Impact of CYP2A6 Activity on Nicotine Reinforcement and Cue Reactivity in Daily Smokers
Butler, Kevin, Chenoweth, M, El-Boraie, A, Giratallah, H, Kowalczyk, W, Heishman, S, Tyndale, RF and Le Foll, B (2021) Impact of CYP2A6 Activity on Nicotine Reinforcement and Cue Reactivity in Daily Smokers. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 23 (10). pp. 1735-1743. ISSN 1469-994X
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Abstract
Introduction: Variation in CYP2A6, the primary enzyme responsible for nicotine metabolism, is associated with nicotine dependence, cigarette consumption, and abstinence outcomes in smokers. The impact of CYP2A6 activity on nicotine reinforcement and tobacco cue-reactivity, mechanisms that may contribute to these previous associations, has not been fully evaluated.
Aims and Methods: CYP2A6 activity was indexed using 3 genetic approaches in 104 daily smokers completing forced choice and cue-induced craving tasks assessing nicotine reinforcement and tobacco cue-reactivity, respectively. First, smokers were stratified by the presence or absence of reduced/loss-of-function CYP2A6 gene variants (normal vs. reduced metabolizers). As nicotine metabolite ratio (NMR) is a reliable biomarker of CYP2A6 activity, our second and third approaches used additional genetic variants identified in genome-wide association studies of NMR to create a weighted genetic risk score (wGRS) to stratify smokers (fast vs. slow metabolizers) and calculate a wGRS-derived NMR.
Results: Controlling for race and sex, normal metabolizers (vs. reduced) selected a greater proportion of puffs from nicotine-containing cigarettes (vs. denicotinized) on the forced-choice task (p = .031). In confirmatory analyses, wGRS-based stratification (fast vs. slow metabolizers) produced similar findings. Additionally, wGRS-derived NMR, which correlated with actual NMR assessed in a subset of participants (n = 55), was positively associated with the proportion of puffs from nicotine-containing cigarettes controlling for race and sex (p = .015). None of the CYP2A6 indices were associated with tobacco cue-reactivity in minimally deprived smokers.
Conclusions: Findings suggest increased nicotine reinforcement is exhibited by smokers with high CYP2A6 activity, which may contribute to heavier smoking and poorer cessation outcomes previously reported in faster metabolizers.
Implications: CYP2A6 activity is a key determinant of smoking behavior and outcomes. Therefore, these findings support the targeting of CYP2A6 activity, either therapeutically or as a clinically relevant biomarker in a precision medicine approach, for tobacco use disorder treatment.
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Item ID: 14084 |
Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntab064 |
ISSN: 1469-994X |
URI: http://sure.sunderland.ac.uk/id/eprint/14084 | Official URL: https://academic.oup.com/ntr/article/23/10/1735/62... |
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Date Deposited: 04 Oct 2021 14:21 |
Last Modified: 25 Jan 2022 08:50 |
Author: | Kevin Butler |
Author: | M Chenoweth |
Author: | A El-Boraie |
Author: | H Giratallah |
Author: | W Kowalczyk |
Author: | S Heishman |
Author: | RF Tyndale |
Author: | B Le Foll |
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Psychology > Psychology
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