2022
Chronic oral nicotine exposure decreases aversive taste of nicotine, increases nicotine withdrawal and reinstatement, but cherry flavor does not alter nicotine’s effects in adolescent rats
Bagdas D, Harris L, Addy N. Chronic oral nicotine exposure decreases aversive taste of nicotine, increases nicotine withdrawal and reinstatement, but cherry flavor does not alter nicotine’s effects in adolescent rats. Neuroscience Letters 2022, 793: 137008. PMID: 36476758, PMCID: PMC9948648, DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2022.137008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTaste responsesNicotine concentrationsNicotine exposureNicotine withdrawalNicotine effectsAdolescent ratsChronic exposureOral nicotine exposureTaste reactivityAversive tasteChronic nicotine exposureDevelopment of toleranceLow nicotine concentrationsE-cigarette useE-cigarette flavoringsHigher nicotine concentrationsNicotine abstinenceNicotine useNaïve animalsChronic effectsNicotineRatsAversive responsesDifferent nicotine concentrationsWithdrawalAnimal Models to Investigate the Impact of Flavors on Nicotine Addiction and Dependence
Bagdas D, Kebede N, Zepei AM, Harris L, Minanov K, Picciotto MR, Addy NA. Animal Models to Investigate the Impact of Flavors on Nicotine Addiction and Dependence. Current Neuropharmacology 2022, 20: 2175-2201. PMID: 35611777, PMCID: PMC9886843, DOI: 10.2174/1570159x20666220524120231.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
2017
Evaluating oral flavorant effects on nicotine self-administration behavior and phasic dopamine signaling
Wickham RJ, Nunes EJ, Hughley S, Silva P, Walton SN, Park J, Addy NA. Evaluating oral flavorant effects on nicotine self-administration behavior and phasic dopamine signaling. Neuropharmacology 2017, 128: 33-42. PMID: 28943284, PMCID: PMC5714675, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2017.09.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-administration behaviorNucleus accumbensNicotine self-administration behaviorIntravenous self-administration paradigmFast-scan cyclic voltammetryPublic health policy decisionsPhasic DA signalingTobacco product useProgressive ratio taskSelf-administration paradigmTwo-bottle choice testPhasic DA releaseHealth policy decisionsTobacco product regulationOral mentholOral nicotineOral sucroseNicotine administrationPreclinical findingsDA releaseMale ratsOral administrationSmoking behaviorNicotine aversionMenthol effects