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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 ResearchConceptsCognitive 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 samplesDeficitsSystemic inflammation enhances stimulant-induced striatal dopamine elevation in tobacco smokers
Zakiniaeiz Y, Hoye J, Ryan Petrulli J, LeVasseur B, Stanley G, Gao H, Najafzadeh S, Ropchan J, Nabulsi N, Huang Y, Chen MK, Matuskey D, Barron DS, Kelmendi B, Fulbright RK, Hampson M, Cosgrove KP, Morris ED. Systemic inflammation enhances stimulant-induced striatal dopamine elevation in tobacco smokers. Brain Behavior And Immunity 2022, 106: 262-269. PMID: 36058419, PMCID: PMC10097458, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2022.08.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEffects of LPSDopamine elevationTobacco smokersHealthy controlsSystemic inflammationDopamine systemImmune-brain interactionReward-related brain regionsAdministration of placeboAdministration of LPSSmoking statusRepeated-measures ANOVAPathophysiology of addictionDrug dosingPlaceboIndependent cohortSmokersDrug reinforcementEffect size determinationImmune systemRandomized orderBrain regionsLPSMethylphenidatePBO conditionNicotine Patch Alters Patterns of Cigarette Smoking-Induced Dopamine Release: Patterns Relate to Biomarkers Associated With Treatment Response
Zakiniaeiz Y, Liu H, Gao H, Najafzadeh S, Ropchan J, Nabulsi N, Huang Y, Matuskey D, Chen MK, Cosgrove KP, Morris ED. Nicotine Patch Alters Patterns of Cigarette Smoking-Induced Dopamine Release: Patterns Relate to Biomarkers Associated With Treatment Response. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2022, 24: 1597-1606. PMID: 35100429, PMCID: PMC9575980, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntac026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNicotine replacement therapyDopamine releasePlacebo patchDorsal striatumTobacco smokingReplacement therapyFirst-line pharmacological treatmentVentral striatumMajor public health burdenPositron emission tomography scanEmission tomography scanPublic health burdenNicotine dependence levelNicotine metabolism rateNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsCounter-balanced orderTobacco smokersCigarette smokingSmoking cessationDopamine terminalsPharmacological treatmentDependent smokersFast metabolizersSlow metabolizersNicotine actsDesigning Neuroimaging Studies to Help Inform the Clinical Treatment of Addiction
Zakiniaeiz Y, Cosgrove KP. Designing Neuroimaging Studies to Help Inform the Clinical Treatment of Addiction. Biological Psychiatry 2020, 88: 741-743. PMID: 33092691, PMCID: PMC11265605, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2020.08.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBalance of the Sexes: Addressing Sex Differences in Preclinical Research.
Zakiniaeiz Y, Cosgrove KP, Potenza MN, Mazure CM. Balance of the Sexes: Addressing Sex Differences in Preclinical Research. The Yale Journal Of Biology And Medicine 2016, 89: 255-9. PMID: 27354851, PMCID: PMC4918870.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCingulate cortex functional connectivity predicts future relapse in alcohol dependent individuals
Zakiniaeiz Y, Scheinost D, Seo D, Sinha R, Constable RT. Cingulate cortex functional connectivity predicts future relapse in alcohol dependent individuals. NeuroImage Clinical 2016, 13: 181-187. PMID: 27981033, PMCID: PMC5144743, DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2016.10.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosterior cingulate cortexAUD patientsFunctional connectivityCingulate cortexCox proportional hazards regressionChronic relapsing illnessWhole-brain investigationProportional hazards regressionFunctional connectivity differencesAlcohol-dependent patientsVoxel-wise connectivityNeutral cuesAlcohol-dependent individualsHealthy control participantsFunctional magnetic resonanceRelapse measuresHazards regressionSubsequent relapseDependent patientsInpatient treatmentAlcohol relapseFuture relapsePatientsAlcohol dependenceConnectivity differencesAltered functional connectivity to stressful stimuli in prenatally cocaine-exposed adolescents
