2012
Sex Differences in Availability of β2*-Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors in Recently Abstinent Tobacco Smokers
Cosgrove KP, Esterlis I, McKee SA, Bois F, Seibyl JP, Mazure CM, Krishnan-Sarin S, Staley JK, Picciotto MR, O’Malley S. Sex Differences in Availability of β2*-Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors in Recently Abstinent Tobacco Smokers. JAMA Psychiatry 2012, 69: 418-427. PMID: 22474108, PMCID: PMC3508698, DOI: 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2011.1465.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAzetidinesBehavior, AddictiveBrainDepressionEstradiolFemaleFunctional NeuroimagingHumansIodine RadioisotopesMaleNicotinic AntagonistsProgesteronePyridinesRadioligand AssayReceptors, NicotinicSex CharacteristicsSmokingSubstance Withdrawal SyndromeTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonConceptsNAChR availabilityFemale smokersTobacco smokersNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsFemale nonsmokersProgesterone levelsAcetylcholine receptorsFemale sex steroid hormonesSex differencesSex steroid hormone levelsAbstinent tobacco smokersSex-matched nonsmokersTobacco smoking effectsMagnetic resonance imaging studyAge-matched malesEquilibrium distribution volumeEffects of nicotineSex steroid hormonesSteroid hormone levelsUnderlying neurochemical mechanismsResonance imaging studySingle photon emissionDays of abstinenceIA SPECTNicotine therapy
2007
123I-5-IA-85380 SPECT Imaging of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Availability in Nonsmokers: Effects of Sex and Menstrual Phase
Cosgrove KP, Mitsis EM, Bois F, Frohlich E, Tamagnan GD, Krantzler E, Perry E, Maciejewski PK, Epperson CN, Allen S, O'Malley S, Mazure CM, Seibyl JP, van Dyck CH, Staley JK. 123I-5-IA-85380 SPECT Imaging of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Availability in Nonsmokers: Effects of Sex and Menstrual Phase. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2007, 48: 1633-1640. PMID: 17873128, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.107.042317.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRegional brain activityMenstrual cycleNAChR availabilityWomen nonsmokersMenstrual phaseRadiotracer metabolismNicotinic acetylcholine receptor systemSex differencesBrain activityEffects of sexNicotinic acetylcholine receptor availabilitySmoking cessation treatmentMid-luteal phaseAcetylcholine receptor systemPlasma protein bindingTobacco smokingCessation treatmentHealthy menRegional brainHormone levelsPlasma measuresTreatment responseOutcome measuresSPECT scansNonsmokers