Acetylcholine, Tobacco Smoking, Genes and Nicotinic Receptors (nic_physo)
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Mental Health & Behavioral Research | Tobacco Addiction
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What is the purpose of this trial?
The purpose of the study is to measure the sensitivity of NCFHEB binding to changes in endogenous acetylcholine levels in healthy smoking and nonsmoking subjects, and in schizophrenic smoking and nonsmoking subjects. We hypothesize that physostigmine-induced elevated ACh levels will lead to a reduction in the availability of nicotinic receptors for the binding of the radioligand. We hypothesize there will be greater increase in ACh level (or greater reduction in radio tracer binding) in smoking as compared to nonsmoking subjects. We hypothesize there will be greater increase in ACh level (or greater reduction in radio tracer binding) in smoking as compared to nonsmoking subjects with schizophrenia, but the extent of this change will be different than in controls.
- Ages18 years - 60 years
- GenderBoth
- Trial withYale University School of Medicine
- Start Date08/31/2013
- End Date02/28/2018
For more information about this study, contact:
Jon Mikael Anderson
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- Last Updated06/22/2018
- Study HIC#1210010989