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Epigenetic signature of panic disorder: A role of glutamate decarboxylase 1 (GAD1) DNA hypomethylation?

Domschke, Katharina, Tidow, Nicola, Schrempf, Marie, Schwarte, Kathrin, Klauke, Benedikt, Reif, Andreas, Kersting, Anette, Arolt, Volker +2 more·2013·Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Abstract

Glutamate decarboxylases (GAD67/65; GAD1/GAD2) are crucially involved in gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) synthesis and thus were repeatedly suggested to play an important role in the pathogenesis of anxiety disorders. In the present study, DNA methylation patterns in the GAD1 and GAD2 promoter and GAD1 intron 2 regions were investigated for association with panic disorder, with particular attention to possible effects of environmental factors. Sixty-five patients with panic disorder (f=44, m=21) and 65 matched healthy controls were analyzed for DNA methylation status at 38 GAD1 promoter/intron2 and 10 GAD2 promoter CpG sites via direct sequencing of sodium bisulfate treated DNA extracted from blood cells. Recent positive and negative life events were ascertained. Patients and controls were genotyped for GAD1 rs3762556, rs3791878 and rs3762555, all of which are located in the analyzed promoter region. Patients with panic disorder exhibited significantly lower average GAD1 methylation than healthy controls (p<0.001), particularly at three CpG sites in the promoter as well as in intron 2. The occurrence of negative life events was correlated with relatively decreased average methylation mainly in the female subsample (p=0.01). GAD1 SNP rs3762555 conferred a significantly lower methylation at three GAD1 intron 2 CpG sites (p<0.001). No differential methylation was observed in the GAD2 gene. The present pilot data suggest a potentially compensatory role of GAD1 gene hypomethylation in panic disorder possibly mediating the influence of negative life events and depending on genetic variation. Future studies are warranted to replicate the present finding in independent samples, preferably in a longitudinal design.

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Authors
Domschke, K., Tidow, N., Schrempf, M., Schwarte, K., Klauke, B., Reif, A., Kersting, A., Arolt, V., Zwanzger, P., & Deckert, J.
Affiliations
  • University of Münster (DE)
  • University of Würzburg (DE)
  • Leipzig University (DE)
Corresponding author
Domschke, Katharina
Venue
Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2013-10
Volume
46
Pages
189-196
ISSN
0278-5846 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2021501413
Cited by
87
References
58
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FWCI
3.13
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
Keywords
panic disorder, GAD1, DNA hypomethylation, DNA methylation, GABA synthesis, anxiety disorders, negative life events, promoter CpG sites, intron 2, single nucleotide polymorphisms, epigenetics, sex differences
MeSH terms
Adult, Base Sequence, Female, Glutamate Decarboxylase, Humans, Male, Molecular Sequence Data, Pilot Projects, Panic Disorder, DNA Methylation, Epigenesis, Genetic, Young Adult

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