2020
The M1 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor in the crypt stem cell compartment mediates intestinal mucosal growth
Greig CJ, Armenia SJ, Cowles RA. The M1 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor in the crypt stem cell compartment mediates intestinal mucosal growth. Experimental Biology And Medicine 2020, 245: 1194-1199. PMID: 32611198, PMCID: PMC7437377, DOI: 10.1177/1535370220938375.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMuscarinic acetylcholine receptorsM1 muscarinic acetylcholine receptorAcetylcholine receptorsStem cell compartmentPotential future therapeutic targetsCell compartmentIntestinal mucosal homeostasisIntestinal mucosal growthFuture therapeutic targetsMucosal homeostasisMucosal growthTherapeutic targetSpecific subtypesProliferative parametersReceptorsFuture studiesDemonstrate increasesCritical roleNovel informationCompartmentsSubtypes
2016
Distribution of muscarinic acetylcholine receptor subtypes in the murine small intestine
Muise ED, Gandotra N, Tackett JJ, Bamdad MC, Cowles RA. Distribution of muscarinic acetylcholine receptor subtypes in the murine small intestine. Life Sciences 2016, 169: 6-10. PMID: 27866962, DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2016.10.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall intestineReceptor subtypesMuscarinic acetylcholine receptor subtypesShort bowel syndromeEffects of acetylcholineStem cell compartmentMuscarinic receptor subtypesAcetylcholine receptor subtypesSmall intestinal mucosaPotential therapeutic targetMurine small intestineCell compartmentSpecific mAChRBowel syndromeCholinergic pathwaysMyenteric plexusAnatomic distributionMuscarinic receptorsEntire alimentary tractIntestinal diseaseIntestinal mucosaEnterocyte turnoverIntestinal growthTherapeutic targetCrypt bases