"Pilocarpine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A slowly hydrolyzed muscarinic agonist with no nicotinic effects. Pilocarpine is used as a miotic and in the treatment of glaucoma.
| Descriptor ID |
D010862
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.132.672
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| Concept/Terms |
Pilocarpine Nitrate- Pilocarpine Nitrate
- Nitrate, Pilocarpine
- Pilocarpine Mononitrate, (3S-cis)-Isomer
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pilocarpine" by people in Profiles.
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Glavan G, See RE, Živin M. Differential patterns of synaptotagmin7 mRNA expression in rats with kainate- and pilocarpine-induced seizures. PLoS One. 2012; 7(5):e36114.
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Benveniste M, Wilhelm J, Dingledine RJ, Mott DD. Subunit-dependent modulation of kainate receptors by muscarinic acetylcholine receptors. Brain Res. 2010 Sep 17; 1352:61-9.
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Masters KJ. Pilocarpine treatment of xerostomia induced by psychoactive medications. Am J Psychiatry. 2005 May; 162(5):1023.
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Kent AR, Vroman DT, Thomas TJ, Hebert RL, Crosson CE. Interaction of pilocarpine with latanoprost in patients with glaucoma and ocular hypertension. J Glaucoma. 1999 Aug; 8(4):257-62.
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Freedman KA, Klein JW, Crosson CE. Beta-cyclodextrins enhance bioavailability of pilocarpine. Curr Eye Res. 1993 Jul; 12(7):641-7.
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See RE, Chapman MA. Cholinergic modulation of oral activity in drug-naive and chronic haloperidol-treated rats. Pharmacol Biochem Behav. 1991 May; 39(1):49-54.
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Levin ED, Ellison GD, See RE, South D, Young E. D1 and D2 dopamine receptor interactions with pilocarpine-induced oral activity in rats. Pharmacol Biochem Behav. 1989 Jul; 33(3):501-5.
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Hazen-Martin DJ, Simson JA. Electron microscopic immunostaining of nerve growth factor: secretagogue stimulated submandibular glands. Anat Rec. 1987 Oct; 219(2):171-9.
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Hazen-Martin DJ, Simson JA. Ultrastructure of the secretory response of male mouse submandibular gland granular tubules. Anat Rec. 1986 Mar; 214(3):253-65.