• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.195-201
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• 2011

The flavonoid quercetin is a low molecular weight compound generally found in apple, gingko, tomato, onion and other red-colored fruits and vegetables. Like other flavonoids, quercetin has diverse pharmacological actions. However, relatively little is known about the influence of quercetin effects in the regulation of ligand-gated ion channels. Previously, we reported that quercetin regulates subsets of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors such as ${\alpha}3{\beta}4$, ${\alpha}7$ and ${\alpha}9{\alpha}10$. Presently, we investigated the effects of quercetin on muscle-type of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor channel activity expressed in Xenopus oocytes after injection of cRNA encoding human fetal or adult muscle-type of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunits. Acetylcholine treatment elicited an inward peak current ($I_{ACh}$) in oocytes expressing both muscle-type of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and co-treatment of quercetin with acetylcholine inhibited $I_{ACh}$. Pre-treatment of quercetin further inhibited $I_{ACh}$ in oocytes expressing adult and fetal muscle-type nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. The inhibition of $I_{ACh}$ by quercetin was reversible and concentration-dependent. The $IC_{50}$ of quercetin was $18.9{\pm}1.2{\mu}M$ in oocytes expressing adult muscle-type nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. The inhibition of $I_{ACh}$ by quercetin was voltage-independent and non-competitive. These results indicate that quercetin might regulate human muscle-type nicotinic acetylcholine receptor channel activity and that quercetin-mediated regulation of muscle-type nicotinic acetylcholine receptor might be coupled to regulation of neuromuscular junction activity.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.17-22
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• 2011

Quercetin mainly exists in the skin of colored fruits and vegetables as one of flavonoids. Recent studies show that quercetin, like other flavonoids, has diverse pharmacological actions. However, relatively little is known about quercetin effects in the regulations of ligand-gated ion channels. In the previous reports, we have shown that quercetin regulates subsets of homomeric ligand-gated ion channels such as glycine, 5-$HT_{3A}$ and ${\alpha}7$ nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. In the present study, we examined quercetin effects on heteromeric neuronal ${\alpha}3{\beta}4$ nicotinic acetylcholine receptor channel activity expressed in Xenopus oocytes after injection of cRNA encoding bovine neuronal ${\alpha}3$ and ${\beta}4$ subunits. Treatment with acetylcholine elicited an inward peak current ($I_{ACh}$) in oocytes expressing ${\alpha}3{\beta}4$ nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. Co-treatment with quercetin and acetylcholine inhibited $I_{ACh}$ in oocytes expressing ${\alpha}3{\beta}4$ nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. The inhibition of $I_{ACh}$ by quercetin was reversible and concentration-dependent. The half-inhibitory concentration ($IC_{50}$) of quercetin was $14.9{\pm}0.8\;{\mu}M$ in oocytes expressing ${\alpha}3{\beta}4$ nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. The inhibition of $I_{ACh}$ by quercetin was voltage-independent and non-competitive. These results indicate that quercetin might regulate ${\alpha}3{\beta}4$ nicotinic acetylcholine receptor and this regulation might be one of the pharmacological actions of quercetin in nervous systems.

• 한국어병학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.53-63
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• 1996

경골어류의 혈관평활근에 대한 choline 작동성 조절기작을 규명하기 위한 목적의 일환으로 틸라피아의 배대동맥(dorsal aorta)에 대한 acetylcholine 효과와 이들 효과의 매개에 관여하는 수용체의 subtype에 대한 연구를 수행하였으며 그 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. Acetylcholine은 틸라피아의 배대동맥에 대하여 농도의존적인 혈관수축반응만을 나타내었으며, 이와 같은 반응은 혈관내피세포와 methylene blue에 의해 영향을 받지 않았다. 2. Acetylcholine에 의한 농도의존적인 혈관수축반응곡선은 비선택적인 muscarine 수용체 길항제인 atropine과 선택적인 $M_2$-수용체 길항제인 gallamine의 경우 그 농도가 증가함에 따라 현저하게 오른쪽으로 평행이동되었으나, 선택적인 $M_1$-수용체 길항제인 pirenzepine에 의해서는 고농도($1{\times}10^{-5}$M)에서만 약간 이동되었다. 3. Acetylcholine의 수축효과는 cyclooxygenase 억제제인 indomethacin에 의해 거의 영향을 받지 않았다. 4. Acetylcholine의 혈관수축반응은 calcium제거 생리적 완충용액에서는 거의 소실되었으나, calcium 유입차단제인 verapamil에 의해서는 거의 영향을 받지 않았다. 이상의 실험결과에서 acetylcholine은 틸라피아 배대동맥에 대하여 내피세포와는 무관하게 혈관수축효과를 나타내었다. Acetylcholine에 의한 이 수축은 주로 $M_2$-subtype의 수용체를 매개하며 receptor-linked $Ca^{2+}$ channel을 통하여 유입된 세포질내의 $Ca^{2+}$에 의해 일어난다고 사료된다.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.493-500
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• 1994

