2007
123I-5-IA-85380 SPECT Imaging of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Availability in Nonsmokers: Effects of Sex and Menstrual Phase
Cosgrove KP, Mitsis EM, Bois F, Frohlich E, Tamagnan GD, Krantzler E, Perry E, Maciejewski PK, Epperson CN, Allen S, O'Malley S, Mazure CM, Seibyl JP, van Dyck CH, Staley JK. 123I-5-IA-85380 SPECT Imaging of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Availability in Nonsmokers: Effects of Sex and Menstrual Phase. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2007, 48: 1633-1640. PMID: 17873128, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.107.042317.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRegional brain activityMenstrual cycleNAChR availabilityWomen nonsmokersMenstrual phaseRadiotracer metabolismNicotinic acetylcholine receptor systemSex differencesBrain activityEffects of sexNicotinic acetylcholine receptor availabilitySmoking cessation treatmentMid-luteal phaseAcetylcholine receptor systemPlasma protein bindingTobacco smokingCessation treatmentHealthy menRegional brainHormone levelsPlasma measuresTreatment responseOutcome measuresSPECT scansNonsmokers
2006
Human Tobacco Smokers in Early Abstinence Have Higher Levels of β2* Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors than Nonsmokers
Staley JK, Krishnan-Sarin S, Cosgrove KP, Krantzler E, Frohlich E, Perry E, Dubin JA, Estok K, Brenner E, Baldwin RM, Tamagnan GD, Seibyl JP, Jatlow P, Picciotto MR, London ED, O'Malley S, van Dyck CH. Human Tobacco Smokers in Early Abstinence Have Higher Levels of β2* Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors than Nonsmokers. Journal Of Neuroscience 2006, 26: 8707-8714. PMID: 16928859, PMCID: PMC6674379, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0546-06.2006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNAChR availabilityNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsEarly abstinenceAbstinent smokersHuman smokersAcetylcholine receptorsExpired carbon monoxide levelsAbility of smokersHuman tobacco smokersProperties of nicotineSingle photon emissionIA-85380Agonist radiotracerUrinary cotinineTobacco smokingTobacco smokersCerebral cortexLast cigaretteNicotine withdrawalWithdrawal symptomsPrevalent subtypeTobacco smokeAddictive chemicalNicotine dependenceSmokers