Journal
MEDICAL SCIENCE MONITOR
Volume 27, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
INT SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION, INC
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.930421
Keywords
Alcohol Abstinence; Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor; Protein Precursors; Polymorphism; Single Nucleotide
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Funding
- Applied Basic Research Foundation of Yunnan Province (CN) [2017FE468(-101)]
- Medical and Health Science and Technology Project of Kunming Health Committee [2018-03-09-001]
- Graduate Innovation Fund Project of Kunming Medical University [2019S062]
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The study aimed to investigate the relationships between the BDNF gene Val66Met polymorphism and the plasma levels of proBDNF and mBDNF in patients with alcohol dependence. The results showed no association between the Val66Met polymorphism and alcohol dependence, but the levels of proBDNF were increased and mBDNF were decreased in the alcohol dependence group, correlating with alcohol consumption and drinking history.
Background: In a previous study, we reported that pro-brain-derived neurotrophic factor (proBDNF) was involved in the pathology of alcohol dependence, and the single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) Val66Met was located at the prodomain of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor gene (BDNF). This polymorphism has been reported to affect intracellular trafficking and activity-dependent secretion of BDNF. Our present research investigated the relationships between the BDNFVal66Met polymorphism and the plasma levels of proBDNF and mature brain derived neurotrophic factor (mBDNF) in patients with alcohol dependence. Material/Methods: The BDNF gene Val66Met polymorphism was genotyped in 59 alcohol-dependent patients and 37 age-and sex-matched controls, and the plasma levels of proBDNF and mBDNF were assessed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in all participants. Results: No association was found between the BDNF gene Val66Met polymorphism and alcohol dependence (P>0.05). In comparison with the control group, the level of plasma proBDNF in the alcohol-dependence group was notably increased (Z=-2.228, P=0.026), while the level of mBDNF was remarkedly decreased (Z=-2.014, P=0.044). In the alcohol-dependence group, significant associations were not found between the Val66Met polymorphisms and proBDNF and mBDNF plasma levels (P>0.05). The plasma level of proBDNF was positively correlated with the average daily alcohol consumption in the last month (r=0.344, P=0.008) and drinking history (r=0.317, P=0.014), while the plasma level of mBDNF had negative effects (r=-0.361, P=0.005, with the average daily alcohol consumption; r=-0.427, P=0.001, with drinking history). Conclusions: The BDNF gene Val66Met polymorphism does not appear to affect the secretion of proBDNF and mBDNF in Chinese patients with alcohol dependence. Furthermore, this study reconfirmed that the plasma levels of proBDNF and mBDNF were correlated with the average daily alcohol consumption in the last month and with drinking history.
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