Cole Leslie, Cernasev Alina, Webb Katie, Kumar Santosh, Rowe A Shaun
Pathway Healthcare, LLC, 801 Hill Street, Springfield, TN 37172, USA.
Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science, College of Pharmacy, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 301 S. Perimeter Park Drive, Suite 220, Nashville, TN 37211, USA.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Mar 10;19(6):3255. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19063255.
Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) has been linked to dopamine and the neurological reward centers. Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) is an enzyme involved in the production of many neurotransmitters such as dopamine. As such, MTHFR variants that lead to decreased production of neurotransmitters may play a role in OUD. However, lacunae exist for characterizing the prevalence of the MTHFR mutations in an OUD population. The objective of this study was to determine prevalence of the MTHFR gene mutations in a rural Tennessean population with OUD. This study was a retrospective cohort of individuals with OUD that evaluated the prevalence of MTHFR variants. Patients were categorized as normal, homozygous C677T, heterozygous C677T, homozygous A1298C, or heterozygous A1298C. The primary outcome was a qualitative comparison of the prevalence of each of the MTHFR variants in our cohort to the publicly reported MTHR polymorphism prevalence. Secondary outcomes include race and ethnicity differences as well as stimulant use differences for each of the variants. A total of 232 patients undergoing care for opioid use disorder were included in the study. Of those included, 30 patients had a normal MTHFR allele and 202 had a variant MTHFR allele. Overall, the prevalence of any MTHFR variant was 87.1% (95% CI 82.6-91.4%). When comparing those with a normal MTHFR allele to those with any MTHFR variant, there was no difference in age, sex, race and ethnicity, or stimulant use. The overall prevalence of MTHFR variants in patients with opioid use disorders is high.
阿片类物质使用障碍(OUD)与多巴胺及神经奖赏中枢有关。亚甲基四氢叶酸还原酶(MTHFR)是一种参与多种神经递质(如多巴胺)生成的酶。因此,导致神经递质生成减少的MTHFR变异可能在OUD中起作用。然而,在OUD人群中对MTHFR突变的患病率进行特征描述方面仍存在空白。本研究的目的是确定田纳西州农村OUD人群中MTHFR基因突变的患病率。 本研究是一项对患有OUD的个体进行的回顾性队列研究,评估了MTHFR变异的患病率。患者被分为正常、C677T纯合子、C677T杂合子、A1298C纯合子或A1298C杂合子。主要结果是对我们队列中每种MTHFR变异的患病率与公开报告的MTHR多态性患病率进行定性比较。次要结果包括种族和民族差异以及每种变异的兴奋剂使用差异。 共有232名接受阿片类物质使用障碍治疗的患者纳入研究。其中,30名患者的MTHFR等位基因正常,202名患者的MTHFR等位基因存在变异。总体而言,任何MTHFR变异的患病率为87.1%(95%CI 82.6 - 91.4%)。将MTHFR等位基因正常的患者与有任何MTHFR变异的患者进行比较时,在年龄、性别、种族和民族或兴奋剂使用方面没有差异。 阿片类物质使用障碍患者中MTHFR变异的总体患病率很高。