Journal
DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE
Volume 109, Issue 1-3, Pages 252-256Publisher
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2010.01.005
Keywords
Naltrexone; mu-Opioid receptor; Polymorphism; Rhesus macaque; Pharmacogenetic
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Funding
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) [AA016194, MH077995, DA025697, MH082507, AA016179, AA016828, RR00168]
- NEPRC Primate Genetics Core
- NATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH RESOURCES [P51RR000168] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH [F32MH082507, R21MH077995] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM [R01AA016179, R21AA016194, R01AA016828] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE [K02DA025697] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
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Background: Variation at the human mu-opioid receptor has been associated with alcohol abuse. The A118G (N40D) polymorphism in humans is functionally mimicked by the C77G (P268) polymorphism in rhesus monkeys; both show similar in vitro influences on ligand binding and in vivo correlations with physiological measures as well as behavioral measures including predilection towards alcohol consumption. Naltrexone, an antagonist at the receptor, has been used to treat alcoholism in humans and has been reported to show differences in effectiveness depending on genotype. Methods: Here we describe a study in which we a priori selected rhesus monkeys based on genotype at the OPRM1 C77G single nucleotide polymorphism, trained them to self-administer alcohol, and assessed naltrexone responsiveness. Results: Alcohol intake in rhesus monkeys varied with genotype across a range of alcohol concentrations (0.5-4%, w/v) such that animals with the G/G genotype drank consistently more alcohol than those animals with the C/C genotype. Additionally, naltrexone attenuated alcohol drinking in a dose- and genotype-dependent manner. Animals harboring the G/G genotype were more sensitive to the effects of naltrexone and showed greater reductions in alcohol consumption at lower naltrexone doses compared to animals with a C/G or C/C genotype. Conclusions: This preliminary study demonstrates a pharmacogenomic response to naltrexone in rhesus monkeys that parallels that seen in humans. This finding provides a basis for developing a pharmacogenetic animal model for naltrexone effect that can expand further our understanding of the causes and treatments of alcohol use disorders. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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