Inflammation is a fundamental physiological process that is crucial for survival, but at the same time it is one of the major causes of human morbidity and mortality. The production of ...

Nicotine the primary compound found within tobacco smoke is known to change the grouping of some subtypes of nicotinic receptors, but the mechanisms for nicotine addiction remain unclear. Nicotine the ...

postsynaptic nAChRs mediate skeletal muscle contraction at the neuromuscular junction; ganglionic nAChRs are responsible for fast excitatory transmission in the autonomic nervous system; as well as ...

Studies have indicated that nicotine may be beneficial for memory function. Scientists are set out to shed further light on the properties attributed to nicotine by determining the precise structure ...

Are you taking Nicotinic acid? Are you aware of the dangers of combining Nicotinic acid with certain foods, herbs, or alcohol? Drug-food-interactions are seldom discussed but can lead to undesirable ...

There are numerous treatments that, to varying degrees, affect atherogenic dyslipidemia (Figure 3). While statins have dramatic effects on LDL cholesterol, they have little impact on the overall ...

Contrary to the warnings issued by health agencies worldwide against cigarette smoking amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), a new paper suggests the possibility that nicotine, a component of ...

Atherosclerosis is a chronically progressive alteration of the arteries that can develop over years and decades, in which cholesterol accumulates in the arteries and inflammation occurs. New research ...

The α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (α7nAChR) binds the amyloid-β peptide (Aβ) with high affinity (Wang et al., 2000), and has been implicated in Aβ internalization, stimulation of tau ...