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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-12-16
pubmed:abstractText
A polymorphism in the mu-opioid receptor (MOR) (A118G) has been shown to increase beta-endorphin binding affinity, theoretically placing greater inhibitory tone on hypothalamic corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) neurons. We hypothesized that the minor allele (G) would predict cortisol responses to both pharmacological (naloxone) and psychological (stress) activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. Healthy subjects (mean age 25.2 years, SD 9.2 years) completed a naloxone challenge (n=74) and/or the modified Trier Social Stress Test (TSST) (n=86). For the naloxone challenge, two baseline blood samples were obtained. Then, five increasing doses of i.v. naloxone were administered at 30-min intervals and 12 additional blood samples were collected at 15-min intervals. The TSST consisted of 5-min of public speaking and 5-min of mental arithmetic exercises. Three baseline and five post-TSST blood samples were drawn. Both the naloxone and TSST groups had significant adrenocorticotropin (ACTH) and cortisol responses to their respective challenges (P<0.001). There were no differences in baseline ACTH, baseline cortisol, or ACTH response by genotype in either the naloxone or the TSST group. Among subjects expressing a G allele, there was a higher cortisol response to naloxone (P=0.046), but a lower cortisol response to the TSST (P=0.044). In conclusion, the minor allele (G) was associated with a robust cortisol response to naloxone blockade, but a blunted response to psychosocial stress. We speculate that increased opioid avidity of the minor allele receptor contributes to the differential response to naloxone vs stress.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0893-133X
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Neuropsychopharmacology (2006) 31, 204-211. doi:10.1038/sj.npp.1300856; published online 3 August 2005.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
31
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
204-11
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-5-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16123758-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:16123758-Adrenocorticotropic Hormone, pubmed-meshheading:16123758-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:16123758-Alleles, pubmed-meshheading:16123758-DNA, pubmed-meshheading:16123758-Female, pubmed-meshheading:16123758-Genotype, pubmed-meshheading:16123758-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:16123758-Hydrocortisone, pubmed-meshheading:16123758-Male, pubmed-meshheading:16123758-Naloxone, pubmed-meshheading:16123758-Narcotic Antagonists, pubmed-meshheading:16123758-Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, pubmed-meshheading:16123758-Receptors, Opioid, mu, pubmed-meshheading:16123758-Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:16123758-Smoking, pubmed-meshheading:16123758-Social Environment, pubmed-meshheading:16123758-Stress, Psychological
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
The mu-opioid receptor polymorphism A118G predicts cortisol responses to naloxone and stress.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural