Irina Esterlis

Summary

Affiliation: Yale University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi GABAA-benzodiazepine receptor availability in smokers and nonsmokers: relationship to subsyndromal anxiety and depression
    Irina Esterlis
    Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, Veteran s Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System VACHS, 116A6 West Haven, Connecticut 06516, USA
    Synapse 63:1089-99. 2009
  2. ncbi SPECT imaging of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in nonsmoking heavy alcohol drinking individuals
    Irina Esterlis
    Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine and the Veteran s Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System VACHS, West Haven, CT 06516, USA
    Drug Alcohol Depend 108:146-50. 2010
  3. ncbi Quantification of smoking-induced occupancy of beta2-nicotinic acetylcholine receptors: estimation of nondisplaceable binding
    Irina Esterlis
    Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine and the Veteran s Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, Connecticut 06516, USA
    J Nucl Med 51:1226-33. 2010
  4. ncbi Brain ?2*-nicotinic acetylcholine receptor occupancy after use of a nicotine inhaler
    Irina Esterlis
    Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, West Haven, CT 06516, USA
    Int J Neuropsychopharmacol 14:389-98. 2011
  5. ncbi beta2-Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor availability during acute and prolonged abstinence from tobacco smoking
    Kelly P Cosgrove
    Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, 950 Campbell Ave, Mail Code 116A6, West Haven, CT 06516, USA
    Arch Gen Psychiatry 66:666-76. 2009
  6. ncbi Beta2* nicotinic acetylcholine receptors modulate pain sensitivity in acutely abstinent tobacco smokers
    Kelly P Cosgrove
    Yale University School of Medicine and the VA Connecticut Healthcare System, Department of Psychiatry, 116A6, 950 Campbell Avenue, West Haven, CT 06516, USA
    Nicotine Tob Res 12:535-9. 2010
  7. ncbi Sex differences in availability of ?2*-nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in recently abstinent tobacco smokers
    Kelly P Cosgrove
    Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, West Haven, CT 06516, USA
    Arch Gen Psychiatry 69:418-27. 2012
  8. ncbi Neuroimaging insights into the role of cortical GABA systems and the influence of nicotine on the recovery from alcohol dependence
    Kelly P Cosgrove
    Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine and the VACHS, West Haven, CT 06516, USA
    Neuropharmacology 60:1318-25. 2011
  9. ncbi Lower ß2*-nicotinic acetylcholine receptor availability in smokers with schizophrenia
    DEEPAK CYRIL D'SOUZA
    Psychiatry Service, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, USA
    Am J Psychiatry 169:326-34. 2012

Detail Information

Publications9

  1. ncbi GABAA-benzodiazepine receptor availability in smokers and nonsmokers: relationship to subsyndromal anxiety and depression
    Irina Esterlis
    Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, Veteran s Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System VACHS, 116A6 West Haven, Connecticut 06516, USA
    Synapse 63:1089-99. 2009
    ..Aberrant regulation of GABA(A)-BZR function in vulnerable smokers may explain why some smokers experience subsyndromal anxiety and depression...
  2. ncbi SPECT imaging of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in nonsmoking heavy alcohol drinking individuals
    Irina Esterlis
    Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine and the Veteran s Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System VACHS, West Haven, CT 06516, USA
    Drug Alcohol Depend 108:146-50. 2010
    ..We hypothesized that beta(2)*-nAChR availability would be altered by alcohol in heavy drinking nonsmokers...
  3. ncbi Quantification of smoking-induced occupancy of beta2-nicotinic acetylcholine receptors: estimation of nondisplaceable binding
    Irina Esterlis
    Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine and the Veteran s Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, Connecticut 06516, USA
    J Nucl Med 51:1226-33. 2010
    ..In this study, we measured nicotine occupancy and nondisplaceable binding in healthy smokers after they had smoked to satiety...
  4. ncbi Brain ?2*-nicotinic acetylcholine receptor occupancy after use of a nicotine inhaler
    Irina Esterlis
    Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, West Haven, CT 06516, USA
    Int J Neuropsychopharmacol 14:389-98. 2011
    ..13, p=0.04). These results demonstrate significant differences in occupancy of ?2*-nAChRs by nicotine after use of the inhaler vs. a cigarette and confirm the ability of the nicotine inhaler to relieve withdrawal symptoms...
  5. ncbi beta2-Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor availability during acute and prolonged abstinence from tobacco smoking
    Kelly P Cosgrove
    Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, 950 Campbell Ave, Mail Code 116A6, West Haven, CT 06516, USA
    Arch Gen Psychiatry 66:666-76. 2009
    ..Variations in beta(2)*-nAChR availability during the course of abstinence may be related to the urge to smoke, the extent of nicotine withdrawal, and successful abstinence...
  6. ncbi Beta2* nicotinic acetylcholine receptors modulate pain sensitivity in acutely abstinent tobacco smokers
    Kelly P Cosgrove
    Yale University School of Medicine and the VA Connecticut Healthcare System, Department of Psychiatry, 116A6, 950 Campbell Avenue, West Haven, CT 06516, USA
    Nicotine Tob Res 12:535-9. 2010
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  7. ncbi Sex differences in availability of ?2*-nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in recently abstinent tobacco smokers
    Kelly P Cosgrove
    Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, West Haven, CT 06516, USA
    Arch Gen Psychiatry 69:418-27. 2012
    ..Sex differences in availability of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors containing the ?(2) subunit (?(2)*-nAChRs) may underlie differential nicotine and tobacco smoking effects and related behaviors in women vs men...
  8. ncbi Neuroimaging insights into the role of cortical GABA systems and the influence of nicotine on the recovery from alcohol dependence
    Kelly P Cosgrove
    Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine and the VACHS, West Haven, CT 06516, USA
    Neuropharmacology 60:1318-25. 2011
    ..This article is part of a Special Issue entitled 'Trends in neuropharmacology: in memory of Erminio Costa'...
  9. ncbi Lower ß2*-nicotinic acetylcholine receptor availability in smokers with schizophrenia
    DEEPAK CYRIL D'SOUZA
    Psychiatry Service, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, USA
    Am J Psychiatry 169:326-34. 2012
    ..The purpose of this study was to measure ?(2)*-nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in vivo and to relate levels to concurrent behavioral measures of smoking and schizophrenia...