2024
The influence of ovarian hormones on the putative mechanisms that promote female nicotine use
Giner P, Ortegon S, Bagdas D, O'Dell L. The influence of ovarian hormones on the putative mechanisms that promote female nicotine use. Current Opinion In Neurobiology 2024, 88: 102900. PMID: 39153250, PMCID: PMC11560049, DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2024.102900.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNicotine useWithdrawal severityOvarian hormonesImpact of ovarian hormonesNicotine withdrawal severityHormonal interventionsInfluence of ovarian hormonesNovel treatment avenuesHormone-based contraceptivesWithdrawal symptomsPleasurable effectsQuit dateCessation treatmentMenstrual cyclePost-menopausalHormonal fluctuationsTreatment efficacyTreatment avenuesNicotineCessation interventionsCessation strategiesCessation approachesWithdrawalHormoneWomen
2022
Chronic oral nicotine exposure decreases aversive taste of nicotine, increases nicotine withdrawal and reinstatement, but cherry flavor does not alter nicotine’s effects in adolescent rats
Bagdas D, Harris L, Addy N. Chronic oral nicotine exposure decreases aversive taste of nicotine, increases nicotine withdrawal and reinstatement, but cherry flavor does not alter nicotine’s effects in adolescent rats. Neuroscience Letters 2022, 793: 137008. PMID: 36476758, PMCID: PMC9948648, DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2022.137008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTaste responsesNicotine concentrationsNicotine exposureNicotine withdrawalNicotine effectsAdolescent ratsChronic exposureOral nicotine exposureTaste reactivityAversive tasteChronic nicotine exposureDevelopment of toleranceLow nicotine concentrationsE-cigarette useE-cigarette flavoringsHigher nicotine concentrationsNicotine abstinenceNicotine useNaïve animalsChronic effectsNicotineRatsAversive responsesDifferent nicotine concentrationsWithdrawal