多巴胺转运体基因与迟发性运动障碍的关联性

目的：探讨多巴胺转运体(DAT1)基因小卫星多态与迟发性运动障碍(TD)的关联性。方法：采用Amp—FLP技术，对99例精神分裂症伴TD患者和120名正常人的DAT1基因多态性进行检测，比较各组间等位基因和基因型频率分布的差异。结果：共观察到5种等位基因：320bp、360bp、440bp、480bp和520bp。经吻合度检验，TD组和正常对照组DAT1基因各基因型的分布均符合Hardy-Weinberg平衡法则。与正常对照组相比较，TD组中仅360bp等位基因频率显著减少(P＜0．05)。经关联性分析，DAT1基因该多态与TD不相关联。在TD组中，基因型频数及等位基因频数与病程、家族史、药物、剂量和异常不自主运动评定量表(AIMS)评分无显著性意义(P＞0．05)：结论：DAT1基因该位点多态可能与TD的发生无关。     

Prevalence and risk factors for tardive dyskinesia: a study in an Italian population of chronic schizophrenics

Summary The aim of this study was to evaluate tardive dyskinesia (TD) (prevalence and possible risk factors, pharmacological and clinical), in a population of schizophrenic patients after prolonged institutionalization. A total of 148 patients (80 male, 68 female) aged between 28 and 87 years (mean 55, SD 11) diagnosed according to DSM III were included in the study and assessed for the presence and severity of TD using the Abbreviated Rockland Simpson Scale for TD. Of the examined population, 32% were found to be affected by TD. Patients over 55 years had a relative risk of TD that was 2.3 times higher than in subjects under 55 (P<0.05). The most frequent movements were orofacial (60%) and in the extremities (56.4%). No significant relationship between duration of neuroleptic treatments, illness or hospitalization, anticholinergic drugs and TD prevalence was found. Severity was related to age, since there was a positive linear relationship between age and Simpson Scale scores (r=0.45,P<0.01).     

5-羟色胺2A受体基因多态性与精神分裂症患者迟发性运动障碍的关联分析

目的　探讨5- 羟色胺2A( 5- HT2A)受体基因A 1 4 38G、T1 0 2C多态性与精神分裂症伴迟发性运动障碍(TD)的相关性。方法　先用异常不自主运动量表(AIMS)评定精神分裂症男性患者有无TD及其严重程度,有4 2例符合TD(AIMS总分≥3分)者和51例与TD组严格相匹配的非TD者入组,采用简明精神病评定量表(BPRS)评定精神症状,应用聚合酶链反应 限制性片段长度多态性方法分析5 HT2A受体基因的A 1 4 38G、T1 0 2C多态性位点的多态性。结果　①5- HT2A受体基因A 1 4 38G和T1 0 2C两位点多态性呈完全连锁不平衡,TD组与非TD组的两多态性位点的基因型总体分布无显著性差异( χ2 =4 37,v =2 ,P >0 . 0 5) ,在TD组有更高的C/A等位基因频率,与非TD组有显著性差异( χ2 =4 . 36 ,v =1 ,P <0. 0 5)。②不同基因型间的人口学和临床学资料(如:病程、服药总时间、日服抗精神病药物剂量、AIMS和BPRS的评分)间无显著性差异(P >0. 0 5)。结论　5 -HT2A受体基因的A 1 4 38G、T1 0 2C多态性可能与男性精神分裂症患者的TD相关联。     

COMT基因多态性与伴TD的精神分裂症患者认知功能的相关性研究

目的探讨中国汉族人口中儿茶酚胺氧位甲基转移酶(COMT)基因Val108/158Met多态性与伴迟发性运动障碍(TD)的精神分裂症患者认知功能的关系。方法采用聚合酶链反应-限制性片段长度多态性(PCR-RFLP)技术对82例伴TD的精神分裂症患者COMT基因多态性进行检测,并选用连线测验(TMT)、韦氏记忆测验(WMS)、威斯康星卡片分类测验(WCST)对其认知功能进行评定。结果(1)COMT基因与TMT成绩显著相关,其中高活性G/G基因型PartA成绩显著低于中等活性G/A基因型,PartB成绩也显著低于低活性A/A基因型及中等活性G/A基因型。(2)COMT基因与记忆商数、背数成绩显著相关,其中G/G基因型记忆商数分显著低于A/A及G/A基因型,背数分也显著低于A/A基因型。(3)COMT基因与WCST成绩无显著相关性。结论COMT基因与伴TD的精神分裂症患者认知功能具有显著相关性,其中高活性G/G基因型患者认知损害更明显。     

