Tobacco Smoking and Liver Cancer Risk: Potential Avenues for Carcinogenesis

D Jain, P Chaudhary, N Varshney… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Smoking a cigarette generates over 4000 chemicals that have a deleterious impact on each
part of the human body. It produces three main severe effects on the liver organ: oncogenic …

Varenicline and related interventions on smoking cessation: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

K Guo, L Zhou, X Shang, C Yang, E Fenfen… - Drug and Alcohol …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Based on randomized controlled trials, a network meta-analysis was conducted
to compare treatment effects across varenicline and related smoking interventions. Methods …

Dissecting the relationship between neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders

R Gupta, D Advani, D Yadav, RK Ambasta… - Molecular …, 2023 - Springer
Neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs) and neuropsychiatric disorders (NPDs) are two
common causes of death in elderly people, which includes progressive neuronal cell death …

[HTML][HTML] Electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS): a convenient means of smoking?

S Mariaelvina, C Gotti - Pharmacological Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), which are becoming increasingly popular in
many parts of the world, have recently become more sophisticated in terms of their more …

[HTML][HTML] The current state of tobacco cessation treatment

HK Choi, J Ataucuri-Vargas, C Lin… - Cleveland Clinic journal of …, 2021 - ccjm.org
Nicotine addiction and dependence is a chronic relapsing disease driven by addiction to
nicotine. Proactive treatment for all tobacco users, regardless of their readiness to quit, is …

Triggers for acute mood episodes in bipolar disorder: A systematic review

CR Cordeiro, BR Côrte-Real, R Saraiva… - Journal of Psychiatric …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objectives To identify triggers of acute mood episodes in bipolar disorder (BD). Methods We
performed a systematic review in the following databases: Pubmed, Embase, and PsycInfo …

A randomized controlled trial to reduce post-cessation weight gain

K Pebley, Z Bursac, RC Klesges, JO Ebbert… - International Journal of …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Background/Objectives Weight gain is a barrier to smoking cessation. Previous
interventions targeting weight gain while quitting smoking have largely been unsuccessful …

Identifying determinants of varenicline adherence using the Theoretical Domains framework: a rapid review

N Minian, M Wong, S Hafuth, T Rodak, A Rahimi… - BMC Public Health, 2024 - Springer
Background Adhering to varenicline has been shown to significantly improve the chances of
successfully quitting smoking, with studies indicating a twofold increase in 6-month quit …

Discovery of CVN417, a novel brain-penetrant α6-containing nicotinic receptor antagonist for the modulation of motor dysfunction

LA Christie, NL Brice, A Rowland… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) α6 subunit RNA expression is relatively restricted
to midbrain regions and is located presynaptically on dopaminergic neurons projecting to …

A Systematic Review on Drugs Acting as Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Agonists in the Treatment of Dementia

A Crestini, E Carbone, R Rivabene, A Ancidoni, P Rosa… - Cells, 2024 - mdpi.com
Acetylcholine signaling is attenuated in early Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other dementias.
A significant reduction in the expression of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) in the …