2021
Sex differences in progestogen- and androgen-derived neurosteroids in vulnerability to alcohol and stress-related disorders
Peltier MR, Verplaetse TL, Mineur YS, Gueorguieva R, Petrakis I, Cosgrove KP, Picciotto MR, McKee SA. Sex differences in progestogen- and androgen-derived neurosteroids in vulnerability to alcohol and stress-related disorders. Neuropharmacology 2021, 187: 108499. PMID: 33600842, PMCID: PMC7992136, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2021.108499.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsStress-related disordersAlcohol useMajor depressive disorderAlcohol-related disordersAlcohol use disorderPosttraumatic stress disorderStress regulation systemComplex comorbiditiesDepressive disorderProblematic alcohol useUse disordersAlcohol misuseTherapeutic potentialTrauma exposureSubstance abuseStress disorderAnxiety disordersDisordersExposure resultsProgestogensNeurosteroidsNegative affectWomenComorbiditiesMale counterparts
2020
Associations Between Nicotine Metabolite Ratio and Gender With Transitions in Cigarette Smoking Status and E-Cigarette Use: Findings Across Waves 1 and 2 of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study
Verplaetse TL, Peltier MR, Roberts W, Moore KE, Pittman BP, McKee SA. Associations Between Nicotine Metabolite Ratio and Gender With Transitions in Cigarette Smoking Status and E-Cigarette Use: Findings Across Waves 1 and 2 of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2020, 22: 1316-1321. PMID: 32152625, PMCID: PMC7364844, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntaa022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNicotine metabolite ratioFaster nicotine metabolismHigher nicotine metabolite ratioE-cigarette useCigarette smoking statusSlower nicotine metabolismNicotine metabolismE-cigarettesSmoking statusCigarette smokingMetabolite ratiosE-cigarette use statusPopulation-based studyLongitudinal cohort studyWave 1Cigarette smoking behaviorCohort studyClinical trialsTobacco usePATH studyHealth StudySmoking behaviorEarly interventionUS populationCombustible cigarettes