| Literature DB >> 24590577 |
Shangtong Jiang1, Yanfang Li, Cuilin Zhang, Yingjun Zhao, Guojun Bu, Huaxi Xu, Yun-Wu Zhang.
Abstract
The degeneration of cholinergic neurons and cholinergic hypofunction are pathologies associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD). Muscarinic acetylcholine receptors (mAChRs) mediate acetylcholine-induced neurotransmission and five mAChR subtypes (M1-M5) have been identified. Among them, M1 mAChR is widely expressed in the central nervous system and has been implicated in many physiological and pathological brain functions. In addition, M1 mAChR is postulated to be an important therapeutic target for AD and several other neurodegenerative diseases. In this article, we review recent progress in understanding the functional involvement of M1 mAChR in AD pathology and in developing M1 mAChR agonists for AD treatment.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24590577 PMCID: PMC5562652 DOI: 10.1007/s12264-013-1406-z
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neurosci Bull ISSN: 1995-8218 Impact factor: 5.203