Zakiniaeiz Y, Yip SW, Balodis IM, Lacadie CM, Scheinost D, Constable RT, Mayes LC, Sinha R, Potenza MN. Altered functional connectivity to stressful stimuli in prenatally cocaine-exposed adolescents. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2017, 180: 129-136. PMID: 28888152, PMCID: PMC5808433, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2017.07.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrenatal cocaine exposureNeutral-relaxing conditionsPCE adolescentsParietal connectivityConnectivity analysisSensory areasAdolescent brain functionFunctional magnetic resonance imagingCue interaction effectsIntrinsic connectivity analysesMedial prefrontal areasSeed-based connectivity analysisSubstance Use InitiationAltered functional connectivityAppetitive cuesObesity vulnerabilityPCE statusNeural responsesCorticolimbic connectivityPrefrontal areasFunctional connectivityCraving scoresUtero drug exposureGroup differencesLess connectivityToward whole-brain dopamine movies: a critical review of PET imaging of dopamine transmission in the striatum and cortex
Liu H, Zakiniaeiz Y, Cosgrove KP, Morris ED. Toward whole-brain dopamine movies: a critical review of PET imaging of dopamine transmission in the striatum and cortex. Brain Imaging And Behavior 2017, 13: 314-322. PMID: 29071465, PMCID: PMC5918462, DOI: 10.1007/s11682-017-9779-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDA releaseDA receptorsDA changesCortical DA releaseMesocorticolimbic dopamine circuitRecent PET studiesPositron emission tomography (PET) radiotracerMesocortical DA pathwaysMesocortical systemCigarette smokingDA pathwayDA transmissionMesolimbic pathwayDopamine transmissionMesocortical DAWhole brainDopamine circuitsNovel high affinityTomography radiotracerPET studiesPET dataStriatumPET imagingEffects of stressCortexSex 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 mechanismsNonsmokersSmokersLicit and illicit drug use across trimesters in pregnant women endorsing past-year substance use: Results from National Survey on Drug Use and Health (2009–2019)
Peltier MR, Roberts W, Verplaetse TL, Burke C, Zakiniaeiz Y, Moore K, McKee SA. Licit and illicit drug use across trimesters in pregnant women endorsing past-year substance use: Results from National Survey on Drug Use and Health (2009–2019). Archives Of Women's Mental Health 2022, 25: 819-827. PMID: 35737132, PMCID: PMC9359119, DOI: 10.1007/s00737-022-01244-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPast-month substance useFirst trimesterPast-year substance usePregnant womenIllicit substance useDrug useSubstance useThird trimesterCross-sectional population-based dataSignificant public health concernTrimester of pregnancyPrescription pain medicationPopulation-based dataPerinatal substance useIllicit drug useMethodsThe present studyPublic health concernMinority of womenNational surveyLicit substance usePain medicationSimilar low ratesSecond trimesterLate trimesterLicit substancesUsing machine learning to predict heavy drinking during outpatient alcohol treatment
Roberts W, Zhao Y, Verplaetse T, Moore KE, Peltier MR, Burke C, Zakiniaeiz Y, McKee S. Using machine learning to predict heavy drinking during outpatient alcohol treatment. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2022, 46: 657-666. PMID: 35420710, PMCID: PMC9180421, DOI: 10.1111/acer.14802.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderHeavy drinkingTreatment outcomesInvasive assessment methodsOutpatient AUD treatmentLast monthOutpatient alcohol treatmentMultisite clinical trialAccurate clinical predictionsHeavy alcohol useSex differencesBi-weekly sessionsAlcohol treatment outcomesPatient characteristicsClinical outcomesClinical trialsClinical dataStratified analysisEffective treatmentPsychiatric disordersUse disordersAUD treatmentSubstantial sex differencesAlcohol treatmentFirst monthSex Differences across Retrospective Transitions in Posttraumatic Stress and Substance Use Disorders
