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Article: Opposite Effects of Catechol-O-Methyltransferase Val158Met on Cortical Function in Healthy Subjects and Patients with Schizophrenia

TitleOpposite Effects of Catechol-O-Methyltransferase Val158Met on Cortical Function in Healthy Subjects and Patients with Schizophrenia
Authors
KeywordsCatechol-O-methyltransferase
cerebral cortex
cognitive symptoms
dopamine
imaging
schizophrenia
Issue Date2009
PublisherElsevier Inc. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/biopsychiat
Citation
Biological Psychiatry, 2009, v. 65 n. 6, p. 473-480 How to Cite?
AbstractBackground: Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) is essential for dopamine metabolism in the brain, and normal variation in the COMT Val158Met polymorphism can influence regional brain function during cognitive tasks. How this is affected when central dopamine function is perturbed is unclear. We addressed this by comparing the effects of COMT Val158Met genotype on cortical activation during a task of executive functions in healthy and schizophrenic subjects. Methods: We studied 90 subjects comprising 48 healthy volunteers (15 Met158/Met158, 20 Val158/Met158, and 13 Val158/Val158) and 42 patients with DSM-IV schizophrenia (13 Met158/Met158, 17 Val158/Met158, and 12 Val158/Val158). Subjects were studied with functional magnetic resonance imaging while performing a verbal fluency task, with performance recorded online. Main effects of genotype and diagnosis and their interaction on cortical activation and functional connectivity were assessed using SPM5. Results: In the right peri-Sylvian cortex, the Met158 allele of the COMT Val158Met polymorphism was associated with greater activation than the Val158 allele in control subjects; the converse applied in patients (Z = 4.3; false discovery rate p = .04). There was also a strong trend for a group × genotype interaction on functional connectivity between this right peri-Sylvian region and the left anterior insula/operculum (Z = 3.4; p < .001, uncorrected). These findings were independent of between-group differences in task performance, medication, demographic factors, or IQ. Conclusions: Frontotemporal function during verbal generation is modulated by variation in COMT genotype. This effect is altered in schizophrenia, which may reflect the perturbation of central dopamine function associated with the disorder. © 2009 Society of Biological Psychiatry.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/141837
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2023 Impact Factor: 9.6
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 3.786
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dc.contributor.authorPrata, DPen_HK
dc.contributor.authorMechelli, Aen_HK
dc.contributor.authorFu, CHYen_HK
dc.contributor.authorPicchioni, Men_HK
dc.contributor.authorKane, Fen_HK
dc.contributor.authorKalidindi, Sen_HK
dc.contributor.authorMcDonald, Cen_HK
dc.contributor.authorHowes, Oen_HK
dc.contributor.authorKravariti, Een_HK
dc.contributor.authorDemjaha, Aen_HK
dc.contributor.authorToulopoulou, Ten_HK
dc.contributor.authorDiforti, Men_HK
dc.contributor.authorMurray, RMen_HK
dc.contributor.authorCollier, DAen_HK
dc.contributor.authorMcGuire, PKen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2011-09-27T03:02:58Z-
dc.date.available2011-09-27T03:02:58Z-
dc.date.issued2009en_HK
dc.identifier.citationBiological Psychiatry, 2009, v. 65 n. 6, p. 473-480en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0006-3223en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/141837-
dc.description.abstractBackground: Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) is essential for dopamine metabolism in the brain, and normal variation in the COMT Val158Met polymorphism can influence regional brain function during cognitive tasks. How this is affected when central dopamine function is perturbed is unclear. We addressed this by comparing the effects of COMT Val158Met genotype on cortical activation during a task of executive functions in healthy and schizophrenic subjects. Methods: We studied 90 subjects comprising 48 healthy volunteers (15 Met158/Met158, 20 Val158/Met158, and 13 Val158/Val158) and 42 patients with DSM-IV schizophrenia (13 Met158/Met158, 17 Val158/Met158, and 12 Val158/Val158). Subjects were studied with functional magnetic resonance imaging while performing a verbal fluency task, with performance recorded online. Main effects of genotype and diagnosis and their interaction on cortical activation and functional connectivity were assessed using SPM5. Results: In the right peri-Sylvian cortex, the Met158 allele of the COMT Val158Met polymorphism was associated with greater activation than the Val158 allele in control subjects; the converse applied in patients (Z = 4.3; false discovery rate p = .04). There was also a strong trend for a group × genotype interaction on functional connectivity between this right peri-Sylvian region and the left anterior insula/operculum (Z = 3.4; p < .001, uncorrected). These findings were independent of between-group differences in task performance, medication, demographic factors, or IQ. Conclusions: Frontotemporal function during verbal generation is modulated by variation in COMT genotype. This effect is altered in schizophrenia, which may reflect the perturbation of central dopamine function associated with the disorder. © 2009 Society of Biological Psychiatry.en_HK
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisherElsevier Inc. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/biopsychiaten_HK
dc.relation.ispartofBiological Psychiatryen_HK
dc.subjectCatechol-O-methyltransferaseen_HK
dc.subjectcerebral cortexen_HK
dc.subjectcognitive symptomsen_HK
dc.subjectdopamineen_HK
dc.subjectimagingen_HK
dc.subjectschizophreniaen_HK
dc.titleOpposite Effects of Catechol-O-Methyltransferase Val158Met on Cortical Function in Healthy Subjects and Patients with Schizophreniaen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
dc.identifier.emailToulopoulou, T:timothea@hku.hken_HK
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dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.biopsych.2008.09.027en_HK
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