Does sex alter the relationship between CYP2B6 variation, hydroxybupropion concentration and bupropion-aided smoking cessation in African Americans?:A moderated mediation analysis

Chenoweth, Meghan J and Peng, Annie R and Zhu, Andy Z X and Cox, Lisa Sanderson and Nollen, Nikki L and Ahluwalia, Jasjit S and Benowitz, Neal L and Knight, Jo and Swardfager, Walter and Tyndale, Rachel F (2022) Does sex alter the relationship between CYP2B6 variation, hydroxybupropion concentration and bupropion-aided smoking cessation in African Americans?:A moderated mediation analysis. Addiction, 117 (6). pp. 1715-1724. ISSN 0965-2140

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Abstract

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: CYP2B6, a genetically variable enzyme, converts bupropion to its active metabolite hydroxybupropion. CYP2B6 activity and bupropion-aided cessation differ between women and men. The aim of this study was to determine whether genetically normal (versus reduced) CYP2B6 activity increases bupropion-aided cessation in African American smokers via higher hydroxybupropion concentration, and whether this differs by sex. DESIGN AND SETTING: Secondary analysis of a smoking cessation clinical trial (NCT00666978). PARTICIPANTS/CASES: African American light smokers (≤ 10 cigarettes/day). INTERVENTIONS: Participants were treated with bupropion for 7 weeks. MEASUREMENTS: Participants with detectable bupropion and/or hydroxybupropion concentrations were divided into normal (n = 64) and reduced (n = 109) CYP2B6 activity groups based on the presence of decreased-function CYP2B6*6 and CYP2B6*18 alleles. Biochemically verified smoking cessation was assessed at week 3, end of treatment (7 weeks) and follow-up (26 weeks). FINDINGS: Normal (versus reduced) CYP2B6 activity was associated with increased cessation at week 7, which was mediated by higher hydroxybupropion concentration [odds ratio (OR) = 1.25, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.03, 1.78]; this mediation effect persisted at week 26 (OR = 1.23, 95% CI = 1.02, 1.70). The mediation effect was similar in women (n = 116; OR = 1.33, 95% CI = 1.01, 2.30) and men (n = 57; OR = 1.33, 95% CI = 0.92, 3.87). Moreover, sex did not appear to moderate the mediation effect, although this should be tested in a larger sample. CONCLUSIONS: In African American light smokers with verified early bupropion use, genetically normal CYP2B6 activity appears to be indirectly associated with greater smoking cessation success in a relationship mediated by higher hydroxybupropion concentration. The mediating effect of higher hydroxybupropion concentration on smoking cessation persists beyond the active treatment phase and does not appear to differ by sex.

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Addiction
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This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Chenoweth, MJ, Peng, AR, Zhu, AZX, Cox, LS, Nollen, NL, Ahluwalia, JS, et al. Does sex alter the relationship between CYP2B6 variation, hydroxybupropion concentration and bupropion-aided smoking cessation in African Americans? A moderated mediation analysis. Addiction. 2022; 117: 1715– 1724. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.15742 which has been published in final form at: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/add.15742 This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance With Wiley Terms and Conditions for self-archiving.
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?? BUPROPRIONCYP2B6HYDROXYBUPROPRIONMEDITATION ANALYSESPHARMACOGENETICSSEX DIFFERENCESSMOKING CESSATIONPSYCHIATRY AND MENTAL HEALTHMEDICINE (MISCELLANEOUS) ??
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164352
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07 Jan 2022 14:40
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