Rahat Beenish, Kiran Manjula, Saxena Roli, Chawla Yogesh K, Sharma Rati R, Kaur Jyotdeep
Department of Biochemistry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh - 160012, India.
Department of Hepatology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh - 160012, India.
J Clin Exp Hepatol. 2012 Jun;2(2):104-11. doi: 10.1016/S0973-6883(12)60097-8. Epub 2012 Jul 21.
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fifth most common cancer and third leading cause of death worldwide. Main causes of HCC are hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections. mEPHX, a xenobiotic metabolizing enzyme, exhibits a dual role of procarcinogen detoxification and activation, hence considered as a cancer risk factor as well as a protective factor. Two known polymorphic forms of mEPHX, exon in exon 3 and 4, are associated with the development of HCC.
To determine the association of genotypes and haplotypes of mEPHX with risk of HCC developments separately in HBV- and HCV-infected carriers and patients with hepatitis.
Polymerase chain reactions (PCR) were carried out using primers to amplify exon 3 (113 Tyr→His variant) and exon 4 (139 His→Arg) polymorphic sites. To distinguish the wild and variant forms, PCR amplification products were digested with restriction endonucleases EcoRV and Rsa1 for exons 3 and 4, respectively.
Exon 3 genotypes, Y113H and H113H, shared a protective association with HBV-chronic hepatitis infection (P < 0.001 and P< 0.01, respectively) as well as HBV-HCC development (P < 0.001) among HBV-carrier group, while Y113H acts as a risk factor for HCV-chronic hepatitis development (P < 0.001) as well as for HCC development (P < 0.01) with HCV-carrier group as reference. Both H139R and R139R, exon 4 genotypes, acted as a risk factor for HBV/HCV-chronic hepatitis infection and for HBV/HCV-HCC development (P ranges from < 0.05 to < 0.001) with HBV/HCV carriers as reference. 113His-139His and 113His-139Arg haplotypes shared a significant negative and positive association, respectively, with HBV hepatitis and HBV-HCC risk. 113Tyr-139Arg haplotype acted as a risk for HCV-HCC development.
Polymorphic and haplotypic variant forms of mEPHX exon 3 and 4 variably determine the susceptibility to develop HCC in HBV- and HCV-carrier subjects.
肝细胞癌(HCC)是全球第五大常见癌症和第三大死亡原因。HCC的主要病因是乙型肝炎病毒(HBV)和丙型肝炎病毒(HCV)感染。mEPHX是一种外源性代谢酶,具有前致癌物解毒和激活的双重作用,因此被认为是一种癌症风险因素以及保护因素。mEPHX的两种已知多态性形式,即外显子3和4中的外显子,与HCC的发生发展相关。
分别确定mEPHX的基因型和单倍型与HBV和HCV感染携带者及肝炎患者发生HCC风险的关联。
使用引物进行聚合酶链反应(PCR),以扩增外显子3(113 Tyr→His变异)和外显子4(139 His→Arg)多态性位点。为区分野生型和变异型,分别用限制性内切酶EcoRV和Rsa1对PCR扩增产物进行外显子3和4的酶切。
在外显子3基因型中,Y113H和H113H与HBV携带者组中的HBV慢性肝炎感染(分别为P < 0.001和P < 0.01)以及HBV-HCC发生(P < 0.001)均存在保护性关联,而以HCV携带者组为参照,Y113H是HCV慢性肝炎发生(P < 0.001)以及HCC发生(P < 0.01)的风险因素。外显子4基因型H139R和R139R均是以HBV/HCV携带者为参照的HBV/HCV慢性肝炎感染以及HBV/HCV-HCC发生的风险因素(P范围为< 0.05至< 0.001)。113His-139His和113His-139Arg单倍型分别与HBV肝炎和HBV-HCC风险存在显著的负相关和正相关。113Tyr-139Arg单倍型是HCV-HCC发生的风险因素。
mEPHX外显子3和4的多态性和单倍型变异形式可不同程度地决定HBV和HCV携带者发生HCC的易感性。