J Korean Geriatr Psychiatry.
2010 Jun;14(1):20-26.
An Association Study between Various Adrenergic Alpha 2 Receptor Polymorphisms and Treatment Response to Mirtazapine in Major Depression
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- 1Department of Psychiatry, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. dohkwan.kim@samsung.com
- 2Center for Clinical Research, Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul, Korea.
- 3Department of Psychiatry, Keyo Hospital, Uiwang, Korea.
- 4Department of Psychiatry, Bundang Jesaeng Hospital, Sungnam, Korea.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES
Genetic differences may contribute to the inter-individual differences in treatment response to antidepressants among patients suffering from major depression. This study investigated a possible association of treatment response to mirtazapine with various adrenergic alpha 2 receptor polymorphisms in major depressive patients.
METHODS
A 6-week naturalistic treatment study with a blinded outcome examined 84 Korean patients with major depression. Treatment response to mirtazapine was defined as > or =50% decrease in HAM-D scores at six weeks. In this study, four genetic polymorphisms were selected ; ADRA2A MspI, ADRA2A DraI, alpha2BDel301-303, and alpha2CDel322-325.
RESULTS
The Del/Del genotype of alpha2CDel322-325 exhibited a significant association with response to mirtazapine through multiple logistic regression. ADRA2A DraI, alpha2BDel301-303, and alpha2CDel322-325 did not showed a significant association with response to mirtazapine.
CONCLUSION
Based on the finding that alpha2CDel322-325 polymorphism had an association with the mirtazapine response, we postulate that the polymorphism related to the mechanism of the antidepressant effect is important in predicting the response to antidepressants.
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