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Identification of Candidate Biomarkers for HCV Leading to Hepatocellular Carcinoma Differential Stages From Serum Samples

Author(s): Amber Afroz*, Saba Saleem, Kalsoom Sughra, Sabaz Ali Khan and Nadia Zeeshan*

Volume 16, Issue 3, 2020

Page: [262 - 272] Pages: 11

DOI: 10.2174/1573412914666180912111038

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Abstract

Background: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most deadly liver malignancy found and Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a prominent risk factor for this disease. Prognosis of HCC is poor; initiate the need of markers to discover therapeutic targets in HCC.

Introduction: Clinical staging systems of HCC composed of tumor characteristics along with liver function test are important in prognosis but they are not precise. Molecular profiling can lead to a better understanding of the physiopathology of HCC and can help in the development of novel therapeutic approaches.

Methods: 64 HCC serum samples (shifted from HCV) were graded into stage I- IV; along with +ive (3 Hepatitis C) and -ive control (2 healthy persons). Proteins were separated by sodium dodecyl sulfatepolyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) and differential mRNA expression from serum samples of different HCC stages was confirmed by Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (qPCR).

Results: HCC serum proteins displayed differential expression of glutathione s-transferase (GST), glypican-3 (GPC3), vitronectin (VTN), and clusterin (CLU) by SDS-PAGE. GST was expressed in -ive control, while GPC3 was found in both -ive and +ive control. The qPCR analysis, display more than 0.07 fold decrease in GST in I-IV HCC stages. The highest increase in HCC stages was observed by GPC3; about 4 fold increase in I-IV stages. VTN show 1.7-3.4 fold; while CLU show 2-3.5 fold increase in four stages of HCC.

Conclusion: GPC3, VTN and CLU in combination can be good potential markers for differentiating stages (I-IV) of HCC.

Keywords: Hepatocellular carcinoma, vitronectin, glypican 3, clusterin, SDS-PAGE, glutathione S transferase.

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