Peltier MR, Roberts W, Verplaetse TL, Zakiniaeiz Y, Burke C, Moore KE, McKee SA. Sex Differences across Retrospective Transitions in Posttraumatic Stress and Substance Use Disorders. Journal Of Dual Diagnosis 2021, 18: 11-20. PMID: 34965199, PMCID: PMC9086923, DOI: 10.1080/15504263.2021.2016027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug use disordersOngoing posttraumatic stress disorderSubstance use disordersSUD/PTSDPosttraumatic stress disorderNew PTSD diagnosisImpact of sexUse disordersDiagnosis of SUDPast-year substance use disorderPTSD diagnosisConcurrent substance use disordersDiagnosis of PTSDPoor treatment outcomesNational Epidemiologic SurveyBidirectional relationshipSex-specific analysesPotential sex-specific differencesTreatment outcomesDiagnostic group differences and exploratory sex differences in intrinsic connectivity during fMRI Stroop in individuals with and without cocaine use disorder
Zakiniaeiz Y, Lacadie C, Macdonald-Gagnon G, DeVito E, Potenza M. Diagnostic group differences and exploratory sex differences in intrinsic connectivity during fMRI Stroop in individuals with and without cocaine use disorder. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2023, 251: 110962. PMID: 37716288, PMCID: PMC10557108, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.110962.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCocaine use disorderCognitive controlStroop performanceIntrinsic connectivityStroop task performanceFMRI Stroop taskDiagnostic groupsUse disordersDiagnostic group differencesMain effectHealthy comparison subjectsStroop effectStroop taskBehavioral resultsTask performanceFrontal gyrusIntrinsic connectivity distributionPrefrontal cortexAuditory areasGroup differencesBrain connectivityCingulate gyrusStroopBehavioral differencesHC group
2023
Developing Researchers with Expertise in Sex as a Biological Variable through SCORE Career Enhancement Core Center Programs
Zakiniaeiz Y, Peltier M, Mineur Y, Gueorguieva R, Picciotto M, Petrakis I, Cosgrove K, McKee S. Developing Researchers with Expertise in Sex as a Biological Variable through SCORE Career Enhancement Core Center Programs. Journal Of Women's Health 2023, 32: 852-857. PMID: 37585509, PMCID: PMC10457604, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2023.0015.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Prospective Associations of Pain Intensity and Substance Use in the United States Population: A Cross-Lagged Panel Analysis.
Roberts W, Moore KE, Verplaetse TL, Zakiniaeiz Y, Burke C, Peltier MR, McKee SA. Prospective Associations of Pain Intensity and Substance Use in the United States Population: A Cross-Lagged Panel Analysis. Journal Of Studies On Alcohol And Drugs 2021, 82: 576-583. PMID: 34546903, PMCID: PMC8819613, DOI: 10.15288/jsad.2021.82.576.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsModerate drinking guidelinesPain intensitySubstance use outcomesSubsequent pain intensitySubstance useDrinking guidelinesUse outcomesProspective associationsLevel of painUse problemsHarmful substance usePositive prospective associationUnited States populationSubstance use problemsAlcohol use problemsReciprocal associationsHealth StudyRepresentative cohortCohort surveyPainAdult survey dataWeekly useHistory of useDemographic covariatesOutcomes
2020
Chapter 9 Sex and the dopaminergic system: Insights from addiction studies
Woodcock EA, Zakiniaeiz Y, Morris ED, Cosgrove KP. Chapter 9 Sex and the dopaminergic system: Insights from addiction studies. Handbook Of Clinical Neurology 2020, 175: 141-165. PMID: 33008522, PMCID: PMC11267480, DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-444-64123-6.00011-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDopaminergic systemSex differencesSubstance use disordersDopamine neurobiologyTobacco smokingSex hormonesPsychiatric disordersUse disordersDopamine functionClinical disparitiesCognitive functionDisordersAddiction researchAddiction studiesNeurobiologySmokingDifferencesGenetic underpinningsHormone