• Gennady M. Zharinov
  • Sergei E. Khalchitsky
  • Alexandre Loktionov
  • Marina V. Sogoyan
  • Yulia V. Khutoryanskaya
  • Natalia Yu Neklasova
  • Oleg A. Bogomolov
  • Ilya V. Smirnov
  • Marina P. Samoilovich
  • Vladimir N. Skakun
  • Sergei V. Vissarionov
  • Vladimir N. Anisimov

Polymorphisms of neurotransmitter metabolism genes were studied in patients with prostate cancer (PC) characterized by either reduced or extended serum prostate-specific antigen doubling time (PSADT) corresponding to unfavorable and favorable disease prognosis respectively. The ‘unfavorable prognosis’ group (40 cases) was defined by PSADT ≤ 2 months, whereas patients in the ‘favorable prognosis’ group (67 cases) had PSADT ≥ 30 months. The following gene polymorphisms known to be associated with neuropsychiatric disorders were investigated: a) the STin2 VNTR in the serotonin transporter SLC6A4 gene; b) the 30-bp VNTR in the monoamine oxidase A MAOA gene; c) the Val158Met polymorphism in the catechol-ortho-methyltransferase COMT gene; d) the promoter region C-521T polymorphism and the 48 VNTR in the third exon of the dopamine receptor DRD4 gene. The STin2 12R/10R variant of the SLC6A4 gene (OR = 2.278; 95% CI = 0.953–5.444) and the -521T/T homozygosity of the DRD4 gene (OR = 1.579; 95% CI = 0.663–3.761) tended to be overrepresented in PC patients with unfavorable disease prognosis. These gene variants are regarded as protective against schizophrenia, and the observed trend may be directly related to a reduced PC risk described for schizophrenia patients. These results warrant further investigation of the potential role of neurotransmitter metabolism gene polymorphisms in PC pathogenesis.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)698-707
Number of pages10
JournalOncotarget
Volume12
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - 30 Mar 2021
Externally publishedYes

    Scopus subject areas

  • Oncology

    Research areas

  • Disease prognosis, Neurotransmitters metabolism genes, Prostate cancer, Prostate-specific antigen, Psychiatric disorders

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