Genetic association analysis of NOS3 and methamphetamine-induced psychosis among Japanese

  • T. Okochi
  • , T. Kishi
  • , M. Ikeda
  • , T. Kitajima
  • , Y. Kinoshita
  • , K. Kawashima
  • , T. Okumura
  • , T. Tsunoka
  • , Y. Fukuo
  • , T. Inada
  • , M. Yamada
  • , N. Uchimura
  • , M. Iyo
  • , I. Sora
  • , N. Ozaki
  • , H. Ujike
  • , N. Iwata

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Abstract

Endothelial nitric oxide synthase (NOS3) is one of the enzymes influencing nitric oxide (NO) function in the human brain. NO is a gaseous neurotransmitter that is involved in a variety of mechanisms in the central nervous system, such as N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor activation and oxidative stress. The evidence from animal pharmacological studies and postmortem studies supports an association between NO and psychotic disorders. Methamphetamine (METH) use disorder is a known psychotic disorder, and we therefore conducted a gene-based case-control study between tagging single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) (rs2070744, rs1799983) in NOS3 and METH-induced psychosis in Japanese subjects (183 with METH-induced psychosis and 267 controls). Written informed consent was obtained from each subject. No significant association was found between any tagging SNP in NOS3 and METH-induced psychosis in the allele/genotype-wise or haplotype-wise analyses. In conclusion, we suggest that NOS3 might not contribute to the risk of METH-induced psychosis in the Japanese population.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)151-154
Number of pages4
JournalCurrent Neuropharmacology
Volume9
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Pharmacology
  • Neurology
  • Clinical Neurology
  • Psychiatry and Mental health
  • Pharmacology (medical)

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