Muscarinic acetylcholine receptors (mAChRs) are a type of receptor in the brain that respond to the neurotransmitter acetylcholine. They play a crucial role in various brain functions, including ...
The pharmacotherapy of schizophrenia is currently dominated by atypical antipsychotics that primarily target dopaminergic signalling, the dysregulation of which has long been considered to have a ...
Cobenfy has created a lot of excitement because it applies a new mechanism to treat schizophrenia – it targets muscarinic acetylcholine receptors, found in cell membranes. In particular ...
Our recent work (McQuail & Burk, 2006) suggests that cholinergic muscarinic receptors, particularly the muscarinic M1 receptor, are important for mediating the effects of the cortical acetylcholine on ...
Neuropsychiatry Discovery: The lab has a significant research interest in drug discovery for neuropsychiatric disorders, including projects studying the role of the orphan GPCRs, muscarinic ...