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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-3-8
pubmed:abstractText
Serotonin, a key regulator of emotional behavior, is synthesized by tryptophan hydroxylase (TPH). Allelic variation of TPH2 gene expression influences serotonin synthesis in the brain and therefore may modulate emotional processing. Here, we investigated the influence of the -703 G/T polymorphism in the regulatory promoter region of the TPH2 gene on the startle response in three different age samples: children (N=110), young adults (N=209), and older adults (N=95). Startle magnitudes to intense noise bursts were recorded during baseline and while participants viewed unpleasant, pleasant or neutral pictures. There was a significant TPH2xsex interaction effect in young adults with male T allele carriers showing stronger overall startle responses compared to male G/G homozygotes while in young women this effect appeared to be reversed. The difference between TPH2 genotype groups also reached significance in the female subsample when including menstrual cycle phase. In contrast, there was no effect of TPH2 or a TPH2xsex interaction effect in children or in older adults.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1873-6246
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
83
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
214-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:20064585-Acoustic Stimulation, pubmed-meshheading:20064585-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:20064585-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:20064585-Aging, pubmed-meshheading:20064585-Child, pubmed-meshheading:20064585-Electromyography, pubmed-meshheading:20064585-Emotions, pubmed-meshheading:20064585-Female, pubmed-meshheading:20064585-Genotype, pubmed-meshheading:20064585-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:20064585-Male, pubmed-meshheading:20064585-Menstrual Cycle, pubmed-meshheading:20064585-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:20064585-Muscle, Skeletal, pubmed-meshheading:20064585-Photic Stimulation, pubmed-meshheading:20064585-Polymorphism, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:20064585-Promoter Regions, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:20064585-Sex Characteristics, pubmed-meshheading:20064585-Startle Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:20064585-Tryptophan Hydroxylase
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Influence of functional tryptophan hydroxylase 2 gene variation and sex on the startle response in children, young adults, and older adults.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Psychology II, Dresden University of Technology, Dresden, Germany. armbruster@psychologie.tu-dresden.de
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't