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of neurotransmitters and the source of $Ca^{2+}$ in the effects of neurotransmitters on the motility of pig oviductal isthmic smooth muscle. The motility of the isolated smooth muscle was recorded by using physiological recording system. The results were summarized as follows; Acetylcholine, norepinephrine, histamine and prostaglandin $F_{2{\alpha}}(PGF_{2{\alpha}})$ caused the contraction and the contractile responses were increased in a dose-dependent manner from the concentration of $10^{-7}$ to $10^{-4}M$. The maximum contractility of acetylcholine, norepinephrine, histamine and $PGF_{2{\alpha}}$ was 65.99, 28.66, 83.99 and 47.33% of 100 mM K contraction, respectively. The contractile response induced by acetylcholine$(10^{-6}M)$ was completely blocked by the pretreatment with cholinergic receptor blocker, atropine$(10^{-6}M)$, the contractile response induced by norepinephrine$(10^{-5}M)$ was blocked by the pretreatment with ${\alpha}$-adrenergic receptor blocker, phentolamine$(10^{-6}M)$ but was not blocked and rather increased by the pretreatment with ${\beta}$-adrenergic receptor blocker. propranolol$(10^{-6}M)$, the contractile response induced by histamine$(10^{-6}M)$ was completely blocked by the pretreatment with $H_1$-histaminergic receptor blocker, pyrilamine$(10^{-6}M)$ but was increased by the pretreatment with $H_2$-histaminergic receptor blocker, cimetidine$(10^{-6}M)$. The contractile response induced by acetylcholine$(10^{-6}M)$, norepinephrine$(10^{-5}M)$ and histamine$(10^{-6}M)$ was weakly contracted response in $Ca^{2+}$-free medium, but the contractile response induced by $PGF_{2{\alpha}}(10^{-6}M)$ was disappeared. The contractile response induced by acetylcholine$(10^{-6}M)$, norepinephrine$(10^{-5}M)$ and histamine$(10^{-6}M)$ was powerfully depressed by the pretreatment with $Ca^{2+}$-channel blocker, verapamil$(10^{-5}M)$ but the contractile response induced by $PGF_{2{\alpha}}(10^{-6}M)$ was completely inhibited.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.55-59
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• 2009

Three dimensional quantitative structure activity relationship between diazabicyclo[4.2.0]octanes and nicotinic acetylcholine receptor($h{\alpha}4{\beta}2$ and $h{\alpha}3{\beta}4$) agonists was studied using comparative molecular field analysis(CoMFA) and comparative molecular similarity indices analysis(CoMSIA). From 11 CoMFA and CoMSIA models, CoMSIA with steric and electrostatic fields gave the best predictive models($q^2=0.926$ and 0.945, ${r^2}_{ncv}=0.983$ and 0.988). This study can be used to develop potent $h{\alpha}4{\beta}2$ receptor agonists with low activity on $h{\alpha}3{\beta}4$ subtype.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제54권1호
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• pp.59-62
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• 2014

A 12-year-old, castrated male Yorkshire terrier dog presented with frequent regurgitations that had begun 45 days earlier and become more progressive. Radiographs revealed an air-trap region behind the cranial esophageal sphincter muscle in the esophagus and esophagographies with barium contrast showed mild esophageal dilation with decreased motility. Esophageal motility increased within 5 min of neostigmine methylsulfate administration and acetylcholine receptor antibodies titer increased to beyond the normal range. Based on these findings, acquired myasthenia gravis with focal form was diagnosed, making this the first such case diagnosed by an acetylcholine receptor antibody test in Korea.

• BMB Reports
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.155-161
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• 1995

A nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAchR) isolated from the electric tissues of Torpedo californica has been reconstituted into a vesicle comprising a bifunctional azo-ligand (Bae 1) compound, and a liposome containing phospholipids and cholesterol (1 : 1, w/w). The liposome-mediated reconstituted receptor showed a concentration-dependent response to cholinergic drugs in a lithium ion flux assay. This liposome-mediated reconstituted nAchR was immobilized onto an electrode using various synthetic polymers which were tested for their response to the cholinergic ligands. The immobilized nAchR not only exhibited a linear response to a wide range of cholinergic ligand concentrations but also retained an operational stability which lasted for longer than 6 days. Thus, this result provides a basis for application of the immobilized nAchR-based biosensor in detecting cholinergic ligands in vitro.

