2023
Sex steroid hormone levels associated with dopamine D2/3 receptor availability in people who smoke cigarettes
Zakiniaeiz Y, Gueorguieva R, Peltier M, Verplaetse T, Roberts W, McKee S, Cosgrove K. Sex steroid hormone levels associated with dopamine D2/3 receptor availability in people who smoke cigarettes. Frontiers In Behavioral Neuroscience 2023, 17: 1192740. PMID: 37358969, PMCID: PMC10288103, DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2023.1192740.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSex steroid hormone levelsSteroid hormone levelsLow estradiol levelsTobacco smokingSex-matched counterpartsHormone levelsFree testosteroneEstradiol levelsAmphetamine administrationR availabilityPositron emission tomography scanPrimary addictive componentEmission tomography scanDopamine D2/3 receptor availabilityEffects of nicotineSex steroid hormonesAge-matched controlsCortical brain regionsD2/3 receptor availabilityNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsSex differencesDorsolateral prefrontal cortexDrug-taking behaviorDopaminergic actionsAddictive component
2020
Data Visualization Tools of Tobacco Product Use Patterns, Transitions and Sex Differences in the PATH Youth Data
Gueorguieva R, Buta E, Simon P, Krishnan-Sarin S, O’Malley S. Data Visualization Tools of Tobacco Product Use Patterns, Transitions and Sex Differences in the PATH Youth Data. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2020, 22: 1901-1908. PMID: 32219313, PMCID: PMC7542650, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntaa056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTobacco product use patternsMultiple tobacco product useProduct use patternsTobacco product useE-cigarettesProduct useTobacco productsHookah useWave 1Wave 2Common tobacco productsTobacco use patternsE-cigarette useSex differencesInitiation of usePatterns of useHealth StudyAdolescent girlsYear old youthRelative frequencyUnweighted frequenciesCigarettesOlder youthUse patternsPopulation Assessment