Allosteric modulation of glycine receptors

GE Yevenes, HU Zeilhofer - British journal of pharmacology, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Inhibitory (or strychnine sensitive) glycine receptors (GlyRs) are anion‐selective transmitter‐
gated ion channels of the cys‐loop superfamily, which includes among others also the …

The Concise Guide to PHARMACOLOGY 2013/14: ion channels

SPH Alexander, HE Benson… - British journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Concise Guide to PHARMACOLOGY 2013/14 provides concise overviews of
the key properties of over 2000 human drug targets with their pharmacology, plus links to an …

Ethanol reduces neuronal excitability of lateral orbitofrontal cortex neurons via a glycine receptor dependent mechanism

KA Badanich, PJ Mulholland, JT Beckley… - …, 2013 - nature.com
Trauma-induced damage to the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) often results in behavioral
inflexibility and impaired judgment. Human alcoholics exhibit similar cognitive deficits …

Positive allosteric modulators of Glycine receptors and their potential use in pain therapies

CI Gallagher, DA Ha, RJ Harvey, RJ Vandenberg… - Pharmacological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Glycine receptors are ligand-gated ion channels that mediate synaptic inhibition throughout
the mammalian spinal cord, brainstem, and higher brain regions. They have recently …

Molecular sites for the positive allosteric modulation of glycine receptors by endocannabinoids

GE Yévenes, HU Zeilhofer - PLoS One, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Glycine receptors (GlyRs) are transmitter-gated anion channels of the Cys-loop superfamily
which mediate synaptic inhibition at spinal and selected supraspinal sites. Although they …

Functional modulation of glycine receptors by the alkaloid gelsemine

CO Lara, P Murath, B Muñoz… - British journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Purpose Gelsemine is one of the principal alkaloids produced by
the Gelsemium genus of plants belonging to the Loganiaceae family. The extracts of these …

Ethanol effects on glycinergic transmission: From molecular pharmacology to behavior responses

CF Burgos, B Muñoz, L Guzman, LG Aguayo - Pharmacological research, 2015 - Elsevier
It is well accepted that ethanol is able to produce major health and economic problems
associated to its abuse. Because of its intoxicating and addictive properties, it is necessary …

A common molecular basis for exogenous and endogenous cannabinoid potentiation of glycine receptors

W **ong, X Wu, DM Lovinger, L Zhang - Journal of Neuroscience, 2012 - Soc Neuroscience
Both exogenous and endogenous cannabinoids can allosterically modulate glycine
receptors (GlyRs). However, little is known about the molecular basis of cannabinoid-GlyR …

Dual activation of neuronal G protein-gated inwardly rectifying potassium (GIRK) channels by cholesterol and alcohol

IW Glaaser, PA Slesinger - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Activation of G protein-gated inwardly rectifying potassium (GIRK) channels leads to a
hyperpolarization of the neuron's membrane potential, providing an important component of …

Presence of ethanol‐sensitive glycine receptors in medium spiny neurons in the mouse nucleus accumbens

B Förstera, B Muñoz, MK Lobo… - The Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Key points The nucleus accumbens (nAc) is involved in addiction‐related behaviour caused
by several drugs of abuse, including alcohol. Glycine receptors (GlyRs) are potentiated by …