High levels of dopamine activity in the basal ganglia of cigarette smokers.
cross_sectional · Level IV
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Abstract
The authors' goal was to study presynaptic dopamine activity in smoking and nonsmoking human subjects in vivo. [(18)F]Fluorodopa ([(18)F]DOPA) uptake K(i) values in the basal ganglia of nine smoking and 10 nonsmoking healthy men were measured with positron emission tomography. Significantly higher [(18)F]DOPA uptake was observed in both the putamen (average 17.3% higher) and the caudate (average 30.4% higher) of smokers than in those of nonsmokers. Smoking is related to greater dopamine activity in the human basal ganglia. Nicotine-induced dopamine activity may be a relevant mechanism in dependence on cigarette smoking.
Medical subject headings
- Basal Ganglia
- Dopamine
- Smoking
- Tomography, Emission-Computed