Chidera C Chukwueke1,2, William J Kowalczyk3,4, Marie Gendy1,2, Richard Taylor3, Rachel F Tyndale2,5,6, Bernard Le Foll1,2,5,6,7,8,9,10, Stephen J Heishman3. 1. Translational Addiction Research Laboratory, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Toronto, ON, Canada. 2. Department of Pharmacology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. 3. Intramural Research Program, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Baltimore, MD, USA. 4. Department of Psychology, Hartwick College, Oneonta, NY, USA. 5. CAMH, Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada. 6. Division of Brain and Therapeutics, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. 7. Acute Care Program, CAMH, Toronto, ON, Canada. 8. Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. 9. Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. 10. Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Institute for Mental Health Policy Research, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: The cannabinoid CB1 receptor (CB1R) has been shown in preclinical studies to be involved in nicotine reinforcement and relapse-like behavior. The common single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs2023239 may code for an alternative CB1R protein, alter CB1R expression, and be involved in nicotine dependence. To date, no study has explored the relationship between this SNP in CB1R and specific phenotypes of nicotine dependence. METHODS: The current study investigated the influence of CB1R rs2023239 in nicotine reinforcement and craving in regular cigarette smokers. Current smokers (n = 104, cigarettes per day ≥ 10) were genetically grouped (C allele group vs. No C allele group) and underwent laboratory measures of nicotine reinforcement and smoking cue-elicited craving. Nicotine reinforcement was assessed using a forced choice paradigm, while a cue-reactivity procedure measured cue-elicited craving. RESULTS: These results show that smokers with the C allele variant (CC + CT genotypes) experienced a lower nicotine reinforcement effect compared to those without the C allele (TT genotype). These results were similar in both our subjective and behavioral reinforcement measures, though the subjective effects did not withstand controlling for race. There was no difference between genotype groups with respect to cue-elicited craving, suggesting a lack of influence in cue reactivity. CONCLUSION: Taken together, these results suggest that the variation in the CB1R (i.e., rs2023239 SNP) may play a larger role in nicotine reinforcement compared to cue reactivity. This work provides impetus to further understand the physiological mechanisms that explain how CB1Rs influence nicotine dependence phenotypes.
INTRODUCTION: The cannabinoid CB1 receptor (CB1R) has been shown in preclinical studies to be involved in nicotine reinforcement and relapse-like behavior. The common single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs2023239 may code for an alternative CB1R protein, alter CB1R expression, and be involved in nicotine dependence. To date, no study has explored the relationship between this SNP in CB1R and specific phenotypes of nicotine dependence. METHODS: The current study investigated the influence of CB1R rs2023239 in nicotine reinforcement and craving in regular cigarette smokers. Current smokers (n = 104, cigarettes per day ≥ 10) were genetically grouped (C allele group vs. No C allele group) and underwent laboratory measures of nicotine reinforcement and smoking cue-elicited craving. Nicotine reinforcement was assessed using a forced choice paradigm, while a cue-reactivity procedure measured cue-elicited craving. RESULTS: These results show that smokers with the C allele variant (CC + CT genotypes) experienced a lower nicotine reinforcement effect compared to those without the C allele (TT genotype). These results were similar in both our subjective and behavioral reinforcement measures, though the subjective effects did not withstand controlling for race. There was no difference between genotype groups with respect to cue-elicited craving, suggesting a lack of influence in cue reactivity. CONCLUSION: Taken together, these results suggest that the variation in the CB1R (i.e., rs2023239 SNP) may play a larger role in nicotine reinforcement compared to cue reactivity. This work provides impetus to further understand the physiological mechanisms that explain how CB1Rs influence nicotine dependence phenotypes.
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