Open AccessDNA methylation of colon mucosa in ulcerative colitis patients: Correlation with inflammatory status
Author(s) -
Saito Shunsuke,
Kato Jun,
Hiraoka Sakiko,
Horii Joichiro,
Suzuki Hideyuki,
Higashi Reiji,
Kaji Eisuke,
Kondo Yoshitaka,
Yamamoto Kazuhide
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
inflammatory bowel diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.932
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1536-4844
pISSN - 1078-0998
DOI - 10.1002/ibd.21573
Subject(s) - ulcerative colitis , methylation , dna methylation , cdh1 , intestinal mucosa , inflammation , colorectal cancer , medicine , biology , pathology , immunology , cancer research , gastroenterology , cancer , gene , cadherin , gene expression , genetics , disease , cell
Background: Although DNA methylation of colonic mucosa in ulcerative colitis (UC) has been suggested, the majority of published reports indicate the correlation between methylation of colon mucosa and occurrence of UC‐related dysplasia or cancer without considering the mucosal inflammatory status. The aim of this study was to verify whether mucosal inflammation‐specific DNA methylation occurs in the colon of UC. Methods: Of 15 gene loci initially screened, six loci ( ABCB1, CDH1, ESR1, GDNF, HPP1 , and MYOD1 ) methylated in colon mucosa of UC were analyzed according to inflammatory status using samples from 28 surgically resected UC patients. Results: Four of six regions ( CDH1, GDNF, HPP1 , and MYOD1 ) were more highly methylated in the active inflamed mucosa than in the quiescent mucosa in each UC patient ( P = 0.003, 0.0002, 0.02, and 0.048, respectively). In addition, when the methylation status of all samples taken from examined patients was stratified according to inflammatory status, methylation of CDH1 and GDNF loci was significantly higher in active inflamed mucosa than in quiescent mucosa ( P = 0.045 and 0.002, respectively). Multiple linear regression analysis revealed that active inflammation was an independent factor of methylation for CDH1 and GDNF . DNA methyltransferase 1 and 3b were highly expressed in colon epithelial cells with active mucosal inflammation, suggesting their involvement in inflammation‐dependent methylation. Conclusions: Methylation in colonic mucosa of UC was correlated with mucosal inflammatory status, suggesting the involvement of methylation due to chronic active inflammation in UC carcinogenesis. (Inflamm Bowel Dis 2011;)