Early-life nicotine or cotinine exposure produces long-lasting sleep alterations and downregulation of hippocampal corticosteroid receptors in adult mice

Abstract Early-life exposure to environmental toxins like tobacco can permanently re-program body structure and function. Here, we investigated the long-term effects on mouse adult sleep phenotype exerted by early-life exposure to nicotine or to its principal metabolite, cotinine. Moreover, we inves...

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Main Authors: Stefano Bastianini, Viviana Lo Martire, Sara Alvente, Chiara Berteotti, Gabriele Matteoli, Laura Rullo, Serena Stamatakos, Alessandro Silvani, Sanzio Candeletti, Patrizia Romualdi, Gary Cohen, Giovanna Zoccoli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-12-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-03468-5