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
2016
Severity of Menopausal Symptoms and Nicotine Dependence amongst Postmenopausal Women Smokers
Copeland A, Peltier M, Geiselman P. Severity of Menopausal Symptoms and Nicotine Dependence amongst Postmenopausal Women Smokers. The Journal Of Smoking Cessation 2016, 12: 123-130. DOI: 10.1017/jsc.2016.14.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBody mass indexMenopausal symptomsKI scoresNicotine dependenceKupperman indexCotinine levelsHormone therapyFollicle stimulating hormone (FSH) levelsStimulating Hormone LevelsPopulation of smokersSmoking-related variablesYears of ageMean cigarettesWeeks postcessationWomen smokersMlU/Postmenopausal smokersCessation interventionsCigarette smokingMass indexLast mensesSmoking abstinenceAntiestrogenic propertiesYears smokingHormone levels