TY - JOUR
T1 - Alcohol-induced stimulation mediates the effect of a GABRA2 SNP on alcohol self-administrated among alcohol-dependent individuals
AU - Boyd, Stephen J.
AU - Schacht, Joseph P.
AU - Prisciandaro, James J.
AU - Voronin, Konstantin
AU - Anton, Raymond F.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Ms. Yeongbin Im, MS, performed the GABRA2 SNP assays for this project. Patrick Randall, PhD, assisted in data management and randomization protocols. The authors would like to recognize Mark Ghent, BA, for his hard work in evaluating the subjects and performing the bar laboratory experiments.
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PY - 2016/9/1
Y1 - 2016/9/1
N2 - Background: A single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in GABRA2 (rs279858) may moderate subjective response (SR) to alcohol. Results of studies in non-dependent drinkers examining this GABRA2 SNP on SR have been equivocal. This study examined this SNP's direct and indirect effects on alcohol self-administration in dependent drinkers.Method: The sample consisted of 63 Caucasian, non-treatment-seeking individuals with alcohol dependence. Subjective stimulation was assessed using the Biphasic Alcohol Effects Scale following consumption of an alcoholic priming drink (target breath alcohol content = 0.02 g%). Participants were subsequently offered the opportunity to self-administer up to eight additional drinks.Results: Controlling for baseline stimulation, T-allele homozygotes, relative to individuals with at least one copy of the C-allele, reported greater initial stimulation, t(58) = 2.011, p = 0.049. Greater stimulation predicted greater subsequent alcohol self-administration, t(57) = 2.522, p = 0.015. Although rs279858 genotype did not directly impact self-administration (t(57) = -0.674, p = 0.503), it did have an indirect effect (95% confidence interval [0.068, 1.576]), such that T-allele homozygotes reported greater stimulation, which in turn predicted greater self-administration.Conclusion: These results suggest that the influence of this SNP on SR differs depending on dose or stage of dependence. This study is the first to demonstrate an indirect effect of rs279858 genotype on drinking through SR. Although C-allele carriers have been shown to have an increased risk for alcohol dependence, in our dependent sample, greater stimulation was found among T-allele homozygotes, suggesting that the influence of SR on developing and maintaining dependence differs based on rs279858 genotype.This study demonstrates an indirect effect of rs279858 genotype on drinking through SR. Although C-allele carriers have an increased risk for alcohol dependence, in our dependent sample, greater stimulation was found among T-allele homozygotes, suggesting that the influence of SR on developing dependence differs based on rs279858 genotype.
AB - Background: A single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in GABRA2 (rs279858) may moderate subjective response (SR) to alcohol. Results of studies in non-dependent drinkers examining this GABRA2 SNP on SR have been equivocal. This study examined this SNP's direct and indirect effects on alcohol self-administration in dependent drinkers.Method: The sample consisted of 63 Caucasian, non-treatment-seeking individuals with alcohol dependence. Subjective stimulation was assessed using the Biphasic Alcohol Effects Scale following consumption of an alcoholic priming drink (target breath alcohol content = 0.02 g%). Participants were subsequently offered the opportunity to self-administer up to eight additional drinks.Results: Controlling for baseline stimulation, T-allele homozygotes, relative to individuals with at least one copy of the C-allele, reported greater initial stimulation, t(58) = 2.011, p = 0.049. Greater stimulation predicted greater subsequent alcohol self-administration, t(57) = 2.522, p = 0.015. Although rs279858 genotype did not directly impact self-administration (t(57) = -0.674, p = 0.503), it did have an indirect effect (95% confidence interval [0.068, 1.576]), such that T-allele homozygotes reported greater stimulation, which in turn predicted greater self-administration.Conclusion: These results suggest that the influence of this SNP on SR differs depending on dose or stage of dependence. This study is the first to demonstrate an indirect effect of rs279858 genotype on drinking through SR. Although C-allele carriers have been shown to have an increased risk for alcohol dependence, in our dependent sample, greater stimulation was found among T-allele homozygotes, suggesting that the influence of SR on developing and maintaining dependence differs based on rs279858 genotype.This study demonstrates an indirect effect of rs279858 genotype on drinking through SR. Although C-allele carriers have an increased risk for alcohol dependence, in our dependent sample, greater stimulation was found among T-allele homozygotes, suggesting that the influence of SR on developing dependence differs based on rs279858 genotype.
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U2 - 10.1093/alcalc/agw024
DO - 10.1093/alcalc/agw024
M3 - Article
C2 - 27117237
AN - SCOPUS:84991386966
SN - 0735-0414
VL - 51
SP - 549
EP - 554
JO - British Journal on Alcohol and Alcoholism
JF - British Journal on Alcohol and Alcoholism
IS - 5
M1 - agw024
ER -