2008
The effects of cannabinoids on serum cortisol and prolactin in humans
Ranganathan M, Braley G, Pittman B, Cooper T, Perry E, Krystal J, D’Souza D. The effects of cannabinoids on serum cortisol and prolactin in humans. Psychopharmacology 2008, 203: 737. PMID: 19083209, PMCID: PMC2863108, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-008-1422-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasma prolactin levelsPlasma cortisol levelsProlactin levelsNeuroendocrine effectsCannabis exposureHealthy controlsNeuroendocrine functionHormonal levelsCortisol levelsFrequent usersChronic cannabis exposureHealthy control subjectsDose-related increaseEffects of cannabinoidsBaseline hormonal levelsDose-related effectsDevelopment of toleranceLimited dose-response dataDose-dependent mannerBlunted increaseMultiple dosesControl subjectsSerum cortisolHormone levelsPlasma cortisol
2007
123I-5-IA-85380 SPECT Imaging of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Availability in Nonsmokers: Effects of Sex and Menstrual Phase
Cosgrove KP, Mitsis EM, Bois F, Frohlich E, Tamagnan GD, Krantzler E, Perry E, Maciejewski PK, Epperson CN, Allen S, O'Malley S, Mazure CM, Seibyl JP, van Dyck CH, Staley JK. 123I-5-IA-85380 SPECT Imaging of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Availability in Nonsmokers: Effects of Sex and Menstrual Phase. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2007, 48: 1633-1640. PMID: 17873128, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.107.042317.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRegional brain activityMenstrual cycleNAChR availabilityWomen nonsmokersMenstrual phaseRadiotracer metabolismNicotinic acetylcholine receptor systemSex differencesBrain activityEffects of sexNicotinic acetylcholine receptor availabilitySmoking cessation treatmentMid-luteal phaseAcetylcholine receptor systemPlasma protein bindingTobacco smokingCessation treatmentHealthy menRegional brainHormone levelsPlasma measuresTreatment responseOutcome measuresSPECT scansNonsmokers