2019
Sex differences in amphetamine-induced dopamine release in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex of tobacco smokers
Zakiniaeiz Y, Hillmer AT, Matuskey D, Nabulsi N, Ropchan J, Mazure CM, Picciotto MR, Huang Y, McKee SA, Morris ED, Cosgrove KP. Sex differences in amphetamine-induced dopamine release in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex of tobacco smokers. Neuropsychopharmacology 2019, 44: 2205-2211. PMID: 31269510, PMCID: PMC6897943, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-019-0456-y.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsDA releasePositron emission tomographyD2R availabilityDorsolateral prefrontal cortexMale smokersFemale smokersTobacco smokingPrefrontal cortexAmphetamine-induced DA releaseAmphetamine-induced dopamine releaseCortical DA releaseMesocortical DA systemEffects of nicotineSmoking-related behaviorsMesolimbic dopamine systemLong-term abstinenceSex differencesGender-specific treatmentFemale nonsmokersTobacco smokersAmphetamine administrationDopamine releaseNeurochemical mechanismsNonsmokersSmokers
2016
Sex/gender differences in smoking cessation: A review
Smith PH, Bessette AJ, Weinberger AH, Sheffer CE, McKee SA. Sex/gender differences in smoking cessation: A review. Preventive Medicine 2016, 92: 135-140. PMID: 27471021, PMCID: PMC5085924, DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2016.07.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProspective observational studyObservational studyCross-sectional investigationSex/gender differencesSmoking cessationEffectiveness trialCommunity-based interventionsLong-term abstinenceGender differencesSmoker prevalenceEfficacy trialsOutcome assessmentTreatment studiesEpidemiological investigationsMeet criteriaStudy sampleTrialsCessationWomenRelapseSmokingBio-psychoMenQualitative reviewReviewTargeting the Brain Stress Systems for the Treatment of Tobacco/Nicotine Dependence: Translating Preclinical and Clinical Findings
Verplaetse TL, McKee SA. Targeting the Brain Stress Systems for the Treatment of Tobacco/Nicotine Dependence: Translating Preclinical and Clinical Findings. Current Addiction Reports 2016, 3: 314-322. PMID: 31275802, PMCID: PMC6609087, DOI: 10.1007/s40429-016-0115-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBrain stress systemsTobacco useNoradrenergic systemTreatment strategiesCorticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) systemTobacco/nicotine dependenceMajority of smokersNicotine-induced activationPotential treatment strategySmoking-related outcomesNicotine-motivated behaviorsLong-term abstinenceStress systemClinical findingsAdrenal axisTobacco dependencePreventable mortalityClinical investigationNicotine dependenceRecent FindingsOneTherapeutic benefitPharmacological agentsCRF systemDrug AdministrationSummaryThis review