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These populations exhibit specialized properties such as spontaneous pacemaking and elevated dendritic calcium influx that contribute to their selective neurodegeneration in PD. Here, we used whole-cell patch-clamp, two-photon calcium imaging, and morphological reconstruction in acute brain slices from adult mice of both sexes following 8-10 weeks of oral nicotine. Chronic nicotine reduced spontaneous pacemaking, burst propensity, and rebound firing in SNc dopaminergic neurons, while decoupling tonic firing rate from proximal dendritic calcium levels. The changes in the SNc occurred without altering L-type channel contributions, dendritic arborization, or excitatory synaptic drive. In PPN cholinergic neurons, chronic nicotine induced subregion-specific plasticity. Rostral PPN neurons showed depolarized membrane potentials, broadened action potentials, and dendritic pruning, whereas caudal PPN neurons showed reduced spike frequency adaptation and accelerated excitatory postsynaptic current kinetics. These findings reveal potential cellular and circuit mechanisms by which nicotine may contribute to resilience against PD.<\/jats:p>\n                <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Significant Statement<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Epidemiological studies have revealed nicotine\u2019s surprising protective effect in Parkinson\u2019s disease (PD). Interestingly, this protection appears only preventative, as nicotine shows no therapeutic benefits after PD diagnosis. Here, we evaluated the effects of chronic nicotine on two brainstem populations known to selectively degenerate in PD: substantia nigra pars compacta (SNc) dopaminergic neurons and pedunculopontine (PPN) cholinergic neurons. Chronic nicotine decreases activity levels of SNc neurons, depolarizes rostral PPN neurons, and enhances sustained firing capability in caudal PPN neurons. Notably, this is the first study to assess whether chronic nicotine alters the physiology and dendritic morphology of these vulnerable subpopulations. These cellular insights uncover potential mechanisms for promoting neuronal resilience in neurodegenerative diseases.<\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.64898\/2026.02.12.705607","type":"posted-content","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,14]],"date-time":"2026-02-14T10:45:19Z","timestamp":1771065919000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Chronic nicotine reduces nigral dopaminergic activity and remodels pedunculopontine cholinergic subpopulations"],"prefix":"10.64898","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9031-8105","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Rita Yu-Tzu","family":"Chen","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neuroscience, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA 20007"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2702-6994","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Hassan","family":"Hosseini","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neuroscience, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA 20007"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Skylar","family":"Hall","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neuroscience, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA 20007"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Shirley","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neuroscience, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA 20007"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9476-150X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Rebekah","family":"Evans","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neuroscience, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA 20007"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"54368","reference":[{"key":"2026021703450467000_2026.02.12.705607v1.1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1038\/sj.npp.1300366"},{"key":"2026021703450467000_2026.02.12.705607v1.2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s00018-019-03025-4"},{"key":"2026021703450467000_2026.02.12.705607v1.3","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"707789","DOI":"10.3389\/fncel.2021.707789","article-title":"Alteration of Mesopontine Cholinergic Function by the Lack of KCNQ4 Subunit","volume":"15","year":"2021","journal-title":"Front Cell Neurosci"},{"key":"2026021703450467000_2026.02.12.705607v1.4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1523\/JNEUROSCI.1443-24.2025"},{"key":"2026021703450467000_2026.02.12.705607v1.5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1038\/ncomms12102"},{"key":"2026021703450467000_2026.02.12.705607v1.6","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1038\/clpt.1984.67"},{"key":"2026021703450467000_2026.02.12.705607v1.7","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.expneurol.2015.11.004"},{"key":"2026021703450467000_2026.02.12.705607v1.8","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1212\/WNL.0b013e3181c1ded6"},{"key":"2026021703450467000_2026.02.12.705607v1.9","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Bordas C , Kovacs A , Pal B (2015) The M-current contributes to high threshold membrane potential oscillations in a cell type-specific way in the pedunculopontine nucleus of mice. 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