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Mesolimbic Dopamine and Habenulo-Interpeduncular Pathways in Nicotine Withdrawal

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Dani, J. A., De Biasi, M.·2013·Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine

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The majority of people who attempt to quit smoking without some assistance relapse within the first couple of weeks, indicating the increased vulnerability during the early withdrawal period. The habenula, which projects via the fasciculus retroflexus to the interpeduncular nucleus, plays an important role in the withdrawal syndrome. Particularly the α2, α5, and β4 subunits of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor have critical roles in mediating the somatic manifestations of withdrawal. Furthermore, withdrawal from nicotine induces a hypodopaminergic state, but there is a relative increase in the sensitivity to phasic dopamine release that is caused by nicotine. Therefore, acute nicotine re-exposure causes a phasic DA response that more potently reinforces relapse to smoking during the withdrawal period.

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  • The habenular complex comprises lateral and medial habenular nuclei and is a diencephalic epithalamic structure located ventrally along the dorsal third ventricle.

    “The habenular complex, comprising the lateral (LHb) and medial (MHb) nuclei, is a diencephalic, epithalamic structure located ventrally along the dorsal third ventricle (Dani and De Biasi 2013).”

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    The Dopamine Systems section says the lateral and medial habenula form the habenula complex, an epithalamic structure by the third ventricle. It does not specify that the complex lies ventrally along the dorsal third ventricle; that more precise location is unsupported by this passage. No page number is provided in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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  • The LHb sends excitatory glutamatergic projections to the RMTg and is a major component of the circuit underlying negative reward.

    “The LHb sends excitatory glutamatergic projections to the RMTg and is a major component of the circuit underlying negative reward (Dani and De Biasi 2013).”

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Authors
Dani, J. A., & De Biasi, M.
Affiliations
Baylor College of Medicine (US)
Venue
Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine
Published
2013-06-01
Volume
3
Issue
6
Pages
a012138-a012138
ISSN
2157-1422 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2120506746
Cited by
34
References
143
Citations by year
2025: 3 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 6 · 2014: 6 · 2013: 1
Type
posted content
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas
  • Diana Helis Henry Medical Research Foundation
  • National Institutes of Health (CA148127, DA09411, NS21229)
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (R21DA029157, DA09411, DA017173, R01DA017173, R01DA009411, DA029157)
  • National Cancer Institute (CA148127, U19CA148127)
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NS 21229, R37NS021229, R01NS021229)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Smoking Behavior and Cessation
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
Keywords
nicotine withdrawal, habenula, interpeduncular nucleus, mesolimbic dopamine system, nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunits, phasic dopamine release, smoking relapse, hypodopaminergic state
MeSH terms
Animals, Behavior, Animal, Dopamine, Humans, Limbic System, Nicotine, Receptors, Nicotinic, Reinforcement, Psychology, Substance Withdrawal Syndrome, Signal Transduction, Nicotinic Agonists, Habenula

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