"Nicotine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Nicotine is highly toxic alkaloid. It is the prototypical agonist at nicotinic cholinergic receptors where it dramatically stimulates neurons and ultimately blocks synaptic transmission. Nicotine is also important medically because of its presence in tobacco smoke.
| Descriptor ID |
D009538
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.132.760.570 D03.383.725.518
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| Concept/Terms |
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Nicotine" by people in this website by year, and whether "Nicotine" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1997 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1999 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2000 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2001 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2004 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2007 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 2008 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2009 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2010 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2011 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2012 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2013 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2017 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2021 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2022 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2023 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Nicotine" by people in Profiles.
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Pulmonary neuroendocrine cell-derived exosomes regulate iron homeostasis and oxidative stress in lung neurons. Sci Adv. 2026 Apr 10; 12(15):eady2696.
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Pharmacological and sensorimotor mechanisms linking obsessive-compulsive symptoms and cigarette smoking: A clinical laboratory study. Exp Clin Psychopharmacol. 2026 Aug; 34(4):387-396.
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Network-targeted TMS modulates nicotine craving and default mode network connectivity in psychotic disorders. Brain Stimul. 2026 Mar-Apr; 19(2):103064.
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Bidirectional Relationships Between Sleep Quality and Nicotine Vaping: Studying Young Adult e-cigarette Users in Real Time and Real Life. Nicotine Tob Res. 2025 Aug 22; 27(9):1534-1540.
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Cannabis use among adults who smoke tobacco: Relations with switching from combusted cigarettes to e-cigarettes or very low nicotine cigarettes. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2025 10 01; 275:112821.
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Awareness and Use of Vaping Products With a Nicotine Analogue Among Adolescents and Young Adults. Pediatrics. 2025 Aug 01; 156(2).
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Biomarkers of Nicotine and Tobacco Carcinogen Exposure in Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Black Adults Receiving a Brief Smoking Reduction Intervention. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2025 06 03; 34(6):982-989.
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Nicotine Metabolite Ratio in People with HIV Who Smoke Cigarettes Receiving Pharmacologic and Behavioral Cessation Therapy. Cancer Prev Res (Phila). 2025 03 03; 18(3):111-115.
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Nicotine and Cannabis Use in Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors: A Scoping Review. J Adolesc Young Adult Oncol. 2025 08; 14(4):299-318.
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E-cigarette exposure disrupts antitumor immunity and promotes metastasis. Front Immunol. 2024; 15:1444020.