• 생약학회지
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• 제32권3호통권126호
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• pp.219-225
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• 2001

The water extracts of 82 Korean medicinal herbs were examined for the binding affinity on the recombinant human muscarinic acetylcholine receptor subtype 1 $(mAChR-M_1)$ produced from the CHO (Chinese Hamster Ovary) cell line. Of those tested, the extracts of Coptidis Rhizoma, Phellodendri Cortex, Hedyotis Herba and of Terminariae Fructus were found to exhibit a significant competition with $[^3H]$ N-methyl-scopolamine for the specific binding to $mAChR-M_1$ in a dose dependent manner, respectively.

• 핵의학기술
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.113-116
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• 2011

아세틸콜린 수용체는 아세틸콜린에 대한 신경근 접합부의 수용체로 중증 근무력증에서는 이 수용체에 대한 자가항체인 아세틸콜린 수용체 항체가 생산되어 수용체 단백질과의 사이에 항원항체 결합체를 형성하기 때문에 신경흥분의 전달장애를 가져오는 것으로 알려져 있어 아세틸콜린 수용체 항체의 측정은 중증 근무력증의 진단에 중요하다. 중증 근무력증(Myasthenia Gravis)은 근육의 힘이 비정상적으로 약해지거나 피로해지는 병으로 안검하수, 복시, 근력약화 등을 나타내는 자가 면역성 질환이다. 모든 근무력증 환자에서 이 자가항체가 존재하는 것은 아니고, 전신성 근무력증 환자의 80~90% 가량이 발견되며 안근육에 국한된 근무력증의 71%가 검출된다. 그러나 선천성 근무력증에서는 검출되지 않는다. 아세틸콜린수용체 항체 농도와 임상적 중증도와의 상관관계는 없는 것으로 알려져 있다. 본 연구에서는 아세틸콜린 수용체 항체의 검사법을 소개함으로서 중증 근무력증의 진단에 유용한 정보를 제공하고자 하였다. 대상은 본원에 내원한 환자들 중 2010년 8월부터 9월까지 총 19명의 아세틸콜린 수용체 항체 검사가 의뢰된 검체를 대상으로 검사를 시행하였고, 측정키트는 R사의 키트로 면역침강법(immuno-precipitation)을 이용한 비경쟁반응법이다. cut off 값은 0.2 nmol/L로 결과값 중 음성값(negative)은 0.2 nmol/L미만이며, 양성값(positive)은 0.2 nmol/L 이상으로 판정한다. 검사를 시행한 19명의 환자 중 7명이 양성으로 보고되었으며(36.8%), 7명 중 6명이 근무력증(MG)으로 진단되었다. 중증 근무력증의 확진에는 이 검사법뿐만 아니라 다른 여러 가지 추가 검사들이 필요하다. 희귀병을 진단하는 검사법이라 많이 보편화된 검사는 아니지만 중증 근무력증은 아세틸콜린 수용체에 대한 항체가 생겨서 기능장애를 초래하는 질병이기 때문에 이 항체의 측정은 그의 진단에 유용할 것이라고 사료된다.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.357-366
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• 2004

We studied the effect of propofol (PPF) on the endothelium-dependent vascular responses in isolated rat thoracic aorta. In aortic rings with endothelium, PPF inhibited the phenylephrine (PE)-induced contraction in a concentration-dependent manner. In PE-precontracted preparations, PPF attenuated the endothelium-dependent relaxation by acetylcholine but not by A23187. And PPF did not attenuate the endothelium-independent relaxation by sodium nitroprusside (SNP). The relaxation induced by acetylcholine in PE-precontracted aortic rings was significantly augmented by zaprinast, a cGMP-specific phosphodiesterase inhibitor, and this augmentation was inhibited by PPF. Although SNP-induced relaxation was significantly augmented by zaprinast, this augmentation was not inhibited by PPF. In preparations preconstricted with PE, the PPF-induced relaxation was inhibited by atropine. In addition, PPF attenuated the vasorelaxation by phosphodiesterase inhibitors (IBMX, Ro20-1724 or zaprinast except milrinone). In vivo, the infusion of acetylcholine and SNP showed decreased arterial blood pressure in rats. The pre-injection of PPF inhibited the acetylcholine-induced blood pressure lowering, but not the SNP-induced blood pressure lowering. These results suggest that PPF can attenuate in part the acetylcholine-induced vasorelaxation and blood pressure lowering through the inhibition of the acetylcholine receptor-mediated endothelium-derived relaxing factor by acting on endothelium. It is considered that the inhibitory effect of PPF on the vasorelaxation is due to the decreased level of cGMP which can be attributed to the inhibition of the muscarinic receptor and/or receptor-G-protein interaction.