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ArticleTobacco regulatory science2016

Self-Administration of Smokeless Tobacco Products in Rats.

Mark G LeSage, Danielle Burroughs, Peter Muelken, Andrew C Harris

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Article in Tobacco regulatory science, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mark G LeSageDepartment of Medicine, Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation, Minneapolis, MN.
Danielle BurroughsDepartment of Medicine, Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation, Minneapolis, MN.
Peter MuelkenDepartment of Medicine, Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation, Minneapolis, MN.
Andrew C HarrisDepartment of Medicine, Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation, Minneapolis, MN.
Orthopaedic Research Foundation · US

Funding

Tobacco Constituent and Biomarker Assessment CoreU19CA157345 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI HATSUKAMI, DOROTHY K, SHIELDS, PETER G. · 2012 to 2016
$13.3M
NCI NIH HHS U19 CA157345
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivePreclinical abuse liability assessment is an essential component of tobacco regulatory science. The goal of this project was to evaluate the relative abuse liability of smokeless tobacco products in rats using aqueous extracts of those products. These extracts provide exposure to an extensive range of nicotine and non-nicotine tobacco constituents as occurs in humans.

methodsRats were trained to self-administer either nicotine alone or extracts of Camel Snus or Kodiak smokeless tobacco at an equivalent nicotine unit dose. In Experiment 1, the relative reinforcing efficacy of these formulations was assessed in adults and adolescents using a progressive ratio schedule under limited-access conditions. In Experiment 2, relative reinforcing efficacy was assessed in adolescents under unlimited-access conditions using behavioral economic demand curve analysis.

resultsThe reinforcing efficacy of nicotine formulations was higher in adolescents than adults, but no difference was observed between formulations in either age group. Similarly, there was no difference in elasticity of demand between formulations in adolescents.

conclusionsThe present findings suggest that the abuse liability of these smokeless tobacco products is similar to nicotine alone, and that nicotine dose is the primary determinant of the reinforcing efficacy of systemic exposure to these products.

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abuse liabilitybehavioral economicsnicotineprogressive-ratio scheduleratself-administrationsmokeless tobacco extracts

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PMID28239627
PMCPMC5321097
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