4-Dec-2025
researchers identify the #brain #enzyme that drives #nicotine #addiction and #smoking dependence
Researchers uncover how overlooked #glial cells regulate nicotine-dependent behavior, pointing toward future smoking cessation-related research
^^ #preclinical research on #rats still but interesting. What ever the mechanism for nicotine addiction is, I don't have it, so I'm kind of curious about it.
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1108332
#science #publicHealth #neuroscience
Pusan National University researchers identify the brain enzyme that drives nicotine addiction and smoking dependence
Nicotine addiction remains one of the most persistent global health challenges, yet the cellular mechanisms underlying it are less explored. Now, researchers have discovered that astrocytes, glial cells in the brain thought to play only a passive role, actively contribute to the brain changes triggered by repeated nicotine exposure. The findings provide insights into nicotine-induced changes in the brain by an enzyme that regulates a key glutamate-related pathway linked to sensitized behavior.
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