Association Analysis of Nuclear Receptor Rev-erb Alpha Gene (NR1D1) and Japanese Methamphetamine Dependence

Title: Association Analysis of Nuclear Receptor Rev-erb Alpha Gene (NR1D1) and Japanese Methamphetamine Dependence

Volume: 9 Issue: 1

Author(s): Taro Kishi, Tsuyoshi Kitajima, Kunihiro Kawashima, Tomo Okochi, Yoshio Yamanouchi, Yoko Kinoshita, Hiroshi Ujike, Toshiya Inada, Mitsuhiko Yamada, Naohisa Uchimura, Ichiro Sora, Masaomi Iyo, Norio Ozaki and Nakao Iwata

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Keywords: Orphan nuclear receptor Rev-erb alpha gene (NR1D1), methamphetamine dependence, tagging SNPs, linkage disequilibrium, psychotic symptoms, neuroleptics, Alpha Gene (NR1D1), Nuclear Receptor Rev-erb, kinase-3 (GSK-3), NR1D1

Abstract: Several investigations suggested abnormalities in circadian rhythms are related to the pathophysiology of psychiatric disorders, including drug addiction. Recently, orphan nuclear receptor rev-erb alpha and glycogen synthase kinase-3 β (GSK-3β) were shown to be important circadian components. In addition, the orphan nuclear receptor rev-erb alpha is a key negative feedback regulator of the circadian clock. These evidences indicate that rev-erb alpha gene (NR1D1) is a good candidate gene for the pathogenesis of methamphetamine dependence. To evaluate the association between NR1D1 and methamphetamine dependence, we conducted a case-control study of Japanese samples (215 methamphetamine dependence and 232 controls) with three tagging SNPs selected by HapMap database. Written informed consent was obtained from each subject. This study was approved by the ethics committees at Fujita Health University, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine and each participating member of the Institute of the Japanese Genetics Initiative for Drug Abuse (JGIDA). We did not detect an association between NR1D1 and Japanese methamphetamine dependence patients in allele/genotype-wise analysis, or the haplotype analysis. Our findings suggest that NR1D1 does not play a major role in the pathophysiology of methamphetamine dependence in the Japanese population.

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Kishi Taro, Kitajima Tsuyoshi, Kawashima Kunihiro, Okochi Tomo, Yamanouchi Yoshio, Kinoshita Yoko, Ujike Hiroshi, Inada Toshiya, Yamada Mitsuhiko, Uchimura Naohisa, Sora Ichiro, Iyo Masaomi, Ozaki Norio and Iwata Nakao, Association Analysis of Nuclear Receptor Rev-erb Alpha Gene (NR1D1) and Japanese Methamphetamine Dependence, Current Neuropharmacology 2011; 9 (1) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157015911795017065