Inhibition of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptors by cobra venom α-neurotoxins: is there a perspective in lung cancer treatment?

Nicotine exerts its oncogenic effects through the binding to nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) and the activation of downstream pathways that block apoptosis and promote neo-angiogenesis. The nAChRs of the α7 subtype are present on a wide variety of cancer cells and their inhibition by cobr...

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Autores principales: Angela Alama, Cristina Bruzzo, Zita Cavalieri, Alessandra Forlani, Yuri Utkin, Ida Casciano, Massimo Romani
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Publicado: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011
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