2023
Nicotine flux as a powerful tool for regulating nicotine delivery from e-cigarettes: Protocol of two complimentary randomized crossover clinical trials
El-Hellani A, Hanna E, Sharma M, Blohowiak R, Joseph P, Eid T, Nadim H, El-Hage R, Salman R, Karaoghlanian N, Adeniji A, Salam S, Talih F, Elbejjani M, Breland A, Eissenberg T, Shihadeh A, Baldassarri S, Talih S. Nicotine flux as a powerful tool for regulating nicotine delivery from e-cigarettes: Protocol of two complimentary randomized crossover clinical trials. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0291786. PMID: 37733666, PMCID: PMC10513228, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0291786.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThreshold for the Pleasurable Effects of Nicotine Are Lower Than Its Reinforcing Effects During Self-Administration
MacLean RR, Eid T, Parida S, Gueorguieva R, DeVito EE, Sofuoglu M. Threshold for the Pleasurable Effects of Nicotine Are Lower Than Its Reinforcing Effects During Self-Administration. Experimental And Clinical Psychopharmacology 2023, 31: 37-45. PMID: 35254839, PMCID: PMC9448824, DOI: 10.1037/pha0000556.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNicotine metabolite ratioDose of nicotineNicotine reinforcementSubjective effectsDiscriminative stimulus effectsHeart rate increaseDoses of nicotineSelf-administration procedureSubjective positive effectsDaily smokersBaseline cravingIntravenous nicotineOvernight abstinenceCigarette cravingDrug effectsMetabolite ratiosStimulus effectsSecondary analysisPlaceboSelf-AdministrationNicotine choiceTobacco productsNicotinePleasurable effectsYoung adults
2022
Effects of Bovine Hemoglobin on Chemistry Testing: Pseudohemolysis or Real?
Vera MA, Eid T, El-Khoury JM. Effects of Bovine Hemoglobin on Chemistry Testing: Pseudohemolysis or Real? Clinical Chemistry 2022, 68: 607-608. PMID: 36103316, DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/hvab222.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImpact 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
2021
Small loci of astroglial glutamine synthetase deficiency in the postnatal brain cause epileptic seizures and impaired functional connectivity
Farina MG, Sandhu MRS, Parent M, Sanganahalli BG, Derbin M, Dhaher R, Wang H, Zaveri HP, Zhou Y, Danbolt NC, Hyder F, Eid T. Small loci of astroglial glutamine synthetase deficiency in the postnatal brain cause epileptic seizures and impaired functional connectivity. Epilepsia 2021, 62: 2858-2870. PMID: 34536233, PMCID: PMC9006438, DOI: 10.1111/epi.17072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostnatal brainFunctional connectivityContinuous video-electroencephalographic recordingSpontaneous recurrent seizuresPathogenesis of epilepsyGlutamine synthetase deficiencyVideo-electroencephalographic recordingsSpecific animal modelsEx vivo studySeizure thresholdAdult patientsRecurrent seizuresFocal epilepsyAdeno-associated virusHippocampal formationAnimal modelsFocal mannerEpileptic seizuresGS deficiencySmall lociSynthetase deficiencyEpilepsyGradual returnVivo studiesBrainInfluence of Menthol and Green Apple E-Liquids Containing Different Nicotine Concentrations Among Youth E-Cigarette Users
Jackson A, Green B, Erythropel HC, Kong G, Cavallo DA, Eid T, Gueorguieva R, Buta E, O’Malley S, Krishnan-Sarin S. Influence of Menthol and Green Apple E-Liquids Containing Different Nicotine Concentrations Among Youth E-Cigarette Users. Experimental And Clinical Psychopharmacology 2021, 29: 355-365. PMID: 32297782, PMCID: PMC7572568, DOI: 10.1037/pha0000368.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIncreased branched‐chain amino acids at baseline and hours before a spontaneous seizure in the human epileptic brain
Ong C, Damisah EC, Gruenbaum SE, Dhaher R, Deng Y, Sandhu MRS, Zaveri HP, Spencer DD, Eid T. Increased branched‐chain amino acids at baseline and hours before a spontaneous seizure in the human epileptic brain. Epilepsia 2021, 62: e88-e97. PMID: 33949690, PMCID: PMC11259155, DOI: 10.1111/epi.16920.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAmino Acids, Branched-ChainBrain ChemistryChildChild, PreschoolChromatography, High Pressure LiquidDrug Resistant EpilepsyElectrocorticographyElectroencephalographyEpilepsies, PartialExtracellular SpaceFemaleGlutamic AcidHumansIsoleucineMaleMicrodialysisMiddle AgedSeizuresTandem Mass SpectrometryYoung AdultConceptsSpontaneous seizuresDrug-resistant focal epilepsyExtracellular brain glutamateHuman epileptic brainBranched-chain amino acidsBranched chain amino acids valineRefractory epilepsyBrain microdialysisGlutamatergic neurotransmissionFocal epilepsySeizure onsetBrain glutamateEpileptic brainHuman patientsSeizuresBrain regionsDialysis samplesMammalian targetEpilepsyLiquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometryBaselineBCAAIntracranial electroencephalographyChromatography-tandem mass spectrometryPatientsThreshold dose for intravenous nicotine self-administration in young adult non-dependent smokers
MacLean RR, DeVito EE, Eid T, Parida S, Gueorguieva R, Sofuoglu M. Threshold dose for intravenous nicotine self-administration in young adult non-dependent smokers. Psychopharmacology 2021, 238: 2083-2090. PMID: 33796907, PMCID: PMC8715498, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-021-05833-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDose of nicotineNicotine reinforcementHigh doseSubjective effectsHuman laboratory studiesYoung adult smokersNicotine self-administration modelNon-dependent smokersOvernight nicotine abstinenceEffects modelSelf-administration modelSelf-administration procedureNicotine doseAdult smokersMethodsYoung adultsObjectivesThe current studyNicotine abstinenceNicotine addictionHigh dosesLow dosesPlaceboThreshold doseReinforcement thresholdTobacco productsDose
