期刊
BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH
卷 195, 期 1, 页码 159-163出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2008.05.015
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5-HTTLPR; Decision-making; Fronto-subcortical circuit; Iowa gambling task; Obsessive-compulsive disorder; Orbitofrontal cortex; Executive function
Objective: Decision-making impairment is an important feature of some psychiatric disorders, such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and substance-use disorders, and is associated with dysfunction of the fronto-subcortical circuit, mainly the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC). Several data reports support significant correlations between decision-making impairment and the serotonin system. Thus, this neuro-transmission system may be a major step in some cognitive features, particularly in OCD because serotonin is associated with this disorder. Therefore, the serotonin transporter promoter polymorphism (5-HTTLPR) may be related to the modulation of these cognitive characteristics. in a sample of Caucasian OCD patients, we explored the link between decision-making and the 5-HTTLPR. Method: We used the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT) to measure decision-making in 49 OCD patients, according to the DSM-IV criteria. All patients were submitted to Y-BOCS, BDI, BAI, the Raven Progressive Matrices, the Continuous Performance Task, and the Trail Making Test. We grouped S- and/or Lg-carriers in view of the fact that these act in a nearly dominant way. Results: On IGT, S- and/or Lg-carriers had significantly lower scores on the third, fourth, and fifth blocks. These findings were confirmed after adjusting for clinical and cognitive variables. Discussion: Inconclusive findings about the link between OCD and 5-HTTLPR may be better elucidated by studying OCD subgroups that could be more related in some genetic characteristics. Based on our study, low performance on IGT is associated with S- and/or Lg-carriers. Conclusion: Our results corroborate the hypothesis that the pattern of neuropsychological functioning observed in previous studies may constitute a biological marker or heritable endophenotype of CCD. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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