2009
β2-Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Availability During Acute and Prolonged Abstinence From Tobacco Smoking
Cosgrove KP, Batis J, Bois F, Maciejewski PK, Esterlis I, Kloczynski T, Stiklus S, Krishnan-Sarin S, O’Malley S, Perry E, Tamagnan G, Seibyl JP, Staley JK. β2-Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Availability During Acute and Prolonged Abstinence From Tobacco Smoking. JAMA Psychiatry 2009, 66: 666-676. PMID: 19487632, PMCID: PMC2796827, DOI: 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2009.41.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAzetidinesBrainBrain MappingDominance, CerebralFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedIodine RadioisotopesMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedNicotineReceptors, NicotinicSmokingSmoking CessationSubstance Withdrawal SyndromeTobacco Use DisorderTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonConceptsWeeks of abstinenceTobacco smokingTobacco smokersAbstinent tobacco smokersAge-matched nonsmokersMagnetic resonance imaging studyMain outcome measuresCourse of abstinenceResonance imaging studyNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsMonths of abstinenceSingle photon emissionDays of abstinenceIA SPECTNonsmoker levelsClinical featuresTobacco cessationNicotine withdrawalTomography scanOutcome measuresSPECT scansSmokersReceptor availabilityAcetylcholine receptorsSmoking
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