2014
A translational investigation targeting stress-reactivity and prefrontal cognitive control with guanfacine for smoking cessation
McKee SA, Potenza MN, Kober H, Sofuoglu M, Arnsten A, Picciotto MR, Weinberger AH, Ashare R, Sinha R. A translational investigation targeting stress-reactivity and prefrontal cognitive control with guanfacine for smoking cessation. Journal Of Psychopharmacology 2014, 29: 300-311. PMID: 25516371, PMCID: PMC4376109, DOI: 10.1177/0269881114562091.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlacebo-treated subjectsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingCentral noradrenergic pathwaysPrefrontal cognitive dysfunctionSystolic blood pressureClinical outcome dataAd libitum smokingNovel translational approachStress-induced reinstatementMagnetic resonance imagingNicotine-deprived smokersBlood pressureNoradrenergic pathwaysAgonist guanfacineCognitive dysfunctionTreatment periodTobacco cravingQuit attemptsOutcome dataSmokingComplete abstinenceCortisol levelsTranslational investigationsCigarette useGuanfacine
1997
The acetylcholine releaser linopirdine increases parietal regional cerebral blood flow in Alzheimer’s disease
van Dyck C, Lin C, Robinson R, Cellar J, Smith E, Nelson J, Arnsten A, Hoffer P. The acetylcholine releaser linopirdine increases parietal regional cerebral blood flow in Alzheimer’s disease. Psychopharmacology 1997, 132: 217-226. PMID: 9292621, DOI: 10.1007/s002130050339.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRegional cerebral blood flowParietal regional cerebral blood flowCerebral blood flowAlzheimer's diseaseAD patientsBlood flowDouble-blind trialWeeks of treatmentAD drug therapyProbable Alzheimer's diseaseParietal association cortexSingle photon emissionPlacebo TIDRCBF abnormalitiesCholinergic drugsDrug therapyHealthy controlsRCBF ratiosPharmacological interventionsHealthy subjectsAssociation cortexPatientsLinopirdineBrain regionsNeuropsychological function