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Interaction of benzylidene-anabaseine analogues with agonist and allosteric sites on muscle nicotinic acetylcholine receptorsH R Arias
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Midwestern University, Glendale, AZ 85308 3550, USA
Br J Pharmacol 157:320-30. 2009..Our study explores several possibilities, including direct interactions of BAs with the nAChR channel...
Structure-activity relationship of ibogaine analogs interacting with nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in different conformational statesHugo R Arias
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Midwestern University, 19555 N 59th Ave, Glendale, AZ 85308, USA
Int J Biochem Cell Biol 43:1330-9. 2011..These results indicate that the size of the binding sites for ibogaine analogs, located between the serine and nonpolar rings and shared with TCP, is an important structural feature for binding and for inducing desensitization...
Catharanthine alkaloids are noncompetitive antagonists of muscle-type nicotinic acetylcholine receptorsHugo R Arias
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Midwestern University, 19555 N 59th Ave, Glendale, AZ 85308, USA
Neurochem Int 57:153-61. 2010....
Different interaction between the agonist JN403 and the competitive antagonist methyllycaconitine with the human alpha7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptorHugo R Arias
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Midwestern University, Glendale, Arizona 85308, USA
Biochemistry 49:4169-80. 2010..The higher receptor specificity for JN403 could be important for the treatment of alpha7-related disorders, including dementias, pain-related ailments, depression, anxiety, and wound healing...
Interaction of 18-methoxycoronaridine with nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in different conformational statesHugo R Arias
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Midwestern University, Glendale, Arizona, USA
Biochim Biophys Acta 1798:1153-63. 2010..Ibogaine analogs inhibit the AChR by interacting with a luminal domain that is shared with PCP, and by inducing desensitization...
Tricyclic antidepressants and mecamylamine bind to different sites in the human alpha4beta2 nicotinic receptor ion channelHugo R Arias
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Midwestern University, 19555 N 59th Avenue, Glendale, AZ 85308, USA
Int J Biochem Cell Biol 42:1007-18. 2010..The high proportion of protonated mecamylamine calculated at physiological pH suggests that this drug can be attracted to the channel mouth before binding deeper within the receptor ion channel finally blocking ion flux...
Different interaction between tricyclic antidepressants and mecamylamine with the human alpha3beta4 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor ion channelHugo R Arias
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Midwestern University, Glendale, AZ 85308, USA
Neurochem Int 56:642-9. 2010....
Inhibitory mechanisms and binding site location for serotonin selective reuptake inhibitors on nicotinic acetylcholine receptorsHugo R Arias
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Midwestern University, 19555 N 59th Ave Glendale, AZ, USA
Int J Biochem Cell Biol 42:712-24. 2010....
Interaction of ibogaine with human alpha3beta4-nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in different conformational statesHugo R Arias
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Midwestern University, 19555 N 59th Ave, Glendale, AZ 85308, USA
Int J Biochem Cell Biol 42:1525-35. 2010....
Interaction of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors with neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptorsHugo R Arias
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Midwestern University, Glendale, Arizona 85308, USA
Biochemistry 49:5734-42. 2010..In conclusion, SSRIs inhibit the most important neuronal AChRs with potencies and affinities that are clinically relevant by binding to a luminal site that is shared with tricyclic antidepressants...
Is the inhibition of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors by bupropion involved in its clinical actions?Hugo R Arias
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Midwestern University, 19555 N 59th Avenue, Glendale, AZ 85308, USA
Int J Biochem Cell Biol 41:2098-108. 2009..This new evidence paves the way for further investigations using AChRs as targets for the action of safer antidepressants and novel anti-addictive compounds...
Role of non-neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in angiogenesisHugo R Arias
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Midwestern University, 19555 N 59th Avenue, Glendale, AZ 85308 3550, USA
Int J Biochem Cell Biol 41:1441-51. 2009..We also explore potential intracellular mechanisms by which alpha7 AChR activation mediates this vital cellular process...
Interaction of bupropion with muscle-type nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in different conformational statesHugo R Arias
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Midwestern University, Glendale, Arizona 85308, USA
Biochemistry 48:4506-18. 2009..Bupropion interacts with a luminal binding domain shared with PCP that is located between the serine and valine rings, and this interaction is mediated mainly by an entropy-driven process...
Molecular mechanisms and binding site location for the noncompetitive antagonist crystal violet on nicotinic acetylcholine receptorsHugo R Arias
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, California 91766 1854, USA
Biochemistry 45:2014-26. 2006..Binding of CrV probably increases desensitization of the resting channel and stabilizes the desensitized state...
Noncompetitive antagonist binding sites in the torpedo nicotinic acetylcholine receptor ion channel. Structure-activity relationship studies using adamantane derivativesHugo R Arias
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, California 91766 1854, USA
Biochemistry 42:7358-70. 2003..A plausible location of neutral and charged adamantane derivatives is shown in a model of the resting ion channel...
Molecular mechanisms and binding site locations for noncompetitive antagonists of nicotinic acetylcholine receptorsHugo R Arias
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Western University of Health Sciences, 309 E Second Street, Pomona, CA 91766 1854, USA
Int J Biochem Cell Biol 38:1254-76. 2006....
Anesthetics as chemical tools to study the structure and function of nicotinic acetylcholine receptorsHugo R Arias
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA 91766 1854, USA
Curr Protein Pept Sci 6:451-72. 2005....
Positive and negative modulation of nicotinic receptorsHugo R Arias
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Midwestern University, Glendale, AZ, USA
Adv Protein Chem Struct Biol 80:153-203. 2010..More exciting is the potential combination of specific agonists with specific PAMs. However, we are still in the beginning of understanding how these compounds act and how these drugs can be used therapeutically...
Unique general anesthetic binding sites within distinct conformational states of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptorHugo R Arias
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, California 91766, USA
Int Rev Neurobiol 54:1-50. 2003..GAs inhibition channels by at least two mechanisms, an open-channel-blocking and/or an allosteric mechanism. 7. Certain GAs may inhibit AChR function by competing for the agonist binding sites or by augmenting the desensitization rate...
Pharmacological and neurotoxicological actions mediated by bupropion and diethylpropionHugo R Arias
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Midwestern University, Glendale, Arizona 85308, USA
Int Rev Neurobiol 88:223-55. 2009..This new evidence opens a window for further investigation using AChRs as targets for the action of safer antidepressants and novel antiaddictive compounds...
Interaction of lipids and ligands with nicotinic acetylcholine receptor vesicles assessed by electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopyHugo Rubén Arias
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Midwestern University, Glendale, AZ, USA
Methods Mol Biol 606:291-318. 2010..This is consistent with the existence of annular and non-annular lipid domains on the AChR...
