Association between 5-HT2A, TPH1 and GNB3 genotypes and response to typical neuroleptics: A serotonergic approach

39Citations
Citations of this article
37Readers
Mendeley users who have this article in their library.

This article is free to access.

Abstract

Background: Schizophrenia is a common psychiatric disease affecting about 1% of population. One major problem in the treatment is finding the right the drug for the right patients. However, pharmacogenetic results in psychiatry can seldom be replicated. Methods: We selected three candidate genes associated with serotonergic neurotransmission for the study: serotonin 2A (5-HT2A) receptor gene, tryptophan hydroxylase 1 (TPH1) gene, and G-protein beta-3 subunit (GNB3) gene. We recruited 94 schizophrenia patients representing extremes in treatment response to typical neuroleptics: 43 were good responders and 51 were poor responders. The control group consisted of 392 healthy blood donors. Results: We do, in part, replicate the association between 5-HT2A T102C polymorphism and response to typical neuroleptics. In female patients, C/C genotype was significantly more common in non-responders than in responders [OR = 6.04 (95% Cl 1.67-21.93), p = 0.005] or in the control population [OR = 4.16 (95% CI 1.46-11.84), p = 0.005]. TPH1 A779C C/A genotype was inversely associated with good treatment response when compared with non-responders [OR = 0.59 (95% Cl 0.36-0.98), p = 0.030] or with the controls [OR = 0.44 (95% CI 0.23-0.86, p = 0.016], and GNB3 C825T C/T genotype showed a trend-like positive association among the male patients with a good response compared with non-responders [OR = 3.48 (95% Cl 0.92-13.25), p = 0.061], and a clearer association when compared with the controls [OR = 4.95 (95% CI 1.56-15.70), p = 0.004]. Conclusion: More findings on the consequences of functional polymorphisms for the role of serotonin in the development of brain and serotonergic neurotransmission are needed before more detailed hypotheses regarding susceptibility and outcome in schizophrenia can be formulated. The present results may highlight some of the biological mechanisms in different courses of schizophrenia between men and women. © 2007 Anttila et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

Cite

CITATION STYLE

APA

Anttila, S., Kampman, O., Illi, A., Rontu, R., Lehtimäki, T., & Leinonen, E. (2007). Association between 5-HT2A, TPH1 and GNB3 genotypes and response to typical neuroleptics: A serotonergic approach. BMC Psychiatry, 7. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-244X-7-22

Register to see more suggestions

Mendeley helps you to discover research relevant for your work.

Already have an account?

Save time finding and organizing research with Mendeley

Sign up for free