Pharmacologic activation of cholinergic alpha7 nicotinic receptors mitigates depressive-like behavior in a mouse model of chronic stress
Abstract Background It has been shown that chronic stress-induced depression is associated with exaggerated inflammatory response in the brain. Alpha7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (α7nAChRs) regulate the cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway, but the role of cholinergic signaling and α7nAChR in...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-12-01
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Series: | Journal of Neuroinflammation |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12974-017-1007-2 |