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. 2016 Feb;8(2):181-95.
doi: 10.2217/epi.15.110. Epub 2016 Jan 21.

Variability of response to methadone: genome-wide DNA methylation analysis in two independent cohorts

Cynthia Marie-Claire  1   2   3 , Severine Crettol  4 , Nicolas Cagnard  5 , Vanessa Bloch  1   2   3 , Stéphane Mouly  1   2   3 , Jean-Louis Laplanche  1   2   3 , Frank Bellivier  1   2   3   6 , Jean-Pierre Lepine  1   2   3   6 , Chin Eap  4 , Florence Vorspan  1   2   3   6
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Variability of response to methadone: genome-wide DNA methylation analysis in two independent cohorts

Cynthia Marie-Claire et al. Epigenomics. 2016 Feb.

Abstract

Aim: Methadone maintenance treatment is characterized by large interindividual dose variability. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether DNA methylations are associated with daily dose of methadone.

Materials & methods: Subjects stabilized at high (n = 12) or low (n = 12) methadone doses were selected from two independent cohorts (French and Swiss). DNA methylation patterns were analyzed using HumanMethylation450 BeadChips.

Results: In total, 584 differentially methylated sites were identified in the French cohort corresponding to 352 genes. Of these, 26 were replicated in the Swiss cohort. The methylation status of 13 genes varied similarly in both cohorts and calcium signaling pathway was significantly enriched.

Conclusion: Our results indicate that differentially methylated sites are associated with methadone daily dose and give insights into the molecular pathways underlying this interindividual dose variability.

Keywords: DNA methylation; addiction; biomarkers; epigenetics; heroin; methadone.

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