2022
Nicotine Patch Alters Patterns of Cigarette Smoking-Induced Dopamine Release: Patterns Relate to Biomarkers Associated With Treatment Response
Zakiniaeiz Y, Liu H, Gao H, Najafzadeh S, Ropchan J, Nabulsi N, Huang Y, Matuskey D, Chen MK, Cosgrove KP, Morris ED. Nicotine Patch Alters Patterns of Cigarette Smoking-Induced Dopamine Release: Patterns Relate to Biomarkers Associated With Treatment Response. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2022, 24: 1597-1606. PMID: 35100429, PMCID: PMC9575980, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntac026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNicotine replacement therapyDopamine releasePlacebo patchDorsal striatumTobacco smokingReplacement therapyFirst-line pharmacological treatmentVentral striatumMajor public health burdenPositron emission tomography scanEmission tomography scanPublic health burdenNicotine dependence levelNicotine metabolism rateNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsCounter-balanced orderTobacco smokersCigarette smokingSmoking cessationDopamine terminalsPharmacological treatmentDependent smokersFast metabolizersSlow metabolizersNicotine acts
2009
β2-Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Availability During Acute and Prolonged Abstinence From Tobacco Smoking
Cosgrove KP, Batis J, Bois F, Maciejewski PK, Esterlis I, Kloczynski T, Stiklus S, Krishnan-Sarin S, O’Malley S, Perry E, Tamagnan G, Seibyl JP, Staley JK. β2-Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Availability During Acute and Prolonged Abstinence From Tobacco Smoking. JAMA Psychiatry 2009, 66: 666-676. PMID: 19487632, PMCID: PMC2796827, DOI: 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2009.41.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAzetidinesBrainBrain MappingDominance, CerebralFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedIodine RadioisotopesMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedNicotineReceptors, NicotinicSmokingSmoking CessationSubstance Withdrawal SyndromeTobacco Use DisorderTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonConceptsWeeks of abstinenceTobacco smokingTobacco smokersAbstinent tobacco smokersAge-matched nonsmokersMagnetic resonance imaging studyMain outcome measuresCourse of abstinenceResonance imaging studyNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsMonths of abstinenceSingle photon emissionDays of abstinenceIA SPECTNonsmoker levelsClinical featuresTobacco cessationNicotine withdrawalTomography scanOutcome measuresSPECT scansSmokersReceptor availabilityAcetylcholine receptorsSmoking