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Correlation between hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis gene polymorphisms and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms.
Hormones and Behavior ( IF 3.5 ) Pub Date : 2019-11-06 , DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2019.104604 Kunlin Zhang 1 , Li Wang 1 , Gen Li 1 , Chengqi Cao 2 , Ruojiao Fang 1 , Ping Liu 3 , Shu Luo 3 , Xiangyang Zhang 1
Hormones and Behavior ( IF 3.5 ) Pub Date : 2019-11-06 , DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2019.104604 Kunlin Zhang 1 , Li Wang 1 , Gen Li 1 , Chengqi Cao 2 , Ruojiao Fang 1 , Ping Liu 3 , Shu Luo 3 , Xiangyang Zhang 1
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BACKGROUND
The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis is the main neuroendocrine system that controls stress responses, including fear learning. To further understand the correlation between the HPA axis and stress- and fear-related symptoms in humans, the current study investigated the relationship between HPA axis gene polymorphisms and a stress- and fear-related disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This is the first study that systematically investigates the correlations between HPA axis genes and distinct PTSD symptom clusters.
METHODS
Participants included 1132 Chinese earthquake survivors (772 women and 360 men). PTSD symptoms were measured by the PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5), and the severity (total symptoms) and symptom clusters were calculated according to the hybrid seven-factor model of DSM-5 PTSD. We genotyped eight single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of three HPA axis genes, including FKBP5, CRHR1 and CRHR2.
RESULTS
The main effects of the CRHR2 SNP rs2267715 were associated with PTSD severity (P = 0.0035) and all PTSD symptom clusters except dysphoric arousal (P ranging from 0.0011 to 0.048). In women, a gene-environment interaction (G × E) effect of FKBP5 (rs3800373 × trauma exposure) was correlated with PTSD severity (P = 0.038), externalizing behaviors, anxious arousal and dysphoric arousal symptoms (P ranging from 0.014 to 0.028); the G × E effect of CRHR1 (rs4458044 × trauma exposure) was associated with anxious arousal symptoms (P = 0.016). In men, a gene-gene interaction (G × G) effect of FKBP5-CRHR1 (rs9470080 × rs4458044) was associated with PTSD severity (P = 0.0091), intrusion, negative affect, externalizing behaviors and anxious arousal (P ranging 0.012-0.049).
CONCLUSION
Our results systematically revealed that the main effects and G × E and G × G effects of some genetic polymorphisms of HPA axis genes are involved in the severity and distinct symptom clusters of PTSD.
更新日期：2019-11-06
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