a(MESH:Conotoxins)
Regarding the ascending afferent excitatory pain pathway, in which nicotinic antagonists are anticipated to have analgesic effects, a newly described subtype of nAChR, α9α10, seems to be expressed on dorsal root ganglia (in addition to the inner ear) and constitutes an in vitro target for new α-conotoxins, such as vc1.1, RgiA, or it14a237–241. PubMed:19721446
Not unlike snake toxins, conotoxins can disrupt multiple components of neurotransmission including voltage-gated Na+ and K+ channels in addition to nAChRs (132, 351). PubMed:19126755
Not unlike snake toxins, conotoxins can disrupt multiple components of neurotransmission including voltage-gated Na+ and K+ channels in addition to nAChRs (132, 351). PubMed:19126755
Not unlike snake toxins, conotoxins can disrupt multiple components of neurotransmission including voltage-gated Na+ and K+ channels in addition to nAChRs (132, 351). PubMed:19126755
Regarding the ascending afferent excitatory pain pathway, in which nicotinic antagonists are anticipated to have analgesic effects, a newly described subtype of nAChR, α9α10, seems to be expressed on dorsal root ganglia (in addition to the inner ear) and constitutes an in vitro target for new α-conotoxins, such as vc1.1, RgiA, or it14a237–241. PubMed:19721446
In vivo, these α-conotoxins display potent alleviation of allopathic pain239,242,243 (and additionally reveal an endogeneous ACh activation of lymphocytes through α9α10 nAChRs, which are inhibited by these α-conotoxins). PubMed:19721446
In vivo, these α-conotoxins display potent alleviation of allopathic pain239,242,243 (and additionally reveal an endogeneous ACh activation of lymphocytes through α9α10 nAChRs, which are inhibited by these α-conotoxins). PubMed:19721446
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