Association of genetic variation in pharmacodynamic factors with methadone dose required for effective treatment of opioid addiction.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

The interindividual variability in the dose required for effective methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) for opioid addiction may be influenced in part by genetic variations in genes encoding pharmacodynamic factors of methadone. This study was conducted to identify some of these variants.

Materials & methods

This study focused on 11 genes encoding components of the opioidergic (OPRM1, POMC and ARRB2), the dopaminergic (ANKK1 and DRD2) and the glutamatergic pathways (GRIN1 and GRIN2A), as well as the neurotrophin system (NGFB, BDNF, NTRK1 and NTRK2). The study includes 227 Israeli patients undergoing stable MMT.

Results

Out of the 110 variants analyzed, 12 SNPs (in BDNF, NTRK2, OPRM1, DRD2 and ANKK1) were associated with methadone dose (nominal p < 0.05). Of these

SUBMITTER: Levran O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3867202 | biostudies-literature | 2013 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature