title: Neuropeptide S receptor gene (NPSR) and life events: G × E effects on anxiety sensitivity and its subdimensions.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The pathogenesis of anxiety is assumed to be interactively influenced by genetic and environmental factors. Thus, a gene-environment interaction (G × E) study of the neuropeptide S receptor gene (NPSR) A/T polymorphism (rs324981) and life events was conducted with respect to anxiety sensitivity (AS) as an intermediate phenotype of anxiety disorders.
  
  
  METHODS
  A sample of 475 healthy German subjects was genotyped for NPSR and assessed for AS, childhood maltreatment (CTQ) and recent life events (LTE). Influences on AS and its subdimensions were determined by a step-wise hierarchical regression and a multiple indicator multiple cause (MIMIC) model.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Significant main effects of NPSR and CTQ as well as significant G × E were observed, with T/T homozygosity and a high CTQ score resulting in increased anxiety sensitivity. MIMIC modelling yielded association of AS subfactor "concern about mental/cognitive incapacitation" and the basal somatic subdimension "concern about physical sensations" to be associated with CTQ and its interaction with NPSR, while the acute somatic subfactor "concern about heart/lung failure" was associated with NPSR and its interaction with LTE.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Results indicate G × E effects of the more active NPSR rs324981 T allele and life events on AS with differential effects of temporally proximal and distal factors on specific AS subdimensions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy , University of Muenster , Germany.
authors.forename: Benedikt
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Klauke
authors.forename: Jürgen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Deckert
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zwanzger
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Baumann
authors.forename: Volker
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Arolt
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pauli
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Reif
authors.forename: Katharina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Domschke
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000209:etiology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000523:psychology; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D059647:Gene-Environment Interaction; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D010641:Phenotype; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled / Q000235:genetics*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: C484532:NPSR1 protein, human; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled