Changes and clinical significance of plasma free amino acid levels in the development of chronic hepatitis B to hepatocellular carcinoma
- VernacularTitle:慢性乙型肝炎发展为肝细胞癌过程中血浆游离氨基酸水平的变化及临床意义
- Author:
Jing WU
1
;
Zhijuan FAN
;
Shuye LIU
Author Information
- Keywords: hepatitis B,chronic; liver cirrhosis; liver neoplasms; amino acids
- From: Tianjin Medical Journal 2024;52(7):738-743
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
- Abstract: Objective To investigate changes and clinical significance in plasma free amino acid levels during the progression from chronic hepatitis B(CHB)to liver cirrhosis(LC)and ultimately to hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC).Methods The plasma samples of 49 CHB patients,43 CHB-related LC patients and 50 CHB-related HCC patients were analyzed using the Hitachi L-8900 amino acid analyzer.The differences in amino acid levels were compared between groups.Simultaneously,the MetaboAnalyst website was used to analyze the relevant amino acid metabolism pathways.Results A total of 16 amino acids with different expression levels were identified.During the development from CHB to HCC,plasma levels of cystine,phenylalanine and glycine gradually increased,while the ratio of branched chain amino acids/aromatic amino acids gradually decreased.Compared with the CHB and the LC groups,levels of taurine,methionine,tyrosine,ornithine,glutamate,isoleucine and tryptophan were significantly increased in the HCC group,while the level of arginine was significantly lower.Compared with the CHB group,levels of serine,alanine and proline were higher in the LC and the HCC groups,while the level of valine was also higher in the HCC group(all P＜0.05).The metabolic pathway analysis of three groups showed significant changes in various metabolic pathways,including phenylalanine,tyrosine,tryptophan biosynthesis,phenylalanine metabolism,glycine,serine,threonine metabolism,valine,leucine,isoleucine biosynthesis,and taurine metabolism.In addition,by constructing a network diagram of amino acid enzyme gene interactions,a total of 79 metabolic enzyme genes related to amino acid expression were discovered.Conclusion Plasma levels of amino acids are of certain guiding significance for early warning and prognosis of HCC and can provide a theoretical basis and methodological basis for the diagnosis and treatment of HCC in the future.
