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Muscarinic M1, M3, Nicotinic,GABAA and GABAB Receptor ...

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<strong>Muscarinic</strong> <strong>M1</strong> receptors are predominantly expressed in the forebrain,<br />

including the cerebral cortex, hippocampus <strong>and</strong> corpus striatum, where this sub-<br />

type contributes by 50-60% to the total of the muscarinic receptors (Hamilton et<br />

al., 1997; Gerber et al., 2001; Miyakawa et al., 2001). The muscarinic <strong>M1</strong><br />

receptor subtype, which is also expressed in peripheral tissues, has been<br />

implicated in stress adaptive cardiovascular reflexes <strong>and</strong> central blood pressure<br />

control. Studies have shown that central administration of the muscarinic <strong>M1</strong><br />

specific antagonist pirenzepine lowered the blood pressure (Brezenoff & Xiao,<br />

1986; Buccafusco, 1996). A putative overexpression of the <strong>M1</strong> subtype in<br />

selected brain areas of spontaneously hypertensive rats has been reported<br />

(Scheucher et al., 1991). <strong>Muscarinic</strong> agonist depolarisation of rat isolated superior<br />

cervical ganglion is mediated through <strong>M1</strong> receptors (Brown et al., 1980).<br />

<strong>Muscarinic</strong> <strong>M1</strong> is one of the predominant muscarinic receptor subtypes expressed<br />

in pancreatic islets (Gilon & Henquin, 2001). Studies in pancreatic islets revealed<br />

that activation of muscarinic receptors is pertusis toxin insensitive <strong>and</strong> Gq<br />

mediated. <strong>Muscarinic</strong> <strong>M1</strong> receptor number was decreased in the brainstem during<br />

pancreatic regeneration without any change in the affinity (Renuka et al., 2006).<br />

<strong>Muscarinic</strong> M2 receptor<br />

<strong>Muscarinic</strong> receptor activation in guinea pig heart produces a reduction in<br />

force of contraction <strong>and</strong> a decrease in the rate of beating. These effects are<br />

probably the consequence of inhibition of voltage-gated Ca 2+ channels <strong>and</strong><br />

activation of inwardly rectifying K + channels, respectively. Extensive studies with<br />

many antagonists have defined this response as being mediated by the muscarinic<br />

M2 receptor (Caulfield, 1993). <strong>Muscarinic</strong> M2 receptors mediate both negative<br />

<strong>and</strong> positive ionotropic responses in the left atrium of the reserpinized rat, latter<br />

effect being insensitive to pertusis toxin (Kenakin & Boselli, 1990). Central<br />

cholinergic transmission is activated by inhibition of the presynaptic muscarinic<br />

M2 acetylcholine autoreceptor using selective antagonists. The presynaptic<br />

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