CYP2D6 P34S Polymorphism and Mirtazapine Responses in Koreans with Major Depression
- Authors
- Jeon, Si-On; Chang, Hun Soo; Lee, Hwa-Young; Ham, Byung-Joo; Kang, Rhee-Hun; Jeong, Yoo-Jung; Lee, Min-Soo
- Issue Date
- Dec-2009
- Publisher
- The Korean Society of Toxicogenomics and Toxicoproteomics
- Keywords
- CYP2D6; Major depressive disorder; Mirtazapine; Treatment response
- Citation
- Molecular & Cellular Toxicology, v.5, no.4, pp 346 - 353
- Pages
- 8
- Indexed
- SCIE
KCICANDI
- Journal Title
- Molecular & Cellular Toxicology
- Volume
- 5
- Number
- 4
- Start Page
- 346
- End Page
- 353
- URI
- https://scholarworks.korea.ac.kr/kumedicine/handle/2020.sw.kumedicine/43720
- ISSN
- 1738-642X
2092-8467
- Abstract
- Drug metabolism is a critical determinant of the therapeutic and adverse effects of many psychotropic drugs. The metabolism depends on the pharmacokinetics of a drug, which includes its absorption, distribution, and elimination. Psychotropic drugs are metabolized mainly by cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes; about 20 of these enzymes exist and they are often responsible for the rate-limiting step of drug metabolism. CYP2D6 is the best-characterized P450 enzyme that exhibits polymorphism in humans. This study determined the relationship between the CYP2D6*10 (P34S) polymorphism and the response to mirtazapine in 153 Koreans with major depressive disorder (MDD). The genotype frequencies were compared using logistic regression analysis, and between-genotype differences in the decrease in the 21-item Hamilton Depression (HAMD21) score over the 12-week treatment period were analyzed using a linear regression analysis. The proportion of remitters was lower in patients with MDD possessing the S allele than in P allele carriers after 2 weeks of mirtazapine treatment. Similarly, the reductions in the HAMD21 and Clinical Global Impression (CGI) scores in S allele carriers were smaller than those in patients with the P allele after 2 weeks of mirtazapine treatment. In the analysis of depression symptoms, the sleep and delusion scores had smaller reductions in S allele carriers. Based on the Liverpool University Neuroleptic Side Effect Rating Scale (LUNSERS), the psychic adverse effects of mirtazapine were associated with CYP2D6 P34S, while weight gain was not. These results suggest that CYP2D6 P34S affects the outcome of mirtazapine treatment in patients with MDD, and that this polymorphism may be a good genetic marker for predicting the clinical outcome of mirtazapine treatment.
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