Background: Genetic polymorphisms in CYP2B6 and CYP2C19 may cause variability in the metabolism of sertraline, a widely used antidepressant in major depressive disorder treatment.

Objective: This study investigates the impact of CYP2B6*4 (785A > G), CYP2B6*9 (516G > T), CYP2B6*6 (516G > T + 685G > A) CYP2C19*2 (685G > A), CYP2C19*17 (-3402C > T) polymorphisms on plasma concentrations of sertraline and N-desmethyl sertraline in major depression patients treated with sertraline [n = 50].

Setting: Participants were patients who admitted to an adult psychiatry outpatient unit at a university hospital. These were DSM-IV major depression diagnosed patients with a stable sertraline medication regimen [for at least one month].

Methods: CYP2B6*4 (rs 2279343; 785A > G), CYP2B6*9 (516G > T; rs 3745274), CYP2B6*6 (516G > T + 685G > A) CYP2C19*2 (rs 4244285; 685G > A), CYP2C19*17 (rs 11188072; -3402C > T), polymorphisms were analyzed by polymerase chain reaction and restriction fragment length polymorphism. Plasma concentrations were measured by high-performance liquid chromatography in patients treated with SERT.

Main Outcome Measure: The distribution of CYP2B6*4, *6, *9 and CYP2C19*2, *17 among patient group and the association between genotype and sertraline metabolism.

Results: Sertraline, N-desmethyl sertraline, N-desmethyl sertraline/sertraline and dose-adjusted plasma concentrations were statistically compared between individuals with wild-type and variant alleles both for CYP2B6 and CYP2C19 enzymes. The mean N-desmethyl sertraline/sertraline value, was significantly lower in all subgroups with *6 and *9 variant alleles (p < 0.05). Sertraline/C values were significantly higher (p < 0.05) and N-desmethyl sertraline/C values were lower in all subgroups with *6 and *9 variant alleles compared to wild-type subgroup.

Conclusion: CYP2B6*6 and *9 variant alleles had a significant decreasing effect on sertraline metabolism in major depression patients which might result as variations in sertraline therapy.

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