Mihaljevic Marina, Franic Dusanka, Soldatovic Ivan, Lukic Iva, Petrovic Sanja Andric, Mirjanic Tijana, Stankovic Biljana, Zukic Branka, Zeljic Katarina, Gasic Vladimir, Novakovic Ivana, Pavlovic Sonja, Adzic Miroslav, Maric Nadja P
Clinic for Psychiatry, Clinical Centre of Serbia, Pasterova 2, Belgrade 11000, Serbia; Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Dr Subotica 8, Belgrade 11000, Serbia.
Department of Molecular Biology and Endocrinology, "VINČA" Institute of Nuclear Sciences - National Institute of thе Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Belgrade 1100, Serbia.
Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2021 Jun;128:105205. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2021.105205. Epub 2021 Mar 23.
Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis activity mediates the relationship between childhood trauma (CT) and psychosis. The FKBP5 gene, one of the key regulators of HPA axis activity after stress exposure, has been found associated with psychosis. Allele-specific and CT related FKBP5 demethylation in intron 7 was revealed in different psychiatric disorders. However, no studies have investigated FKBP5 methylation in subjects with different genetic liability for psychosis. A total of 144 participants were included in the study: 48 patients with psychotic disorders, 50 unaffected siblings, and 46 healthy controls. CT was assessed by Childhood Trauma Questionnaire. The FKBP5 rs1360780 was genotyped and FKBP5 methylation analyses were performed using bisulfite conversion followed by Sanger sequencing at three CpG sites in intron 7. Mixed linear model was used to assess group differences depending on rs1360780 T allele and CT. Results showed a significant T allele-dependent decrease of FKBP5 methylation in patients compared to unaffected siblings and controls. Effect of interaction between T allele and CT exposure on FKBP5 demethylation was found in controls. No effect of both risk factors (T allele and CT) on FKBP5 methylation level was found in unaffected siblings. We confirmed previous evidence of the association between the FKBP5 rs1360780 T allele, CT, and decreased FKBP5 methylation in intron 7. Allele-specific FKBP5 demethylation found in patients could shed a light on altered HPA axis activity in a subgroup of patients related to stress-induced psychosis. FKBP5 methylation and potential protective mechanisms in unaffected siblings after trauma exposure require further investigation.
下丘脑-垂体-肾上腺(HPA)轴活动介导童年创伤(CT)与精神病之间的关系。FKBP5基因是应激暴露后HPA轴活动的关键调节因子之一,已被发现与精神病有关。在不同的精神疾病中发现了内含子7中与等位基因特异性和CT相关的FKBP5去甲基化。然而,尚无研究调查具有不同精神病遗传易感性的受试者中FKBP5的甲基化情况。该研究共纳入144名参与者:48名精神病患者、50名未受影响的兄弟姐妹和46名健康对照。通过儿童创伤问卷评估CT。对FKBP5 rs1360780进行基因分型,并使用亚硫酸氢盐转化后在内含子7的三个CpG位点进行桑格测序来进行FKBP5甲基化分析。使用混合线性模型评估取决于rs1360780 T等位基因和CT的组间差异。结果显示,与未受影响的兄弟姐妹和对照相比,患者中FKBP5甲基化显著降低,且依赖于T等位基因。在对照中发现T等位基因与CT暴露之间的相互作用对FKBP5去甲基化有影响。在未受影响的兄弟姐妹中未发现这两个危险因素(T等位基因和CT)对FKBP5甲基化水平有影响。我们证实了先前关于FKBP5 rs1360780 T等位基因、CT与内含子7中FKBP5甲基化降低之间关联的证据。在患者中发现的等位基因特异性FKBP5去甲基化可能有助于揭示与应激性精神病相关的患者亚组中HPA轴活动的改变。创伤暴露后未受影响的兄弟姐妹中FKBP5甲基化及潜在的保护机制需要进一步研究。
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