Effect of donepezil on the expression and responsiveness to LPS of CHRNA7 and CHRFAM7A in macrophages: A possible link to the cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway

The α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (CHRNA7) modulates the inflammatory response by activating the cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway. CHRFAM7A, the human-restricted duplicated form of CHRNA7, has a negative effect on the functioning of α7 receptors, suggesting that CHRFAM7A expression regulati on may be a key step in the modulation of inflammation in the human setting. The analysis of the CHRFAM7A gene's regulatory region reveals some of the mechanisms driving its expression and responsiveness to LPS in human immune cell models.

Source: Journal of Neuroimmunology - April 23, 2019 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Annalisa Maroli, Simona Di Lascio, Lorenzo Drufuca, Silvia Cardani, Elisa Setten, Massimo Locati, Diego Fornasari, Roberta Benfante Source Type: research