Analysis of genetic variations in the human melatonin receptor (MTNR1A,MTNR1B) genes and antipsychotics-induced tardive dyskinesia in schizophrenia

Abstract

Objectives. Antipsychotics-induced tardive dyskinesia (TD) has been suggested to be related to altered dopaminergic neurotransmission in the striatum. Melatonin has a modulating effect on dopaminergic neurotransmission in the brain; therefore, the hypothesis of an association between the melatonin receptor genes (MTNR1A, MTNR1B) and antipsychotics-induced TD was examined in this study. Methods. Schizophrenic inpatients receiving long-term antipsychotic treatment were assessed using the Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale, and only patients who were either free of any abnormal involuntary movement (non-TD group) or who demonstrated persistent TD (TD group) were enrolled. Genotyping of six tagging single nucleus polymorphisms (SNPs) in the melatonin receptor genes (MRNR1A, MTNR1B) was then performed for each subject. Results. Four hundred and eighteen inpatients (TD=256, non-TD=162) fitted the study criteria and underwent TD assessment and genotyping. Individual haplotype analysis showed that the haplotype ATG was significantly associated with non-TD (permutation P=0.037), and the association was also found to be significant by global haplotype analyses (permutation P=0.045). Conclusions. Our results indicated a significant association between the haplotype ATG in the MTNR1A gene and non-TD. Further replication in other countries or other populations is indicated.     

Oxidative stress in tardive dyskinesia: Genetic association study and meta-analysis of NADPH quinine oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1) and Superoxide dismutase 2 (SOD2, MnSOD) genes

Introduction

Tardive dyskinesia (TD) is a potentially irreversible side effect of antipsychotic medication treatment that occurs in approximately 25% of chronically treated schizophrenia patients. Oxidative stress has been one of the proposed mechanisms influencing TD risk. Pae et al. (2004) originally reported a significant association between TD and the NADPH quinine oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1) gene Pro187Ser (C609T, rs1800566) polymorphism in Korean schizophrenia patients; however, subsequent studies have not consistently replicated these findings. Similarly, Hori et al. (2000) reported an association between TD and the Manganese superoxide dismutase SOD2 (MnSOD) gene Ala9Val (rs4880) polymorphism in a Japanese sample, but most research groups failed to replicate their positive findings.

Aims

We investigated the role of the NQO1 polymorphism Pro187Ser and SOD2 (Ala9Val) in a group of well-characterized schizophrenia patients (N = 223) assessed for TD. We also performed a meta-analysis of all the previously published TD studies, including data from our sample, on these polymorphisms, Pro187Ser (N = 5 studies) and Ala9Val (N = 9 studies).

Results

We did not observe a significant association of the Pro187Ser or Ala9Val polymorphism with TD occurrence or AIMS scores in our Caucasian and African American samples when analyzed independently. Meta-analysis did not reveal a significant association of the Pro187Ser/Ala9Val alleles or genotypes with TD occurrence.

Conclusions

Neither the NQO1 Pro187Ser nor the SOD2 Ala9Val appear to play a major role in TD risk, although additional polymorphisms should be tested before the role of NQO1 and SOD2 in TD can be completely excluded.     

Association study of the vesicular monoamine transporter gene SLC18A2 with tardive dyskinesia

Tardive dyskinesia (TD) is an involuntary movement disorder that can occur in up to 25% of patients receiving long-term first-generation antipsychotic treatment. Its etiology is unclear, but family studies suggest that genetic factors play an important role in contributing to risk for TD. The vesicular monoamine transporter 2 (VMAT2) is an interesting candidate for genetic studies of TD because it regulates the release of neurotransmitters implicated in TD, including dopamine, serotonin, and GABA. VMAT2 is also a target of tetrabenazine, a drug used in the treatment of hyperkinetic movement disorders, including TD. We examined nine single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the SLC18A2 gene that encodes VMAT2 for association with TD in our sample of chronic schizophrenia patients (n = 217). We found a number of SNPs to be nominally associated with TD occurrence and the Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS), including the rs2015586 marker which was previously found associated with TD in the CATIE sample ( Tsai et al., 2010), as well as the rs363224 marker, with the low-expression AA genotype appearing to be protective against TD (p = 0.005). We further found the rs363224 marker to interact with the putative functional D2 receptor rs6277 (C957T) polymorphism (p = 0.001), supporting the dopamine hypothesis of TD. Pending further replication, VMAT2 may be considered a therapeutic target for the treatment and/or prevention of TD.     

