2012
Sex Differences in Availability of β2*-Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors in Recently Abstinent Tobacco Smokers
Cosgrove KP, Esterlis I, McKee SA, Bois F, Seibyl JP, Mazure CM, Krishnan-Sarin S, Staley JK, Picciotto MR, O’Malley S. Sex Differences in Availability of β2*-Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors in Recently Abstinent Tobacco Smokers. JAMA Psychiatry 2012, 69: 418-427. PMID: 22474108, PMCID: PMC3508698, DOI: 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2011.1465.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAzetidinesBehavior, AddictiveBrainDepressionEstradiolFemaleFunctional NeuroimagingHumansIodine RadioisotopesMaleNicotinic AntagonistsProgesteronePyridinesRadioligand AssayReceptors, NicotinicSex CharacteristicsSmokingSubstance Withdrawal SyndromeTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonConceptsNAChR availabilityFemale smokersTobacco smokersNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsFemale nonsmokersProgesterone levelsAcetylcholine receptorsFemale sex steroid hormonesSex differencesSex steroid hormone levelsAbstinent tobacco smokersSex-matched nonsmokersTobacco smoking effectsMagnetic resonance imaging studyAge-matched malesEquilibrium distribution volumeEffects of nicotineSex steroid hormonesSteroid hormone levelsUnderlying neurochemical mechanismsResonance imaging studySingle photon emissionDays of abstinenceIA SPECTNicotine therapy
2007
Evolving Knowledge of Sex Differences in Brain Structure, Function, and Chemistry
Cosgrove KP, Mazure CM, Staley JK. Evolving Knowledge of Sex Differences in Brain Structure, Function, and Chemistry. Biological Psychiatry 2007, 62: 847-855. PMID: 17544382, PMCID: PMC2711771, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2007.03.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMagnetic resonance imagingFunctional magnetic resonance imagingPositron emission tomographyBrain structuresPsychiatric disordersHealthy individualsFemale brainResonance imagingSex differencesGlobal cerebral blood flowRegional volume differencesCerebral blood flowDevastating brain disorderStructural magnetic resonance imagingSex-specific treatmentsGamma-aminobutyric acidEnglish-language literatureSingle photon emissionEpidemiologic evidencePathophysiological mechanismsHealthy menHigh percentageMEDLINE searchSex-specific differencesBlood flow