2013
In Vivo Evidence for β2 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Subunit Upregulation in Smokers as Compared With Nonsmokers With Schizophrenia
Esterlis I, Ranganathan M, Bois F, Pittman B, Picciotto MR, Shearer L, Anticevic A, Carlson J, Niciu MJ, Cosgrove KP, D’Souza D. In Vivo Evidence for β2 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Subunit Upregulation in Smokers as Compared With Nonsmokers With Schizophrenia. Biological Psychiatry 2013, 76: 495-502. PMID: 24360979, PMCID: PMC4019710, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2013.11.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower β2Negative symptomsCortical regionsLower receptor availabilitySelf-medicate symptomsComparison groupLower negative symptomsHigh β2Executive controlExecutive functionNicotine cravingSex-matched comparison subjectsMood assessmentBrain regionsWorse performanceComparison subjectsDiagnosis interactionLimited brain regionsNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsSchizophreniaSingle photon emissionNAChR availabilityActive smokingTobacco smokingPoor outcome
2008
Regulation of β2-nAChR during acute and prolonged abstinence from tobacco Smoking: A [123I]5-IA-85380 SPECT imaging study
Cosgrove K, Batis J, Bois F, Esterlis I, Stiklus S, Kloczynski T, Maciejewski P, Krishnan-Sarin S, O'Malley S, Perry E, Tamagnan G, Seibyl J, Staley J. Regulation of β2-nAChR during acute and prolonged abstinence from tobacco Smoking: A [123I]5-IA-85380 SPECT imaging study. NeuroImage 2008, 41: t180. DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2008.04.147.Peer-Reviewed Original Research