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ArticleAddiction biology2025

Arginine Metabolism and Adenosine Receptor Signals in the Cerebellum Contribute to Nicotine Withdrawal-Induced Anxiety/Depression-Like Behaviours.

Wenjuan Zhang, Yu Tian, Xiao Yang, Baojiang He, Haifeng Zhang, Qi Zhang, Yingwu Mei

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Article in Addiction biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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7 authors.

Wenjuan ZhangBeijing Life Science Academy (BLSA), Beijing, China.
Yu TianShanxi Kunming Tobacco Co. Ltd., Taiyuan, China.
Xiao YangKey Laboratory of Tobacco Flavor Basic Research of CNTC, Zhengzhou Tobacco Research Institute of CNTC, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Baojiang HeKey Laboratory of Tobacco Flavor Basic Research of CNTC, Zhengzhou Tobacco Research Institute of CNTC, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Haifeng ZhangDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Qi ZhangShanxi Kunming Tobacco Co. Ltd., Taiyuan, China.
Yingwu MeiDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9984-4224

Funding

China Tobacco Industry Development Center Science and Technology Plan Project ZYSYM-2022-3Science and Technology Projects of Beijing Life Science Academy 2024300CC0030Science and Technology Research Project of Henan Provincial Department of Science and Technology 192102310403Special Project on Stable Support for Innovation Platform of the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration of China [2021]No.171
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent studies have established a strong association between the cerebellum and various psychiatric disorders, as well as drug addiction and withdrawal processes. However, the mechanisms underlying the cerebellum's role in nicotine withdrawal symptoms have yet to be explored. In this study, we employed transcriptome sequencing, untargeted metabolomics and integrative multi-omics analysis to elucidate the molecular mechanisms underlying nicotine withdrawal-induced affective symptoms, specifically anxiety and depression-like behaviours, within the cerebellum. Our findings demonstrate that enhanced purine metabolism and disrupted arginine metabolism in the cerebellum significantly contribute to the development of anxiety and depression-like behaviours in mice undergoing nicotine withdrawal. Treatment with the non-selective adenosine receptor antagonist, theobromine, markedly alleviates these behaviours. This mechanism likely involves inhibiting adenosine signalling and restoring arginine metabolism in the cerebellum.

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AnxietyArginineCerebellumDepressionNicotineReceptors, Purinergic P1Substance Withdrawal SyndromeAnimalsMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLPurinergic P1 Receptor AntagonistsSignal TransductionTheobromineArginineNicotinePurinergic P1 Receptor AntagonistsReceptors, Purinergic P1Theobromineadenosine receptorarginine metabolismcerebellumnicotine withdrawal symptomspurine metabolismtheobromine

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PMID40735940
PMCPMC12308319

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