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
2015
Systematic and Meta-Analytic Review of Research Examining the Impact of Menstrual Cycle Phase and Ovarian Hormones on Smoking and Cessation
Weinberger AH, Smith PH, Allen SS, Cosgrove KP, Saladin ME, Gray KM, Mazure CM, Wetherington CL, McKee SA. Systematic and Meta-Analytic Review of Research Examining the Impact of Menstrual Cycle Phase and Ovarian Hormones on Smoking and Cessation. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2015, 17: 407-421. PMID: 25762750, PMCID: PMC4429881, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntu249.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMenstrual cycle phaseHormone levelsOvarian hormonesLuteal phaseSmoking behaviorSearch termsOvarian hormone levelsMenstrual phase effectsCessation-related behaviorsTiming of interventionNegative subjective effectsMenstrual cycle effectsProgesterone administrationFollicular phaseMedication responseQuit ratesTonic cravingInclusion criteriaMenstrual phaseNonsignificant trendSmoking outcomesCycle phaseSmokingSystematic reviewGreater tonic