2022
Lower Dopamine D2/3 Receptor Availability is Associated With Worse Verbal Learning and Memory in People Who Smoke Cigarettes
Zakiniaeiz Y, Gueorguieva R, Peltier M, Roberts W, Verplaetse T, Burke C, Morris E, McKee S, Cosgrove K. Lower Dopamine D2/3 Receptor Availability is Associated With Worse Verbal Learning and Memory in People Who Smoke Cigarettes. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2022, 25: 1047-1051. PMID: 36107715, PMCID: PMC10077933, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntac215.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmphetamineCigarette SmokingDopamineFemaleHumansMalePositron-Emission TomographyPrefrontal CortexVerbal LearningConceptsCognitive functionVerbal learningPrefrontal cortexCognitive deficitsWorse verbal learningBrain-behavior relationshipsD2R availabilityDorsolateral prefrontal cortexCognitive performanceComputerized testsTask performanceCogState batteryInhibitory controlNeurocognitive testsReceptor availabilityMesocortical dopaminePositron emission tomographyDopamine D2/3 receptor availabilityMemoryCognitionD2/3 receptor availabilityDopamine releaseSmoking variablesSubject samplesDeficits
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 StatementsMeSH KeywordsAdultAmphetamineDopamineFemaleHumansMalePositron-Emission TomographyPrefrontal CortexReceptors, Dopamine D2Sex CharacteristicsSmokersConceptsDA 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