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The Catechol-O-Methyltransferase Polymorphism: Relations to the Tonic–Phasic Dopamine Hypothesis and Neuropsychiatric Phenotypes

Bilder, Robert M, Volavka, Jan, Lachman, Herbert M, Grace, Anthony A·2004·Neuropsychopharmacology
DOI 10.1038/sj.npp.1300542
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Diverse phenotypic associations with the catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) Val158Met polymorphism have been reported. We suggest that some of the complex effects of this polymorphism be understood from the perspective of the tonic-phasic dopamine (DA) hypothesis. We hypothesize that the COMT Met allele (associated with low enzyme activity) results in increased levels of tonic DA and reciprocal reductions in phasic DA in subcortical regions and increased D1 transmission cortically. This pattern of effects is hypothesized to yield increased stability but decreased flexibility of neural network activation states that underlie important aspects of working memory and executive functions; these effects may be beneficial or detrimental depending on the phenotype, a range of endogenous factors, and environmental exigencies. The literature on phenotypic associations of the COMT Val158Met polymorphism is reviewed, highlighting areas where this hypothesis may have explanatory value, and pointing to possible directions for refinement of relevant phenotypes and experimental evaluation of this hypothesis.

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Authors
Bilder, R. M., Volavka, J., Lachman, H. M., & Grace, A. A.
Affiliations
  • University of California, Los Angeles (US)
  • Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research (US)
  • Albert Einstein College of Medicine (US)
  • University of Pittsburgh (US)
Corresponding author
Bilder, Robert M
ORCID
Venue
Neuropsychopharmacology
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2004-08-11
Volume
29
Issue
11
Pages
1943-1961
ISSN
  • 0893-133X (ISSN-L)
  • 1740-634X
DOI
10.1038/sj.npp.1300542
OpenAlex
W1997343027
Cited by
769
References
173
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FWCI
2.35
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
Locations
  • Neuropsychopharmacology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Life Sciences › Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics › Pharmacology › Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Schizophrenia research and treatment
Keywords
catechol-O-methyltransferase, COMT Val158Met polymorphism, tonic dopamine, phasic dopamine, dopamine D1 receptor, working memory, executive function, neuropsychiatric phenotypes
MeSH terms
Animals, Mental Disorders, Catechol O-Methyltransferase, Dopamine, Humans, Phenotype, Polymorphism, Genetic

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