Serotonin transporter genotype and acute subjective response to amphetamine

Am J Addict. 2006 Sep-Oct;15(5):327-35. doi: 10.1080/10550490600859868.

Abstract

The authors have previously shown an effect of dopamine transporter genotype on acute subjective responses to d-amphetamine, which may affect risk of addiction. They now report the results of an evaluation of the role of the serotonin transporter gene (HTT) using a double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover design in which subjects (N = 101) completed self-report measures of subjective effect. The separate and combined analyses of the gene-linked polymorphic region (5-HTTLPR) and the Intron 2 VNTR suggest that these two HTT polymorphisms may contribute to acute subjective responses to d-amphetamine with a small effect.

Publication types

  • Randomized Controlled Trial
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Affect / drug effects*
  • Alleles
  • Amphetamine-Related Disorders / genetics*
  • Amphetamine-Related Disorders / psychology
  • Arousal / drug effects
  • Arousal / genetics
  • Cross-Over Studies
  • Dextroamphetamine / pharmacology*
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Double-Blind Method
  • Female
  • Gene Frequency / genetics
  • Genotype*
  • Humans
  • Introns / genetics*
  • Male
  • Minisatellite Repeats / genetics*
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Polymorphism, Genetic / genetics*
  • Serotonin Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins / genetics*
  • Substance-Related Disorders / genetics
  • Substance-Related Disorders / psychology

Substances

  • Serotonin Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins
  • Dextroamphetamine