Mood improvement after deep brain stimulation of the internal globus pallidus for tardive dyskinesia in a patient suffering from major depression

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has the unique characteristic to very precisely target brain structures being part of functional brain circuits in order to reversibly modulate their function. It is an established adjunctive treatment of advanced Parkinson's disease and has virtually replaced ablative techniques in this indication. Several cases have been published relating effectiveness in neuroleptics-induced tardive dyskinesia. It is also investigated as a potential treatment of mood disorders. We report on the case of a 62 years old female suffering from a treatment refractory major depressive episode with comorbid neuroleptic-induced tardive dyskinesia. She was implanted a deep brain stimulation treatment system bilaterally in the globus pallidus internus and stimulated for 18 months. As well the dyskinesia as also the symptoms of depression improved substantially as measured by the Hamilton Rating Scale of Depression (HRSD) score and the Burke-Fahn-Marsden-Dystonia-Rating-Scale (BFMDRS) score. Scores dropped for HRSD from 26 at baseline preoperatively to 13 after 18 months; and for BFMDRS from 27 to 17.5. This case illustrates the potential of deep brain stimulation as a technique to be investigated in the treatment of severe and disabling psychiatric and movement disorders. DBS at different intracerebral targets being actually investigated for major depression might have similar antidepressant properties because they interact with the same cortico-basal ganglia-thalamocortical network found to be dysfunctional in major depression.     

The increased activity of plasma manganese superoxide dismutase in tardive dyskinesia is unrelated to the Ala-9Val polymorphism

That tardive dyskinesia (TD) may have its origins in free-radical toxicity has stimulated investigations into one enzyme important in the control of oxidative free radicals: superoxide dismutase (SOD). The manganese-containing form of this enzyme (MnSOD) is the major superoxide scavenger in mitochondria; a weak association between a functional genetic polymorphism (Ala-9Val) in the mitochondrial targeting sequence (MTS) of this enzyme and TD has been reported in a Japanese population. We have undertaken to determine both the plasma activity of MnSOD and the association of the Ala-9Val polymorphism in a well-matched series of male Chinese schizophrenic patients with (n=42) and without (n=59) TD, and normal male controls (n=50). MnSOD activity was elevated in the TD subjects over those without TD (P<0.05) and normal controls (P<0.05), an effect that was independent of age, age at first antipsychotic treatment, drug dosage and duration of illness. A significant positive correlation between total AIMS score and MnSOD activity was also observed (P<0.0001). No significant reduction in the frequency of the Ala allele was observed in the TD group (0.14) below non-TD (0.18) or control subjects (0.17); nor was there any relationship between MnSOD activity and the polymorphism. There was no difference between the mean AIMS scores for the two genotypes (V/V and A/V) in the TD group. We conclude that while we have further evidence of a disturbance in the mechanisms regulating oxidative free radicals in TD, this effect is not under the control of the genetic polymorphism investigated here.     

Changes in negative symptoms and the risk of tardive dyskinesia: a longitudinal study. UK700 Group

OBJECTIVE: To examine whether the development of tardive dyskinesia (TD) is accompanied by a parallel process of worsening negative symptoms in a longitudinal study. METHOD: A sample of 708 psychotic patients were followed over a period of 2 years, using the Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale and the Scale for the Assessment of Negative Symptoms (SANS). RESULTS: Of 361 individuals with no prior evidence of dyskinesia, 46 (13%) developed TD by year 2. Independent of the effects of male sex (odds ratio (OR)=2.18, 95% confidence interval: 1.00-4.74), age (OR per quartile group = 1.39, 95% CI: 1.01-1.90), duration of exposure to antipsychotic medication (OR = 2.35 per 8 months, 95% CI: 1.17-4.72) and average SANS score (OR per quartile group = 1.38, 95% CI: 0.99-1.93), worsening of negative symptoms over the 2 previous years was associated with TD onset (OR per quartile group = 1.46, 95% CI: 1.07-2.00). CONCLUSION: The development of TD is linked, independent of the effect of antipsychotics and older age, to an illness-related pathological process, characterized by worsening negative symptoms.