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Adolescent nicotine induces depressive and anxiogenic effects through ERK 1-2 and Akt-GSK-3 pathways and neuronal dysregulation in the nucleus accumbens.
Addiction biology - 1 Mar 2021
Hudson Roger, Green Matthew, Wright Daniel J, Renard Justine, Jobson Christina E L, Jung Tony, Rushlow Walter, Laviolette Steven R
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Long-term tobacco dependence typically develops during adolescence and neurodevelopmental nicotine exposure is associated with affective disturbances that manifest as a variety of neuropsychiatric comorbidities in clinical and preclinical studies, including mood and anxiety-related disorders. The nucleus accumbens shell (NASh) is critically involved in regulating emotional processing, and both molecular and...
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