According to the study con
ducted by researchers from University of Michigan, it was found that a specific genes and microRNA (a class of small RNA molecules that help fine-tune gene expression) plays an essential role in determining how nicotine dependence and withdrawal responses are developed.
Researchers examined the withdrawal responses in millimeter-long roundworms Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans), which get hooked on nicotine just like humans.
They discovered a series of genes in the roundworms which were involved in a process that ultimately increased the production of the nicotine receptor proteins, with microRNAs playing a pivotal role -- clues that may also carry over to the mammalian realm.
"We're seeing a clear link between nicotine, microRNA, the receptor proteins, and nicotine-dependent behaviour," Jianke Gong, lead author and researcher at the varsity, said.
However, the same mechanism was dismissed earlier on as insignificant to nicotine dependence.
The results have been published in the journal Cell Reports. The latest discovery in C. elegans will now lead other scientists to re-examine the role of these microRNAs in nicotine dependence in mammals, and ultimately lead to a better understanding of what causes the dependence.
It's only hard the first month...and random moments troughout the years. Trust me. If you want to quit, you have to try it, once, twice.
I agreed with you.. Just you need self believe that it's nothing.
it is difficult to quit smoking because nicotine alters the hormonal balance of the body
yea.. you right it's like a big challenge for human.
when you smoke a cigarette, the amount of the pleasure hormone (dopamine) in the body increases. if you continue to smoke, then over time the body reduces the production of this hormone, because you get it from cigarettes. when you try to stop smoking, then at first nothing brings you joy, because the hormone of pleasure is not enough. some people try to compensate for the pleasure of eating and therefore get fat. its so hard.
thanks for your valuable comment..
something about hormones here.
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Good post.thanks for sharing
Thanks brother..
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Thanks brother..
siempre eh odiado el cigarrillo me gustaría que la gente deje ese habito!!!
thanks... though i can't understood your language
Thanks a lot...