Exposure to Commercial Cigarette Smoke Produces Psychomotor Sensitization via Hyperstimulation of Glutamate Response in the Dorsal Striatum

Exposure to Commercial Cigarette Smoke Produces Psychomotor Sensitization via Hyperstimulation of Glutamate Response in the Dorsal Striatum

Cigarette smoke is a highly complex mixture of nicotine and non-nicotine constituents. Exposure to cigarette smoke enhances tobacco dependence by potentiating glutamatergic neurotransmission via stimulation of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs). We investigated the effects of nicotine and no...

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Main Authors: In Soo Ryu, Jieun Kim, Ju Hwan Yang, Su Yeon Seo, Sumin Sohn, Sunghyun Kim, Kyuhong Lee, Joung-Wook Seo, Eun Sang Choe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-12-01
Series:Brain Sciences
Subjects:
cigarette smoke condensate
nicotine
non-nicotine alkaloid
behavioral sensitization
glutamate
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/1/14

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