Laboratory Medicine ›› 2015, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (11): 1104-1106.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-8640.2015.11.011

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Research on the clinical significance of CTHRC1 for HBV

SONG Hui, LIU Xinghui, SHEN Zhenhua, CHEN Qing, XU Fengxia, XU Limin   

  1. Department of Clinical Laboratory, Gongli Hospital, Shanghai 200135, China
  • Received:2015-01-05 Online:2015-11-30 Published:2015-12-03

Abstract: Objective

To investigate the influence of hepatitis B virus(HBV) on the expression of collagen triple helix repeat containing 1(CTHRC1) and its clinical significance.

Methods

The mRNA and protein levels of CTHRC1 in HepG2 and HepG2.2.15 cells were determined by real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Serum CTHRC1 levels were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), and the differences of serum CTHRC1 levels among healthy subjects without HBV infection(control group), asymptomatic HBV carriers, patients with chronic hepatitis B, patients with hepatic fibrosis induced by HBV infection and patients with HBV-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) were analyzed.

Results

The expression of CTHRC1 mRNA was higher in HepG2.2.15 cells than in HepG2 cells, serum CTHRC1 levels were much higher in asymptomatic HBV carriers than in control group (P < 0.05), and CTHRC1 was detected at higher levels in patients with HBV-related group HCC than in those with hepatic fibrosis induced by HBV infection and chronic hepatitis B (P < 0.05).

Conclusions

HBV can upregulate the expression of CTHRC1, which is associated with the progression of HBV infection.

Key words: Collagen triple helix repeat containing 1, Hepatitis B virus, Hepatic fibrosis, Hepatocellular carcinoma

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