Selective and regulated trapping of nicotinic receptor weak base ligands and relevance to smoking cessation

To better understand smoking cessation, we examined the actions of varenicline (Chantix) during long-term nicotine exposure. Varenicline reduced nicotine upregulation of α4β2-type nicotinic receptors (α4β2Rs) in live cells and neurons, but not for membrane preparations. Effects on upregulation depen...

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Main Authors: Anitha P Govind, Yolanda F Vallejo, Jacob R Stolz, Jing-Zhi Yan, Geoffrey T Swanson, William N Green
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2017-07-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/25651