Preface: Cholinergic mechanisms: This is the Preface for the special issue "Cholinergic Mechanisms"

J Neurochem. 2021 Sep;158(6):1212-1216. doi: 10.1111/jnc.15480. Epub 2021 Aug 29.

Abstract

This special issue of the Journal of Neurochemistry, entitled "Cholinergic Mechanisms," presents 15 reviews and two original papers, which have been selected to cover the broad spectrum of topics and disciplines presented at the XVIth International Symposium on Cholinergic Mechanisms (ISCM-XVI), ranging from the molecular and the cellular to the clinical and the cognitive mechanisms of cholinergic transmission. The authors discuss recent developments in the field, for instance, the association of cholinergic transmission with a number of important neurological and neuromuscular diseases in the central and peripheral nervous systems.

Keywords: Special issue “Cholinergic Mechanisms”; acetylcholine; acetylcholine receptor; acetylcholinesterase; cholinergic mechanisms; cholinergic synapse.

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • Introductory Journal Article

MeSH terms

  • Acetylcholine / metabolism*
  • Animals
  • Brain / drug effects
  • Brain / metabolism*
  • Cholinergic Agents / metabolism
  • Cholinergic Agents / pharmacology
  • Cholinergic Neurons / drug effects
  • Cholinergic Neurons / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Peripheral Nervous System / drug effects
  • Peripheral Nervous System / metabolism*
  • Synaptic Transmission / drug effects
  • Synaptic Transmission / physiology

Substances

  • Cholinergic Agents
  • Acetylcholine