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Association study of receptor genes between heroin addicts and controls.

Szeto Yi Ki. / Thesis submitted in: December 2000. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 83-113). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Acknowledgement --- p.iv / Abstract --- p.v / List of Abbreviations --- p.ix / Chapter CHATPER ONE --- INTRODUCTION / Chapter 1.1 --- Heroin --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1.1 --- Historical Background --- p.2 / Chapter 1.1.2 --- Manufacturing of Heroin --- p.5 / Chapter 1.1.3 --- Route of Administration and Absorption Rate --- p.6 / Chapter 1.1.4 --- Metabolism of Heroin --- p.8 / Chapter 1.1.5 --- Physical and Psychological Effects of Heroin --- p.9 / Chapter 1.2 --- Opioid Receptors --- p.10 / Chapter 1.2.1 --- Mu Opioid Receptors (MOR) --- p.11 / Chapter 1.2.2 --- Kappa Opioid Receptors (KOR) --- p.14 / Chapter 1.2.3 --- Delta Opioid Receptors (DOR) --- p.15 / Chapter 1.3 --- Dopamine Receptors --- p.17 / Chapter 1.4 --- Dopamine Transporter (DAT) --- p.19 / Chapter 1.5 --- Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid (GABA) Receptors --- p.21 / Chapter 1.6 --- Mesocorticolimbic Pathway --- p.22 / Chapter 1.6.1 --- Neural Substrates of Drug Reinforcement --- p.25 / Chapter 1.6.2 --- Molecular and Cellular Basis of Addiction --- p.26 / Chapter 1.6.3 --- Intracellular Substrates of Relapse --- p.29 / Chapter 1.7 --- Environmental Factors in Drug Addiction --- p.30 / Chapter 1.8 --- Genetic Factors in Drug Addiction --- p.32 / Chapter 1.9 --- Aim of Project --- p.35 / Chapter CHAPTER TWO --- MATERIALS AND METHODS / Chapter 2.1 --- Recruitment of Subjects 、 --- p.39 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- Heroin-dependent Subjects --- p.39 / Chapter 2.1.1.1 --- Phenotype Assessment --- p.39 / Chapter 2.1.1.2 --- Establishment of Socio-demographic Data --- p.40 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- Control Subjects --- p.42 / Chapter 2.2 --- DNA Extraction --- p.42 / Chapter 2.3 --- Genotyping --- p.43 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- A118G Polymorphism in Exon 1 of the Human MOR (hMOR) Gene --- p.43 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- C1031G Polymorphism in Intron 2 of the hMOR Gene --- p.45 / Chapter 2.3.3 --- T921C Polymorphism in Exon 3 of the Human DOR (hDOR) Gene --- p.46 / Chapter 2.3.4 --- 3'VNTR Polymorphism of the DAT Gene --- p.47 / Chapter 2.3.5 --- TaqI A Polymorphism of the DRD2 Gene --- p.48 / Chapter 2.3.6 --- NciI Polymorphism of the GABRG2 Gene --- p.48 / Chapter 2.4 --- DNA Sequencing --- p.49 / Chapter 2.5 --- Statistical Analysis --- p.50 / Chapter CHAPTER THREE --- RESULTS / Chapter 3.1 --- Socio-demographic Data --- p.52 / Chapter 3.1.1 --- Age of the Control and Heroin-dependent Subjects --- p.52 / Chapter 3.1.2 --- Education Standard of the Heroin-dependent Subjects --- p.52 / Chapter 3.1.3 --- Years of Heroin Use --- p.53 / Chapter 3.2 --- Addition Severity Index (ASI) --- p.53 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- ASI-Medical --- p.53 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- ASI-Employment --- p.54 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- ASI-Drug --- p.54 / Chapter 3.2.4 --- ASI-Legal --- p.54 / Chapter 3.2.5 --- ASI-Family/Social Relationships --- p.55 / Chapter 3.2.6 --- ASI-Psychiatry --- p.55 / Chapter 3.2.7 --- Correlation Among the Factors of ASI --- p.55 / Chapter 3.3 --- A118G Polymorphism in Exon 1 of the Human Mu Opioid Receptor (hMOR) Gene --- p.56 / Chapter 3.4 --- C1031G Polymorphism in Intron 2 of the hMOR Gene --- p.58 / Chapter 3.5 --- T921C Polymorphism in Exon 3 of the Human Delta Opioid Receptor (hDOR) Gene --- p.59 / Chapter 3.6 --- Interaction Between Genotypes --- p.60 / Chapter 3.6.1 --- Combined Genotypes of A118G and C1031G Polymorphisms of the hMOR Gene --- p.60 / Chapter 3.6.2 --- Combined Genotypes of A118G Polymorphism of the hMOR Gene and T921C Polymorphism of the hDOR Gene --- p.61 / Chapter 3.6.3 --- Combined Genotypes of C1031G Polymorphism of the hMOR Gene and T921C Polymorphism of the hDOR Gene --- p.61 / Chapter 3.7 --- Correlation Between Allelic Frequencies and Factors of the ASI --- p.62 / Chapter 3.8 --- 3'VNTR Polymorphism of DAT Gene --- p.62 / Chapter 3.9 --- TαqI A Polymorphism of DRD2 Gene --- p.63 / Chapter 3.10 --- NciI Polymorphism of GABRG2 Gene --- p.64 / Chapter CHAPTER FOUR --- DISCUSSION & CONCLUSION --- p.66 / REFERENCES --- p.83 / APPENDIX I The Addiction Severity Index / APPENDIX II Table of Severity Ratings / APPENDIX III Allelic Frequency of A118G Polymorphism in Different Populations / APPENDIX IV Details Information About the Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms In Present Study

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_323628
Date January 2001
ContributorsSzeto, Yi Ki., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Anatomy.
Source SetsThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
LanguageEnglish, Chinese
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, bibliography
Formatprint, x, 113 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
RightsUse of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

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