Association of polymorphisms of the serotonergic system with smoking initiation in Caucasians

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Background: The serotonergic system may be implicated in susceptibility to nicotine dependence as nicotine increases 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) release in brain and symptoms of nicotine withdrawal may be modulated by diminished serotonergic neurotransmission. We examined the association of polymorphisms of genes involved in release and receptor function of 5-HT with cigarette smoking initiation in subjects of Caucasian origin. Methods: 5-HTTLPR polymorphism of the 5-HT transporter gene and -759C/T (rs3813929) and -697G/C (rs518147) polymorphisms of the 5-HT2C receptor gene were analyzed in 172 smoking initiators and 254 non-initiators, using PCR-RFLP method. Smoking behavior was assessed with a questionnaire about tobacco use. Results: We found no differences in the frequency of the 5-HTTLPR genotypes between smoking initiators and non-initiators. However, the frequency of 5-HT2C -759T allele was significantly higher in non-initiators than smoking initiators (29.5% vs 16.3%, p = 0.002) and the same was true for 5-HT2C -697C allele carriers (48.8% vs 34.9%, p = 0.004). Sex-dependent analysis revealed that these increased frequencies of -759T and -697C allele carriers were present only in males. No association was observed between any quantitative measures of smoking and these three polymorphisms. Conclusions: 5-HTTLPR polymorphism was not associated with smoking initiation in either male or female subjects. However, significant association was found between 5-HT2C receptor gene polymorphisms and smoking initiation in male Caucasian subjects. © 2009 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Iordanidou, M., Tavridou, A., Petridis, I., Kyroglou, S., Kaklamanis, L., Christakidis, D., & Manolopoulos, V. G. (2010). Association of polymorphisms of the serotonergic system with smoking initiation in Caucasians. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 108(1–2), 70–76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2009.11.015

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