Assessment of autonomic nervous system using analysis of heart rate variability in young smokers and non-smokers
Published in Gyrus
Published in Gyrus
Nicotine is known as a potent autonomic stimulator. As a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) agonist, it directly elicits parasympathomimetic effects. In addition to that, nicotine indirectly evokes sympathetic discharge by means of preganglionic nAChR activation. Since this sympathetic activation is a result of previous cholinergic preganglio...
Published in Gyrus
The effect of nicotine is complex and most of the research of the heart rate variability is done with tobacco in participants trying to cease smoking. Such studies are limited with desensitization of nicotinic receptors, emergence of abstinence symptoms, and the overall modified activation of the autonomic nervous system. The aim of this study is t...