2017
Persistent activation of α7 nicotinic ACh receptors associated with stable induction of different desensitized states
Papke R, Stokes C, Damaj M, Thakur G, Manther K, Treinin M, Bagdas D, Kulkarni A, Horenstein N. Persistent activation of α7 nicotinic ACh receptors associated with stable induction of different desensitized states. British Journal Of Pharmacology 2017, 175: 1838-1854. PMID: 28477386, PMCID: PMC5979752, DOI: 10.1111/bph.13851.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
The α7 nicotinic receptor dual allosteric agonist and positive allosteric modulator GAT107 reverses nociception in mouse models of inflammatory and neuropathic pain
Bagdas D, Wilkerson J, Kulkarni A, Toma W, AlSharari S, Gul Z, Lichtman A, Papke R, Thakur G, Damaj M. The α7 nicotinic receptor dual allosteric agonist and positive allosteric modulator GAT107 reverses nociception in mouse models of inflammatory and neuropathic pain. British Journal Of Pharmacology 2016, 173: 2506-2520. PMID: 27243753, PMCID: PMC4959951, DOI: 10.1111/bph.13528.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive allosteric modulatorsNeuropathic painPain modelAntinociceptive effectSpinal cordTail flickChronic constriction injury (CCI) neuropathic pain modelAllosteric agonistDose-dependent antinociceptive effectΑ7 nicotinic ACh receptorsGlial fibrillary acidic proteinNeuropathic pain modelAstrocyte-specific glial fibrillary acidic proteinInflammatory pain modelAcetic acid injectionHot-plate assayEffective pharmacological strategiesNicotinic ACh receptorsNovel therapeutic approachesFibrillary acidic proteinDorsal hornFormalin testPain modulationSubchronic administrationLocus of action