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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-9-24
pubmed:abstractText
Accumulating evidence suggests that oxidative stress plays a role in the mechanisms of action of methamphetamine (METH) in the brain. In the present study, we investigated the association between the genetic polymorphisms among glutathione (GSH)-related enzymes; glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) such as GSTT1 (Non-deletion/Null), GSTT2 (Met139Ile), GSTA1 (-69C/T), and GSTO1 (Ala140Asp); glutathione peroxidase 1 (GPX1) (Pro198Leu); and glutamate-cysteine ligase modifier (GCLM) subunit and METH use disorder in a Japanese population. Two hundred eighteen METH abusers and 233 healthy controls were enrolled in the study. There was a significant difference in GSTT1 genotype frequency between patients with METH psychosis and controls (P = 0.039, odds ratio: 1.52, 95% CI 1.03-2.24). Furthermore, the frequency (66.0%) of the GSTT1 null genotype among prolonged-type METH psychotic patients with spontaneous relapse was significantly higher (P = 0.025, odds ratio: 2.43, 95% CI 1.13-5.23) than that (44.4%) of transient-type METH psychotic patients without spontaneous relapse. However, there were no associations between the polymorphisms of other genes and METH abuse. The present study suggests that the polymorphism of the GSTT1 gene might be a genetic risk factor of the development of METH psychosis in a Japanese population.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1552-485X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
5
pubmed:volume
147B
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1040-6
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Association study between polymorphisms in glutathione-related genes and methamphetamine use disorder in a Japanese population.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Psychiatry, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan. hashimoto@faculty.chiba-u.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't