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Changes in urinary catecholamine excretion after smoking cessation.

K D Ward1, A J Garvey, R E Bliss

  • 1Normative Aging Study, Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Boston, MA 02114.

Pharmacology, Biochemistry, and Behavior
|December 1, 1991
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Cigarette smoking cessation leads to lasting declines in catecholamine excretion, suggesting permanent changes rather than temporary sympathetic nervous system withdrawal symptoms. This impacts understanding of nicotine

Area of Science:

  • Neuroendocrinology
  • Addiction Science
  • Human Physiology

Background:

  • Habitual cigarette smoking is associated with sympathetic nervous system (SNS) activity.
  • The role of SNS in tobacco withdrawal symptoms requires further elucidation.
  • Catecholamine excretion is a marker of SNS activity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate transient changes in catecholamine excretion during smoking abstinence.
  • To determine if observed changes indicate sympathetic nervous system involvement in tobacco withdrawal.

Main Methods:

  • Assessed urinary excretion of norepinephrine, epinephrine, and dopamine in 17 smokers.
  • Measurements were taken during active smoking and for 30 days post-cessation.
  • Compared catecholamine levels to identify patterns of change.

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Main Results:

  • Excretion of norepinephrine, epinephrine, and dopamine decreased one day after smoking cessation.
  • Catecholamine levels did not return to pre-cessation levels within the 30-day follow-up period.
  • Observed declines suggest persistent physiological alterations.

Conclusions:

  • Post-cessation declines in catecholamine excretion appear to be permanent.
  • These changes are likely due to the loss of nicotine's agonist effects, not transient SNS withdrawal.
  • Findings challenge the notion of SNS adaptation as the primary driver of tobacco withdrawal phenomena.