1. Promoter methylation of SREBP-2 in circulating leukocytes correlates with relevant risk factors in patients with coronary artery disease
Chunyan PENG ; Xiandong LI ; Xunnan ZHANG ; Zheng CAO ; Jicai ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2020;43(2):191-198
Objective:
To examine the correlation between the promoter methylation of Sterol regulatory-element binding protein-2 (SREBP-2) and miR-33a expression as well as serum markers in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD).
Methods:
The case-control study. 100 participants who underwent coronary angiography from August 2017 to April 2018 in TaiheHospital, Hubei University of Medicine, were recruited in this study.The methylation level of two fragments, including 12 CpG sites in the promoter region of SREBP-2, have been detected by pyrosequencing in 50 patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) and 50 non-CAD controls. Serum miR-33a level and a panel of 15 CAD related biomarkers were examined by qPCR and routine biochemistry methods.
Results:
Methylation level of one CpG site (F1-4 loci) in SREBP-2 promoter region were significant higher in CAD patients than in controls(4.56%±0.70%