F144. MUSCARINIC M1 RECEPTOR SIGNALLING UNDERLYING COGNITION IN PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS

Relationship between muscarinic M1 receptor binding and cognition in medication-free subjects with psychosis☆

Background It is still unclear which underlying mechanisms are involved in cognitive deficits of psychotic disorders. Pro-cognitive effects of muscarinic M1 receptor agonists suggest alterations in M1 receptor functioning may modulate these symptoms. Post mortem studies in patients with schizophrenia have shown significantly reduced M1 receptor expression rates in the dorsolateral prefrontal co...

Potentiation of the M1 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor signalling pathway achieved by novel allosteric agonists

Time-dependent modulation of muscarinic m1/m3 receptor signalling by local anaesthetics.

BACKGROUND Signalling of several G-protein-coupled receptors of the Gq/11 family is time-dependently inhibited by local anaesthetics (LAs). Since LA-induced modulation of muscarinic m1 and m3 receptor function may explain their beneficial effects in clinical practice, such as decreased postoperative cognitive dysfunction or less bronchoconstriction, we studied how prolonged exposure affects mus...

Oxytocin and social cognition in affective and psychotic disorders.

Impairments in social cognition are now recognized as core illness features in psychotic and affective disorders. Despite the significant disability caused by social cognitive abnormalities, treatments for this symptom dimension are lacking. Here, we describe the evidence demonstrating abnormalities in social cognition in schizophrenia, major depressive disorder, and bipolar disorder, as well a...

M1 Muscarinic Receptor Activation Mediates Cell Death in M1-HEK293 Cells

HEK293 cells have been used extensively to generate stable cell lines to study G protein-coupled receptors, such as muscarinic acetylcholine receptors (mAChRs). The activation of M1 mAChRs in various cell types in vitro has been shown to be protective. To further investigate M1 mAChR-mediated cell survival, we generated stable HEK293 cell-lines expressing the human M1 mAChR. M1 mAChRs were effi...