Background. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) is caused by severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SAR2‐COV‐2) and was first identified in Wuhan, China, in …

Neonicotinoids are a class of insecticides that exert their effect through a specific action on
neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs). The success of these insecticides is …

Leung et al.[1] have recently published, in the European Respiratory Journal, a paper on the
expression of angiotensin-converting enzyme II (ACE-2) in the small airway epithelia of …

We recently reported that current smokers and those with COPD had higher airway epithelial
cell expression of the angiotensin-converting enzyme II (ACE-2) viral entry receptor [1]. We …

Objectives Cue-reactivity is a critical step leading to the emergence of addictive psychology
and the triggering of addictive behaviors within the framework of addiction theory and is …

Background Smoking is clearly associated with metabolic profiles/abnormalities,
psychological dysfunction, and symptoms of nicotine dependence. Nano-Curcumin (Nano …

Growing evidence suggests that inhibition of the α3β4 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor
(nAChR) represents a promising therapeutic strategy to treat cocaine use disorder. Recently …

Introduction: Previous studies have shown that fetal hypoxia predisposes individuals to
develop addictive disorders in adulthood. However, the specific impact of maternal stress …

Diazinon (DZN) an organophosphate (OP), with the most important mechanism of action of
DZN being induction of oxidative stress (OS) and inhibition of the enzyme …

A plethora of evidence supports that nicotine, the primary alkaloid in tobacco products that is
generally accepted to be responsible for maintaining use, is immunoregulatory and may …