2016
CHRNA5/A3/B4 Variant rs3743078 and Nicotine-Related Phenotypes: Indirect Effects Through Nicotine Craving.
Shmulewitz D, Meyers JL, Wall MM, Aharonovich E, Frisch A, Spivak B, Weizman A, Edenberg HJ, Gelernter J, Hasin DS. CHRNA5/A3/B4 Variant rs3743078 and Nicotine-Related Phenotypes: Indirect Effects Through Nicotine Craving. Journal Of Studies On Alcohol And Drugs 2016, 77: 227-37. PMID: 26997181, PMCID: PMC4803655, DOI: 10.15288/jsad.2016.77.227.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNicotine cravingFTND scoreNeuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor geneNicotine use disorderNicotinic acetylcholine receptor genesAcetylcholine receptor genesLifetime smokersCigarette smokingMore cigarettesHigher scoresNicotine dependenceFagerström TestTherapeutic targetUse disordersG alleleAllele GCHRNA5-CHRNA3CravingReceptor geneScoresSizeable proportionFTNDCigarettesHousehold sampleSignificant indirect effect
2011
ACSL6 Is Associated with the Number of Cigarettes Smoked and Its Expression Is Altered by Chronic Nicotine Exposure
Chen J, Brunzell DH, Jackson K, van der Vaart A, Z. J, Payne TJ, Sherva R, Farrer LA, Gejman P, Levinson DF, Holmans P, Aggen SH, Damaj I, Kuo PH, Webb BT, Anton R, Kranzler HR, Gelernter J, Li MD, Kendler KS, Chen X. ACSL6 Is Associated with the Number of Cigarettes Smoked and Its Expression Is Altered by Chronic Nicotine Exposure. PLOS ONE 2011, 6: e28790. PMID: 22205969, PMCID: PMC3243669, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0028790.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsACSL6 geneNicotine exposureNicotinic receptor antagonist mecamylaminePrevious schizophrenia studiesChronic nicotine exposureNicotinic receptor activationHippocampus of miceNumber of cigarettesOsmotic mini pumpsQuantity of cigarettesNon-schizophrenic subjectsAssociation of schizophreniaCigarettes SmokedHeavy smokersTobacco smokingNicotine administrationAntagonist mecamylamineControl subjectsIndependent associationTobacco dependenceFTND scoreHigh riskMini pumpsChronic exposureReceptor activation