Methods and materials for determining pain sensitivity and predicting and treating related disorders
First Claim
1. A method of treating a somatosensory disorder in a subject, comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of a COMT modulator, an ADRB2 modulator, an ADRB3 modulator, or combinations thereof.
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Abstract
Methods of treating somatosensory disorders and modulating production of proinflammatory cytokines by administering to a subject an effective amount of a COMT modulator, ADRB2 modulator, ADRB3 modulator or combinations thereof are provided. Methods of predicting effective pharmacological therapies for a subject afflicted with a somatosensory disorder by determining a genotype of the subject with regard to a gene selected from the group consisting of COMT, ADRB2, ADRB3, and combinations thereof are further provided. Methods of determining pain responses or pain perception and predicting susceptibility of a subject to develop related disorders, such as somatosensory disorders and somatization, by determining a genotype of the subject with regard to a gene selected from the group consisting of COMT, ADRB2, ADRB3, and combinations thereof are further provided.
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78 Claims
- 1. A method of treating a somatosensory disorder in a subject, comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of a COMT modulator, an ADRB2 modulator, an ADRB3 modulator, or combinations thereof.
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11. A method of predicting susceptibility of a subject to develop a somatosensory disorder, comprising:
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(a) determining a genotype of the subject with respect to a gene selected from the group consisting of ADRB2, ADRB3, COMT, and combinations thereof; and (b) comparing the genotype of the subject with at least one reference genotype associated with susceptibility to develop the somatosensory disorder, wherein the reference genotype is selected from the group consisting of an ADRB2 genotype, an ADRB3 genotype, a COMT genotype, and combinations thereof, whereby susceptibility of the subject to develop the somatosensory disorder is predicted. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. The method of claim 17, wherein the somatosensory disorder is selected from the group consisting of chronic pain conditions, fibromyalgia syndrome, tension headache, migraine headache, phantom limb sensations, irritable bowel syndrome, chronic lower back pain, chronic fatigue, multiple chemical sensitivities, temporomandibular joint disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, chronic idiopathic pelvic pain, Gulf War Syndrome, vulvar vestibulitis, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and angina pectoris.
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18. A method of predicting a pain response in a subject, comprising:
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(a) determining a genotype of the subject with respect to a gene selected from the group consisting of ADRB2, ADRB3, COMT, and combinations thereof; and (b) comparing the genotype of the subject with at least one reference genotype associated with pain response variability, wherein the reference genotype is selected from the group consisting of an ADRB2 genotype, an ADRB3 genotype, a COMT genotype, and combinations thereof, whereby pain response in the subject is predicted. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of predicting somatization in a subject, comprising:
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(a) determining a genotype of the subject with respect to a gene selected from the group consisting of ADRB2, ADRB3, COMT, and combinations thereof; and (b) comparing the genotype of the subject with at least one reference genotype associated with somatization, wherein the reference genotype is selected from the group consisting of an ADRB2 genotype, an ADRB3 genotype, a COMT genotype, and combinations thereof. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method of selecting a therapy for a subject having a somatosensory disorder, comprising:
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(a) determining a genotype of the subject with respect to a gene selected from the group consisting of ADRB2, ADRB3, COMT, and combinations thereof; and (b) selecting a therapy based on the determined genotype of the subject. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A method of classifying a somatosensory disorder afflicting a subject, comprising:
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(a) determining a genotype of the subject with respect to a gene selected from the group consisting of ADRB2, ADRB3, COMT, and combinations thereof; and (b) classifying the somatosensory disorder into a genetic subclass somatosensory disorder based on the determined genotype of the subject. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44)
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- 45. A method of modulating production of proinflammatory cytokines in a subject, comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of a COMT modulator, an ADRB2 modulator, an ADRB3 modulator, or combinations thereof.
- 56. A method of producing a non-human animal model of a human somatosensory disorder, comprising modulating COMT activity, ADRB2 activity, ADRB3 activity, or combinations thereof in the non-human animal model to produce the non-human animal model of the human somatosensory disorder.
- 63. A non-human animal possessing modulated COMT activity, modulated ADRB2 activity, modulated ADRB3, or combinations thereof, wherein the non-human animal exhibits characteristics of a somatosensory disorder.
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67. A method of predicting COMT activity, ADRB2 activity, ADRB3 activity or combinations thereof in a subject, comprising:
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(a) determining a genotype of the subject with respect to a gene selected from the group consisting of ADRB2, ADRB3, COMT, and combinations thereof; and (b) comparing the genotype of the subject with at least one reference genotype associated with activity of ADRB2, ADRB3, COMT, and combinations thereof, wherein the reference genotype is selected from the group consisting of an ADRB2 genotype, an ADRB3 genotype, a COMT genotype, and combinations thereof, whereby activity of COMT activity, ADRB2 activity, ADRB3 activity or combinations thereof is predicted.
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68. The method of claim 68, wherein determining the genotype of the subject comprises:
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(i) identifying at least one haplotype of COMT, ADRB2, ADRB3, or combinations thereof; (ii) identifying at least one polymorphism unique to the at least one haplotype of COMT, ADRB2, ADRB3, or combinations thereof; (iii) identifying at least one polymorphism exhibiting high linkage disequilibrium to at least one polymorphism unique to the at least one COMT haplotype, ADRB2 haplotype, ADRB3 haplotype, or combinations thereof;
or(iv) identifying at least one polymorphism exhibiting high linkage disequilibrium to at least one COMT haplotype, ADRB2 haplotype, ADRB3 haplotype, or combinations thereof. - View Dependent Claims (69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78)
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