2020
Novel aspects of glutamine synthetase in ammonia homeostasis
Zhou Y, Eid T, Hassel B, Danbolt NC. Novel aspects of glutamine synthetase in ammonia homeostasis. Neurochemistry International 2020, 140: 104809. PMID: 32758585, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2020.104809.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGamma-aminobutyric acidSevere liver diseaseElevated blood ammoniaAmmonia homeostasisInhibitory neurotransmitters glutamateUrea cycleEffects of hyperammonemiaPotassium bufferingNeurological sequelaeBrain edemaLiver diseaseBrain pathophysiologyUrea cycle pathwayBlood ammoniaExtrahepatic tissuesNeurotransmitter glutamateAmmonia clearanceAminobutyric acidComplete urea cycleCycle pathwayTwo-thirdsGlutamine synthetaseRecent studiesHomeostasisBody ammonia
2018
Astrocytes and Glutamine Synthetase in Epileptogenesis
Eid T, Lee T, Patrylo P, Zaveri HP. Astrocytes and Glutamine Synthetase in Epileptogenesis. Journal Of Neuroscience Research 2018, 97: 1345-1362. PMID: 30022509, PMCID: PMC6338538, DOI: 10.1002/jnr.24267.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMesial temporal lobe epilepsyTemporal lobe epilepsyLobe epilepsyAstrocytic glutamine synthetaseRole of astrocytesPotassium channel Kir4.1Important causative factorExcitatory amino acid transporters EAAT1Antiepileptogenic interventionsEpileptogenic insultAntiepileptogenic therapiesEpilepsy developmentChannel Kir4.1Aquaporin-4EpilepsyCausative factorsTransporters EAAT1New targetsSuch interventionsTransporters MCT1DysfunctionAstrocytesMetabolic mechanismsGlutamine synthetaseDownstream effects
2006
Changes in glial glutamate transporters in human epileptogenic hippocampus: Inadequate explanation for high extracellular glutamate during seizures
Bjørnsen LP, Eid T, Holmseth S, Danbolt NC, Spencer DD, de Lanerolle NC. Changes in glial glutamate transporters in human epileptogenic hippocampus: Inadequate explanation for high extracellular glutamate during seizures. Neurobiology Of Disease 2006, 25: 319-330. PMID: 17112731, DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2006.09.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAmino Acid Transport System X-AGAstrocytesChildChild, PreschoolDown-RegulationEpilepsyEpilepsy, Temporal LobeExcitatory Amino Acid Transporter 1Excitatory Amino Acid Transporter 2Extracellular FluidFemaleGlutamic AcidHippocampusHumansImmunohistochemistryMaleMicroscopy, Electron, TransmissionMiddle AgedUp-RegulationConceptsTemporal lobe epilepsySclerotic hippocampusNeuronal lossExtracellular glutamateGlial glutamate transporters GLASTHigh extracellular glutamate levelsGroups of hippocampiHuman epileptogenic hippocampusLess neuronal lossExtracellular glutamate levelsGlutamate transporter GLASTGlial glutamate transportersVivo dialysis studyHigh extracellular glutamateSuch compensatory changesEpileptogenic hippocampusHippocampal sclerosisLobe epilepsySclerotic groupSeizure focusGlutamate levelsWeak immunoreactivityGLT-1Glutamate transportersHippocampus
2004
Loss of glutamine synthetase in the human epileptogenic hippocampus: possible mechanism for raised extracellular glutamate in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy
Eid T, Thomas M, Spencer D, Rundén-Pran E, Lai J, Malthankar G, Kim J, Danbolt N, Ottersen O, de Lanerolle N. Loss of glutamine synthetase in the human epileptogenic hippocampus: possible mechanism for raised extracellular glutamate in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy. The Lancet 2004, 363: 28-37. PMID: 14723991, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(03)15166-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMesial temporal lobe epilepsyTemporal lobe epilepsyMTLE hippocampiLobe epilepsyExtracellular glutamateHigh extracellular glutamate concentrationsAnteromedial temporal lobeHuman epileptogenic hippocampusExtracellular glutamate accumulationResolution of seizuresExtracellular glutamate concentrationGlial glutamate transportersMeans of immunohistochemistryEpileptogenic hippocampusSurgical resectionSeizure generationGlutamate homeostasisTemporal lobeAstroglial proliferationEpileptic seizuresGlutamate transportersHippocampusTherapeutic interventionsGlutamate concentrationWestern blot
1998
Glutamate receptor subunits GluR1 and GluR2/3 distribution shows reorganization in the human epileptogenic hippocampus
De Lanerolle N, Eid T, Von Campe G, Kovacs I, Spencer D, Brines M. Glutamate receptor subunits GluR1 and GluR2/3 distribution shows reorganization in the human epileptogenic hippocampus. European Journal Of Neuroscience 1998, 10: 1687-1703. PMID: 9751141, DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.1998.00171.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDentate granule cellsEpileptogenic hippocampusProximal dendritesGranule cellsGlutamate receptor subunits GluR1Human epileptogenic hippocampusControl of seizuresCA3 pyramidal neuronsTemporal lobe epilepsyDendrites of neuronsSitu hybridization histochemistrySubunit-specific antibodiesGluR1 immunoreactivitySame hippocampusFlop splice variantsHilar neuronsGlutamatergic responsesNeuronal lossLobe epilepsyPyramidal neuronsPrincipal neuronsSeizure focusSubunit GluR1Ammon's hornDendritic excrescences