Journals / Mikrobiyoloji Bülteni / 2014 / Cilt: 48 - Sayı: 4

Investigation of the association between paraoxonase-1 gene polymorphisms and response to therapy in chronic Hepatitis C patients

Kronik Hepatit C enfeksiyonu olan hastalarda paraoksonaz-1 gen polimorfizmi ile tedaviye yanıt arasındaki ilişkinin araştırılması

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In conclusion, since antiviral agents used for CHC therapy are limited and costly, it was thought that further investigations with large numbers of patients should be conducted to establish the presence of any relationship between the response to CHC therapy and genotypes of the PON1 enzyme.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Liver-derived paraoxonase-1 (PON1) enzyme that is found in the circulation is bound to high-density lipoproteins and reduces the amount of oxidized lipids with its antioxidant effect.
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Key Findings & Data:Humans have at least three different PON gene regions which are adjacent to the other on the 7th chromosome.
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Conclusion & Impact:In conclusion, since antiviral agents used for CHC therapy are limited and costly, it was thought that further investigations with large numbers of patients should be conducted to establish the presence of any relationship between the response to CHC therapy and genotypes of the PON1 enzyme.
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Abstract

Liver-derived paraoxonase-1 (PON1) enzyme that is found in the circulation is bound to high-density lipoproteins and reduces the amount of oxidized lipids with its antioxidant effect. Humans have at least three different PON gene regions which are adjacent to the other on the 7th chromosome. It has been shown that PON1 gene and its polymorphisms are related with various diseases. It is also known that, hepatitis C virus (HCV) is tightly associated with the cell lipoproteins in each step of its replication cycle leading to modulation of the host lipid metabolism. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the response to chronic hepatitis C (CHC) therapy and aminoacid changes in 55’ and 192’ regions of PON1 enzyme believed to be involved in the pathophysiology of many chronic diseases. A total of 49 CHC patients (27 male, 22 female; mean age: 52.9 ± 12.6 yrs), all infected with HCV genotype 1b and positive for anti-HCV and HCV-RNA were included in the study. Patients who were HCV-RNA negative at the sixth month following at least once pegilated interferon + ribavirin treatment, were considered as therapy-responders, whereas those who were HCV-RNA positive were considered as non-responders. The genomic DNAs were isolated from patients’ blood samples in their routine follow- ups and Q/R192 and L/M55 PON1 polymorphism analysis in 55. and 192. regions was performed by T-ARMS-PCR (Tetra-primer amplification refractory mutation system-polymerase chain reaction) meth- od. In our study, the analysis of PON1 polymorphisms yielded 44.1% of LL, 44.1% of LM and 11.8% of MM genotypes at position 55 and 55.9% of QQ, 41.2% of QR, and 2.9% of RR genotypes at position 192 in therapy-responders. In the evaluation of combined genotype analysis of the patients, there was only one case who was responsive to treatment with LL/RR genotype. Of the patients, eight harbored LL/QQ genotypes and seven of them (87.5%) were responsive to treatment. However, statistical analysis indicated that there was no relationship between PON1 L/M55 and PON Q/R192 polymorphisms and response to CHC treatment (chi-square test, p> 0.05). Our data did not support a relationship between PON1 polymorphisms and response to CHC therapy, in contrast to a few studies pointing out of this correlation. This might be attributed to relatively low number of patients included. In conclusion, since antiviral agents used for CHC therapy are limited and costly, it was thought that further investigations with large numbers of patients should be conducted to establish the presence of any relationship between the response to CHC therapy and genotypes of the PON1 enzyme.

Özet

Karaciğer tarafından üretilen ve dolaşımda yüksek yoğunluklu lipoproteinlere bağlı olarak bulunan paraoksonaz-1 (PON1) enzimi, okside lipid miktarını azaltan antioksidan özelliğe sahiptir. İnsanda 7. kromozom üzerinde birbirine komşu üç farklı PON gen bölgesi bulunur. PON1 geni ve polimorfizmleri ile çeşitli hastalıklar arasında ilişki olduğu gösterilmiştir. Hepatit C virusunun (HCV) ise, hücre- deki replikasyon döngüsünün tüm safhalarında lipoproteinlerle olan yakın ilişkisi ve konağın lipid metabolizmasını değiştirdiği bilinmektedir. Bu çalışmada, birçok kronik hastalığın fizyopatolojisinde rol aldığı düşünülen PON1 enziminin 55. ve 192. bölgelerindeki aminoasit değişikliklerinin, kronik hepatit C virus (HCV) enfeksiyonunda tedavi yanıtındaki etkisinin araştırılması amaçlanmıştır. Çalışmaya, anti- HCV ve HCV-RNA pozitif, tümü HCV genotip 1b ile enfekte 49 kronik hepatit C’li hasta (27 erkek, 22 kadın; yaş ortalaması 52.9 ± 12.6 yıl) dahil edilmiştir. En az bir kez pegile interferon + ribavirin tedavisi almış ve tedavi sonrası 6. ayda HCV-RNA’sı negatif olan hastalar yanıtlı, pozitif olanlar ise yanıtsız olarak kabul edilmiştir. Hastaların rutin takipleri esnasında alınan tam kan örneklerinden genomik DNA’lar elde edilmiş ve T-ARMS-PCR (Tetra-primer amplification refractory mutation system-polymerase chain reaction) yöntemiyle PON1 enziminin 55. ve 192. bölgelerindeki L/M55 ve Q/R192 polimorfizm analizleri yapılmıştır. Çalışmamızda, tedaviye yanıtlı hastalarda, 55. pozisyonda saptanan genotipler; LL: %44.1, LM: %44.1, MM: %11.8; 192. pozisyonda ise QQ: %55.9, QR: %41.2 ve RR: %2.9 olarak belirlenmiştir. Olguların kombine genotip analizleri incelendiğinde, tek bir olgunun LL/RR genotipine sahip olduğu ve bu olgunun tedaviye yanıtlı olduğu izlenmiştir. Olguların sekizinde ise LL/QQ genotipi tespit edilmiş ve bunlardan yedisinin (%87.5) tedaviye yanıtlı olduğu belirlenmiştir. Ancak yapılan istatistiksel analizlerde, PON1 L/M55 ve PON Q/R192 polimorfizmleri ile kronik hepatit C (KHC) tedavisine yanıt arasında anlamlı bir ilişki saptanamamıştır (Ki-kare testi, p> 0.05). PON1 polimorfizmleri ile KHC arasındaki ilişkiyi işaret eden az sayıdaki çalışmanın aksine, bizim çalışmamızda bu ilişkinin belirlenememiş olması, hasta sayısının görece olarak az olmasına bağlı olabilir. Sonuç olarak, HCV enfeksiyonunun tedavisinde kullanılan ilaçların kısıtlı ve yüksek maliyetli olması nedeniyle, KHC ve PON1 polimorfizmleri arasındaki bağlantının daha geniş hasta gruplarında yapılacak çalışmalarla devam etmesi gerektiği düşünülmüştür.

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KIRATLI, K., GÜL, H. C., ARTUK, C., KOZAN, S., ÖZTUNA, A., TUNCA, Y., EYİGÜN, C. P. (2014). Investigation of the association between paraoxonase-1 gene polymorphisms and response to therapy in chronic Hepatitis C patients. Mikrobiyoloji Bülteni, Cilt: 48 - Sayı: 4, 596–605. https://ajindex.com/articles/298574

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