Open AccessCOL1A1 Gene Expression in Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) Egyptian's Patients
Author(s) -
Azah Mohamed,
Yousry Esam-Eldin Abo-Amer,
Amyan Aalkhalegy,
Lamiaa A. Fathalla,
Mostafa Bedair Elmaghraby,
Mohamed Mahmoud Elhoseeny,
Sahar Mohamed Mostafa,
Mohamed El-Abgeegy,
Rania Abdelmonem Khattab,
Dalia A. El-damasy,
Wafaa Salah,
Abeer Mohammed Salem,
Wael Elmashad,
Mohamed Elbahnasawy,
Sherief Abd-Elsalam
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the open biomarkers journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.184
H-Index - 5
ISSN - 1875-3183
DOI - 10.2174/1875318302111010108
Subject(s) - hepatocellular carcinoma , cirrhosis , medicine , hepatitis b virus , gastroenterology , hepatitis b , bilirubin , liver cancer , albumin , hepatitis , immunology , virus
Collagens are the most abundant proteins in the human body, accounting for one-third of total proteins. Over the last few years, accumulated evidence have indicated that some collagens are differentially expressed in cancer. The aim of the study was to assess COL1A1 gene expression as a novel marker for the progression of hepatitis B cirrhosis into hepatocellular carcinoma. Methods: This cohort study included 348 subjects and was conducted between May 2018 and June 2019. Subjects were divided into 4 groups: group1 included HBV positive hepatocellular carcinoma patients “HCC” (n= 87), group II included HBV positive patients with liver cirrhosis “LC” (n = 87), group III included chronic hepatitis B patients with neither HCC nor cirrhosis “ C-HBV” (n = 87) and group IV consisted of healthy volunteers as controls (n = 87). Fasting venous blood samples (10 ml) were collected from each participant in this study and were used for assessment of aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), total bilirubin, albumin and alfa-fetoprotein (AFP). Another portion of blood was collected in 2 vacutainer tubes containing EDTA, one for Complete blood count and the other for gene expression of COL1A1. Results: The gene expression of collagen was 6.9 ± 8.8 in group 1 (HBV positive hepatocellular carcinoma patients) and this was a significant increase in comparison with the other groups. In group 2 (HBV positive patients with liver cirrhosis), the gene expression (collagen) was 3.7±1.5 and it was significantly increased when compared with group 4 (healthy volunteers). Conclusion: COL1A1 gene expression can be used as an indicator of the progression of hepatitis B cirrhosis into hepatocellular carcinoma.