2023
Synthetic Cooling Agent and Other Flavor Additives in “Non-Menthol” Cigarettes Marketed in California and Massachusetts After Menthol Cigarette Bans
Jabba S, Erythropel H, Anastas P, Zimmerman J, Jordt S. Synthetic Cooling Agent and Other Flavor Additives in “Non-Menthol” Cigarettes Marketed in California and Massachusetts After Menthol Cigarette Bans. JAMA 2023, 330: 1689-1691. PMID: 37812408, PMCID: PMC10562986, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2023.17134.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Flavorant–Solvent Reaction Products and Menthol in JUUL E-Cigarettes and Aerosol
Erythropel HC, Davis LM, de Winter TM, Jordt SE, Anastas PT, O'Malley SS, Krishnan-Sarin S, Zimmerman JB. Flavorant–Solvent Reaction Products and Menthol in JUUL E-Cigarettes and Aerosol. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2019, 57: 425-427. PMID: 31358341, PMCID: PMC6702051, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2019.04.004.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Menthol disrupts nicotine’s psychostimulant properties in an age and sex-dependent manner in C57BL/6J mice
Fait BW, Thompson DC, Mose TN, Jatlow P, Jordt SE, Picciotto MR, Mineur YS. Menthol disrupts nicotine’s psychostimulant properties in an age and sex-dependent manner in C57BL/6J mice. Behavioural Brain Research 2017, 334: 72-77. PMID: 28743602, PMCID: PMC5580257, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2017.07.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdult male miceNicotine intakeMale micePsychostimulant effectsPsychostimulant propertiesHome cage locomotor activitySex-dependent mannerSex-dependent mechanismsBlood levelsAdolescent miceFemale miceLocomotor stimulationLocomotor activityNicotine sensitivityAge groupsE-cigarettesMiceIntakeSignificant decreaseNicotineAgeSexBehavioral changesAdultsSpecific mechanisms
2011
Menthol attenuates respiratory irritation responses to multiple cigarette smoke irritants
Willis DN, Liu B, Ha MA, Jordt S, Morris JB. Menthol attenuates respiratory irritation responses to multiple cigarette smoke irritants. The FASEB Journal 2011, 25: 4434-4444. PMID: 21903934, PMCID: PMC3236628, DOI: 10.1096/fj.11-188383.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransient receptor potential ankyrin 1Irritation responseMenthol effectsCold-sensitive sensory neuronsSensory TRP channelsSmoking-related morbiditySensory irritation responseEffect of mentholTransient receptor potential melastatin 8 (TRPM8) ion channelActivation of TRPM8TRPM8 agonistTRPM8 antagonistsCapsaicin receptorRespiratory tractSensory neuronsAnkyrin 1Pharmacological actionsNicotine addictionSmoking behaviorRespiratory irritationTRP channelsAgonistsSmoke constituentsAvailable cigarettesCigarettes
2007
The menthol receptor TRPM8 is the principal detector of environmental cold
Bautista DM, Siemens J, Glazer JM, Tsuruda PR, Basbaum AI, Stucky CL, Jordt SE, Julius D. The menthol receptor TRPM8 is the principal detector of environmental cold. Nature 2007, 448: 204-208. PMID: 17538622, DOI: 10.1038/nature05910.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMenthol receptor TRPM8TRPM8 knockout miceIntact nerve fibersDifferent ion channelsNerve fibersWhole animal testsKnockout miceNoxious coldCold stimuliCold sensationCold transducerInnocuous coolEnvironmental coldTRPM8MiceIon channelsAnimal testsCellular levelPhysiological importanceCold sensitivity
2003
Lessons from peppers and peppermint: the molecular logic of thermosensation
Jordt SE, McKemy DD, Julius D. Lessons from peppers and peppermint: the molecular logic of thermosensation. Current Opinion In Neurobiology 2003, 13: 487-492. PMID: 12965298, DOI: 10.1016/s0959-4388(03)00101-6.Peer-Reviewed Original Research