2023
Examining racial differences in smoking outcomes among smokers enrolled in an intravenous nicotine infusion study
Schwartz E, Palmisano A, Gueorguieva R, DeVito E, Sofuoglu M. Examining racial differences in smoking outcomes among smokers enrolled in an intravenous nicotine infusion study. Addictive Behaviors 2023, 140: 107615. PMID: 36640662, PMCID: PMC9911383, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2023.107615.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmoking-related illnessesNegative drug effectsNicotine clearanceOvernight abstinenceNicotine infusionDrug effectsMentholated cigarettesWhite individualsBlack individualsAcute pharmacologic effectsSmoking-related morbiditySmoking-related diseasesAdministration of nicotineSmoking-related outcomesSubjective drug effectsShort-term abstinenceLower ratesTrend level differenceLarge racial disparitiesNicotine administrationNicotine dosesTrend-level significancePharmacologic effectsTreatment strategiesOutcome measures
2022
Effect of progesterone administration in male and female smokers on nicotine withdrawal and neural response to smoking cues: role of progesterone conversion to allopregnanolone
Novick AM, Duffy KA, Johnson RL, Sammel MD, Cao W, Strasser AA, Sofuoglu M, Kuzma A, Loughead J, Morrow AL, Epperson CN. Effect of progesterone administration in male and female smokers on nicotine withdrawal and neural response to smoking cues: role of progesterone conversion to allopregnanolone. Biology Of Sex Differences 2022, 13: 60. PMID: 36274158, PMCID: PMC9590190, DOI: 10.1186/s13293-022-00472-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTobacco use disorderProgesterone ratioConversion of progesteroneNicotine withdrawalSmoking cuesTherapeutic effectPlacebo-controlled crossover studySmoking-related outcomesNeural responsesSex-dependent effectsGreater therapeutic benefitDays of abstinenceCrossover studyFemale smokersProgesterone administrationNeurosteroid allopregnanoloneWithdrawal symptomsNicotine effectsWithdrawal severityAllopregnanoloneTherapeutic benefitUse disordersSmoking urgesProgesteroneProgesterone conversionImpact of delivery rate on the acute response to intravenous nicotine: A human laboratory study with implications for regulatory science
De Aquino JP, MacLean RR, Gueorguieva R, DeVito EE, Eid T, Sofuoglu M. Impact of delivery rate on the acute response to intravenous nicotine: A human laboratory study with implications for regulatory science. Addiction Biology 2022, 27: e13161. PMID: 35229960, PMCID: PMC8903077, DOI: 10.1111/adb.13161.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbuse potentialPositive subjective drug effectsSubjective drug effectsHuman laboratory studiesPositive subjective effectsAttention functionSmoking urgesOvernight abstinencePotential therapeutic effectsEffects of nicotineHeart rate increaseDelivery rateDependent smokersExperimental sessionsSubjective effectsNicotine dependenceIntravenous nicotineBlood pressureSaline infusionAcute effectsTherapeutic effectHeart rateDrug effectsAcute responseCrossover design
2001
Progesterone treatment during the early follicular phase of the menstrual cycle: Effects on smoking behavior in women
Sofuoglu M, Babb D, Hatsukami D. Progesterone treatment during the early follicular phase of the menstrual cycle: Effects on smoking behavior in women. Pharmacology Biochemistry And Behavior 2001, 69: 299-304. PMID: 11420098, DOI: 10.1016/s0091-3057(01)00527-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly follicular phaseProgesterone treatmentFollicular phaseSmoking behaviorFemale smokersMenstrual cycleProgesterone levelsDose of progesteroneEffect of progesteroneSelf-administration periodMedication treatmentEndogenous estradiolExperimental sessionsExogenous progesteroneNicotine dependenceProgesteroneSubjective effectsSmokersTreatmentEstradiolSubjective responsesCigarettesSecond sessionSubjectsWomen
2000
Individual Differences in the Subjective Response to Smoked Cocaine in Humans
Sofuoglu M, Brown S, Dudish-Poulsen S, Hatsukami D. Individual Differences in the Subjective Response to Smoked Cocaine in Humans. The American Journal Of Drug And Alcohol Abuse 2000, 26: 591-602. PMID: 11097194, DOI: 10.1081/ada-100101897.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart rateBaseline Beck Depression Inventory scoresSubjective responsesBeck Depression Inventory scoresDiastolic blood pressureCocaine deliveryEffects of cocaineDepression Inventory scoresCocaine-dependent participantsBlood pressureMale sexCocaine use behaviorBody weightCocaine useSmoked CocaineAlcohol useInventory scoresCocaineCocaine users
1998
Effects of cotinine on cigarette self-administration
Hatsukami D, Lexau B, Nelson D, Pentel P, Sofuoglu M, Goldman A. Effects of cotinine on cigarette self-administration. Psychopharmacology 1998, 138: 184-189. PMID: 9718288, DOI: 10.1007/s002130050661.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDoses of cotinineWithdrawal symptomsCigarette withdrawal symptomsEffects of cotinineNicotine serum levelsSelective modulatory effectNicotine withdrawal symptomsNumber of cigarettesEffects of nicotineMetabolite of nicotineSubjective responsesNicotine patchSerum levelsCigarette smokingNicotine intakeModulatory effectsCarbon monoxide levelsCotinineRandomized orderPlaceboBeneficial effectsCigarettesOutcome variablesDosesSymptoms