Title : Hypersensitive knockin mouse strains identify receptors and pathways for nicotine action - Lester_2003_Curr.Opin.Drug.Discov.Devel_6_633 |
Author(s) : Lester HA , Fonck C , Tapper AR , McKinney S , Damaj MI , Balogh S , Owens J , Wehner JM , Collins AC , Labarca C |
Ref : Curr Opin Drug Discov Devel , 6 :633 , 2003 |
Abstract :
Two series of knockin mouse strains have been constructed with point mutations that result in hypersensitive neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors containing alpha 4- or alpha 7-subunits. The full expression of the stronger alleles produces neonatal excitotoxic lethality; however, mice with attenuated expression or milder alleles are viable, and display a range of hypersensitive responses to nicotine. To date, measurements have been made on nicotine-induced seizures, Straub tail, hypothermia, antinociception, electroencephalograms and cellular electrophysiological responses. These strains are helping to define the occurrence of these important receptor subtypes, and their role in the acute and chronic actions of nicotine. The hypersensitive strains may be useful for the development of nicotinic drug therapy. |
PubMedSearch : Lester_2003_Curr.Opin.Drug.Discov.Devel_6_633 |
PubMedID: 14579512 |
Lester HA, Fonck C, Tapper AR, McKinney S, Damaj MI, Balogh S, Owens J, Wehner JM, Collins AC, Labarca C (2003)
Hypersensitive knockin mouse strains identify receptors and pathways for nicotine action
Curr Opin Drug Discov Devel
6 :633
Lester HA, Fonck C, Tapper AR, McKinney S, Damaj MI, Balogh S, Owens J, Wehner JM, Collins AC, Labarca C (2003)
Curr Opin Drug Discov Devel
6 :633