nicotine concentrations increased by 6- and 1.5-fold, respectively, the expression of alpha3beta2 and alpha3beta4 nAChRs.Similarly, while alpha4beta2 nAChRs upregulate strongly, alpha4beta4 nAChRs upregulate poorly in response to continuous exposure to nicotine. PubMed:19126755
Upon transfection of the cDNA encoding alpha7 nAChR subunits, HEK293 cells reportedly express the corresponding transcripts and even make considerable protein. Yet, the number of functional receptors expressed on the cell surface was low and could vary by three orders of magnitude. PubMed:19126755
An inhibition of TNFa induced STAT3 (Mann–Whitney U=0, Z=-2.121, P=0.034), and p65 NFkB phosphorylation (Mann–Whitney U=0, Z=-2.121, P=0.034) was observed in these cells following the anatabine treatment (Fig. 4) suggesting that anatabine may also mediate its anti-inflammatory activity independently of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor expression PubMed:23178521
TNFa significantly stimulated STAT3 (Mann–Whitney U=0, Z=-2.309, P=0.021) and p65 NFkB phosphorylation (Mann–Whitney U=0, Z=-2.309, P=0.021) PubMed:23178521
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