The silence of MUC2 mRNA induced by promoter hypermethylation associated with HBV in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

BMC Medical Genetics

Changsong Zhang²  Lixin Wei¹  Rong Li¹  Changtai Zhu²  Yongping Liu²  Lu Gao¹  Jing Zhu²  Yang Ling² 

[1] Tumor Immunology and Gene Therapy Center, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, the Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China;Clinical Oncology Laboratory, Changzhou Tumor Hospital, Soochow University, Changzhou, No.1 North Huaide Road, Changzhou, 213001, China

关键词: Methylation;    Hepatocellular carcinoma;    MUC2;   

Others  :  1177741
DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2350-14-14

 received in 2012-02-27, accepted in 2013-01-23,  发布年份 2013

【 摘 要 】

Background

To evaluate the promoter methylation status of MUC2 gene and mRNA expression in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.

Methods

We analyzed MUC2 methylation by MSP, and MUC2 mRNA by real-time PCR in 74 HCC.

Results

MUC2 mRNA were lower in HCC tissues (Mean _-ΔCt = −4.70) than that in Non-HCC tissues (Mean _-ΔCt = −2.98). Expression of MUC2 was elevated in only 23 (31.08%) of the 74 HCC patients. MUC2 promoter was hypermethylated in 62.2% (46/74) of HCCs, and in only 18.9% (14/74) of non-tumor samples. MUC2 mRNA were lower in HCC patients with hypermethylation (Mean _-ΔΔCt = −2.25) than those with demethylation (Mean _-ΔΔCt = −0.22), and there is a decreased tendency for MUC2 mRNA in HCC patients with promoter hypermethylation (p = 0.011). There was a significantly correlation found between MUC2 mRNA and HBV and AFP in HCC. The loss of MUC2 mRNA and hypermethylation could be poor prognostic factors. After treated by 5-Aza-CdR and TSA, we found that MUC2 mRNA induced significantly in 7721, Huh7 and HepG2 cells.

Conclusion

The results suggested that MUC2 mRNA silenced by promoter hypermethylation is associated with high levels HBV in HCC.

【 授权许可】

   
2013 Ling et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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