2020
Mechanisms of Nicotine Addiction
Picciotto MR, Kenny PJ. Mechanisms of Nicotine Addiction. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives In Medicine 2020, 11: a039610. PMID: 32341069, PMCID: PMC8091956, DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a039610.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsMembrane-spanning subunitsLigand-gated ion channelsTobacco smokingLung cancerTobacco dependenceExpression of α5Nicotine addictionGene clusterGenetic variationNeuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptorsΑ-subunitSmoking-associated diseasesΒ-subunitTobacco smoking habitsNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsEffects of nicotineSubunitsProperties of nicotineIon channelsRecent insightsΒ4 subunitΒ2 subunitMammalian brainSmoking habitsCessation agents
2012
Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Behaviors Related to Nicotine Addiction
Picciotto MR, Kenny PJ. Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Behaviors Related to Nicotine Addiction. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives In Medicine 2012, 3: a012112. PMID: 23143843, PMCID: PMC3530035, DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a012112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMembrane-spanning subunitsLigand-gated ion channelsTobacco smokingLung cancerTobacco dependenceNicotine addictionCHRNB4 gene clusterExpression of α5Neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptorsGene clusterSmoking-associated diseasesGenetic variationTobacco smoking habitsEffects of nicotineMolecular mechanismsΑ-subunitProperties of nicotineΒ-subunitNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsSubunitsIon channelsSmoking habitsRecent insightsΒ4 subunitΒ2 subunit