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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-12-6
pubmed:abstractText
Endocannabinoids, anandamide, and 2-arachidonoyl glycerol are involved in food intake and appetite. Although anandamide is now thought to be a ligand for vanilloid receptor, receptors that are targets of anandamide could play a similar role in eating behaviors and related disorders. This study therefore focused on the receptor, which is called G-protein-coupled receptor 55 (GPR55) that had recently been reported to have binding affinity for endocannabinoids. Functional analysis of the sole missense polymorphism, rs3749073 (Gly195Val) in the GPR55 gene was performed by detecting the phosphorylation level of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) in Chinese-Hamster-Ovary (CHO) cells engineered to express human GPR55. Val195 type GPR55 appeared to induce less phosphorylated ERK than Gly195 type GPR55 when CHO cells were treated with anandamide and lysophosphatidylinositol (LPI). An association between the functional Gly195Val polymorphism and anorexia nervosa was tested in a female Japanese population comprising 235 patients and 1244 controls. The Val195 allele and homozygote of the Val195 allele were more abundant in the group of patients diagnosed with anorexia nervosa (P = 0.023, Odds ratio = 1.31 (95% Cl = 1.03-1.37), P = 0.0048, OR = 2.41 (95% Cl = 1.34-4.34), respectively). In conclusion, the low-functioning Val195 allele of GPR55 appears to be a risk factor for anorexia nervosa.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
1098-2396
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright © 2010 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
65
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
103-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:20506567-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:20506567-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:20506567-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:20506567-Anorexia Nervosa, pubmed-meshheading:20506567-Arachidonic Acids, pubmed-meshheading:20506567-CHO Cells, pubmed-meshheading:20506567-Calcium Channel Blockers, pubmed-meshheading:20506567-Cricetinae, pubmed-meshheading:20506567-Cricetulus, pubmed-meshheading:20506567-Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, pubmed-meshheading:20506567-Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, pubmed-meshheading:20506567-Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:20506567-Female, pubmed-meshheading:20506567-Gene Frequency, pubmed-meshheading:20506567-Genome-Wide Association Study, pubmed-meshheading:20506567-Genotype, pubmed-meshheading:20506567-Glycine, pubmed-meshheading:20506567-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:20506567-Japan, pubmed-meshheading:20506567-Personality Inventory, pubmed-meshheading:20506567-Phosphorylation, pubmed-meshheading:20506567-Polymorphism, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:20506567-Polyunsaturated Alkamides, pubmed-meshheading:20506567-Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled, pubmed-meshheading:20506567-Transfection, pubmed-meshheading:20506567-Valine, pubmed-meshheading:20506567-Young Adult
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
Functional polymorphism in the GPR55 gene is associated with anorexia nervosa.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Psychiatry, University of Yamanashi, 1110 Shimokato, Chuo, Yamanashi 409-3898, Japan. hishiguro@yamanashi.ac.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't