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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION
卷 22, 期 1, 页码 87-91出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1038/ajh.2008.321
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- NIAAA [K23AA014188, K05AA017435]
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM [K05AA017435, U10AA011783, K23AA014188] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
BACKGROUND Heavy drinking can cause chronic hypertension, possibly due to effects on the autonomic nervous system. Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) inactivates catecholamines, and a G to A substitution in codon 108 in the soluble COMT mRNA (or codon 158 in the membrane-bound form) substitutes methionine for valine and alters enzyme activity. METHODS We evaluated the association of COMT genotype at this locus with blood pressure (BP) in 839 alcohol-dependent individuals before and during participation in an alcoholism treatment trial. Hierarchical linear models were used to account for within-subject correlation on repeated BP measurements, and findings were adjusted for age, gender, ethnicity, alcohol use, body mass index, current smoking, hypertension history, and study site. RESULTS Relative to those with the val-val genotype, those with the met-met genotype had higher adjusted systolic (+4.9 mm Hg, P < 0.01) and diastolic (+3.2 mm Hg, P < 0,01) 1313 at baseline. Those with the val-met genotype did not significantly differ from the val-val genotype. Changes in BP between baseline and 4 weeks of alcohol treatment also differed by genotype, Relative to the val-val genotype, the met-met genotype had a greater reduction in adjusted systolic pressure (-3.9 mm Hg, P < 0.01) and diastolic pressure (-2.8 mm Hg, P < 0.01). Corresponding relative reductions for the val-met genotype were -2.2 mm Hg systolic (P = 0.070) and -1.5 mm Hg diastolic (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION Findings suggest that alcohol-induced BP elevation may be related to the effects of catecholamines and their genetically determined inactivation.
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