TY - JOUR
T1 - Association of the leucine-7 to proline-7 variation in the signal sequence of neuropeptide Y with major depression
AU - Koefoed, Pernille
AU - Woldbye, David Paul Drucker
AU - Hansen, Thomas v.O
AU - Eplov, Lene F
AU - Christiansen, Søren Hofman Oliveira
AU - Mors, Ole
AU - Kessing, Lars Vedel
AU - Werge, Thomas
AU - Kaipio, Katja
AU - Pesonen, Ullamani
AU - Fahmy, Thomas
AU - Mellerup, Erling Thyge
AU - Jakobsen, Klaus D
AU - Hansen, Elsebeth S
AU - Knudsen, Gitte Moos
AU - Bukh, Jens D
AU - Bock, Camilla
AU - Lindberg, Camilla
AU - Kristensen, Ann S
AU - Dam, Henrik
AU - Nordentoft, Merete
AU - Als, Thomas D
AU - Wang, August G.
AU - Gether, Ulrik
AU - Rehfeld, Jens Frederik
AU - Bolwig, Tom Gert
PY - 2012/4
Y1 - 2012/4
N2 - Objective: There is clear evidence of a genetic component in major depression, and several studies indicate that neuropeptide Y (NPY) could play an important role in the pathophysiology of the disease. A well-known polymorphism encoding the substitution of leucine to proline in the signal peptide sequence of NPY (Leu7Pro variation) was previously found to protect against depression. Our study aimed at replicating this association in a large Danish population with major depression. Method: Leu7Pro was studied in a sample of depressed patients and ethnically matched controls, as well as psychiatric disease controls with schizophrenia. Possible functional consequences of Leu7Pro were explored in vitro. Results: In contrast to previous studies, Pro7 appeared to be a risk allele for depression, being significantly more frequent in the depression sample (5.5%, n = 593; p = 0.009; odds ratio, OR: 1.46) as compared to ethnically matched controls (3.8%, n = 2912), while schizophrenia patients (4.1%, n = 503) did not differ. In vitro, the Pro7 substitution appeared to be associated with reduced levels of NPY without affecting its mRNA level. Conclusion: The Leu7Pro variation may increase the risk of major depression, possibly by affecting the biosynthesis of NPY.
AB - Objective: There is clear evidence of a genetic component in major depression, and several studies indicate that neuropeptide Y (NPY) could play an important role in the pathophysiology of the disease. A well-known polymorphism encoding the substitution of leucine to proline in the signal peptide sequence of NPY (Leu7Pro variation) was previously found to protect against depression. Our study aimed at replicating this association in a large Danish population with major depression. Method: Leu7Pro was studied in a sample of depressed patients and ethnically matched controls, as well as psychiatric disease controls with schizophrenia. Possible functional consequences of Leu7Pro were explored in vitro. Results: In contrast to previous studies, Pro7 appeared to be a risk allele for depression, being significantly more frequent in the depression sample (5.5%, n = 593; p = 0.009; odds ratio, OR: 1.46) as compared to ethnically matched controls (3.8%, n = 2912), while schizophrenia patients (4.1%, n = 503) did not differ. In vitro, the Pro7 substitution appeared to be associated with reduced levels of NPY without affecting its mRNA level. Conclusion: The Leu7Pro variation may increase the risk of major depression, possibly by affecting the biosynthesis of NPY.
U2 - 10.1111/j.1601-5215.2011.00600.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1601-5215.2011.00600.x
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 26952950
SN - 0924-2708
VL - 24
SP - 81
EP - 90
JO - Acta Neuropsychiatrica
JF - Acta Neuropsychiatrica
IS - 2
ER -