Piperazinyl Bicyclic Derivatives as Selective Ligands of the α2δ-1 Subunit of Voltage-Gated Calcium Channels

Author(s):  
Ariadna Fernández ◽  
José Luis Díaz ◽  
Mónica García ◽  
Sergi Rodríguez-Escrich ◽  
Adriana Lorente ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 1035
Author(s):  
Maria Pia Giannoccaro ◽  
Patrizia Avoni ◽  
Rocco Liguori

The neuromuscular junction (NMJ) is the target of a variety of immune-mediated disorders, usually classified as presynaptic and postsynaptic, according to the site of the antigenic target and consequently of the neuromuscular transmission alteration. Although less common than the classical autoimmune postsynaptic myasthenia gravis, presynaptic disorders are important to recognize due to the frequent association with cancer. Lambert Eaton myasthenic syndrome is due to a presynaptic failure to release acetylcholine, caused by antibodies to the presynaptic voltage-gated calcium channels. Acquired neuromyotonia is a condition characterized by nerve hyperexcitability often due to the presence of antibodies against proteins associated with voltage-gated potassium channels. This review will focus on the recent developments in the autoimmune presynaptic disorders of the NMJ.


2019 ◽  
Vol 216 (5) ◽  
pp. 250-253 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul J. Harrison ◽  
Elizabeth M. Tunbridge ◽  
Annette C. Dolphin ◽  
Jeremy Hall

SummaryWe reappraise the psychiatric potential of calcium channel blockers (CCBs). First, voltage-gated calcium channels are risk genes for several disorders. Second, use of CCBs is associated with altered psychiatric risks and outcomes. Third, research shows there is an opportunity for brain-selective CCBs, which are better suited to psychiatric indications.


2003 ◽  
Vol 117 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary Chin ◽  
Yasir El-Sherif ◽  
Farah Jayman ◽  
Rima Estephan ◽  
Andrzej Wieraszko ◽  
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