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18759322

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-5-25
pubmed:abstractText
Limbic glutamatergic neurotransmission plays a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of anxiety disorders. Polyamines modulate the activity of several ionotropic glutamate receptors and have been involved in the regulation of fear-conditioning response. Spermidine/spermine N1-acetyltransferase (SSAT-1) is the main enzyme regulating polyamine catabolism. The aim of the present study was to examine the association between anxiety disorders and the -1415T/C (rs1960264) single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of the gene (SAT1) coding for SSAT-1. A case-control design was used in order to compare the genotypes for the -1415T/C (rs1960264) SNP between anxiety patients (n = 218), other non-anxiety psychiatric patients (n = 362), and healthy controls (n = 251). DSM-IV diagnoses were provided using MINI 4.4. Genomic DNA was extracted from peripheral blood samples collected from participants. In males, there was a significant difference in the distribution of the two genotypes (T and C) for the SAT-1 -1415T/C SNP between anxiety patients, non-anxiety psychiatric controls, and healthy controls. The T genotype was significantly more frequent in males suffering from anxiety disorders than in male psychiatric controls and healthy controls. This is the first study linking polymorphic variants of genes involved in polyamine metabolism with anxiety disorders.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1552-485X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
5
pubmed:volume
150B
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
515-9
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Positive association between SAT-1 -1415T/C polymorphism and anxiety.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biology, Autonoma University of Madrid, Spain.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't