Int. Immunopharmacol.
Roles of nAChR and Wnt signaling in intestinal stem cell function and inflammation.
Takahashi T
Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) are ligand-gated ion channels that signal using endogenous acetylcholine (ACh) and the agonist, nicotine. T ...
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Chest 2020 Jan 29
The Evolving Landscape of Electronic Cigarettes: A systematic review of recent evidence.
Bozier J, Chivers EK, Chapman DG, Larcombe AN, Bastian N, Masso-Silva JA, Byun MK, McDonald CF, Alexander Crotty LE, Ween MP
Smoking continues to be a burden to economies and healthcare systems across the world. One proposed solution to the problem has been e-cigarettes; how ...
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J. Nucl. Med. 2020 Jan 31
Tobacco smoking in people is not associated with altered 18 kDa-translocator protein levels: A Positron Emission Tomography study.
Hillmer AT, Matuskey D, Huang H, Nabulsi NB, Ropchan J, Carson RE, O'Malley SS, Cosgrove KP
Rationale: The effects of tobacco smoking on the brain's immune system are not well elucidated. While nicotine is immunosuppressive, other constituent ...
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Drug Alcohol Depend
Enhancing panic and smoking reduction treatment with D-Cycloserine: A pilot randomized clinical trial.
Smits JAJ, Zvolensky MJ, Otto MW, Piper ME, Baird SO, Kauffman BY, Lee-Furman E, Alavi N, Dutcher CD, Papini S, Rosenfield B, Rosenfield D
In this placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial, we examined the efficacy of 250 mg d-cycloserine (DCS) for enhancing the effects of cognitive be ...
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Allergy 2020 Jan 31
Novel tobacco products including electronic cigarette and heated tobacco products increase risk of allergic rhinitis and asthma in adolescents: Analysis of Korean youth survey.
Chung SJ, Kim BK, Oh JH, Shim JS, Chang YS, Cho SH, Yang MS
The effect of novel tobacco products, such as electronic cigarettes (EC) and heated tobacco products (HTP), on allergic rhinitis (AR) and asthma is no ...
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