期刊
EBIOMEDICINE
卷 23, 期 -, 页码 68-78出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2017.08.020
关键词
Hepatitis C virus; Antiviral therapy; miR-24; miR-122; miR-223; Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9
资金
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) [MOP-84462]
- QIAGEN Sciences LLC [14-0810]
- Canadian Network on Hepatitis C (CanHepC)
- Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR)
- CIHR
- QIAGEN Sciences LLC
- CanHepC
- MSFHR
In patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, viral hijacking of the host-cell biosynthetic pathways is associated with altered lipid metabolism, which contributes to disease progression and may influence antiviral response. We investigated the molecular interplay among four key regulators of lipid homeostasis [microRNA (miR)-122, miR-24, miR-223, and proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9)] in HCV-infected patients (n = 72) who achieved a treatment-based viral cure after interferon-based therapy with first-generation direct-acting antivirals. Real-time PCR was used to quantify microRNA plasma levels, and ELISA assays were used to determine plasma concentrations of PCSK9. We report that levels of miR-24 and miR-223 significantly increased in patients achieving sustained virologic response (SVR), whereas the levels of miR-122, a liver-specific cofactor for HCV infection, decreased in these patients. PCSK9 concentrations were significantly increased in SVRs, suggesting that PCSK9 may help impede viral infection. The modulatory effect of PCSK9 on HCV infection was also demonstrated in the context of HCV-infected Huh-7.5.1 cells employing recombinant human PCSK9 mutants. Together, these results provide insights into a novel coordinated interplay among three important molecular players in lipid homeostasis - circulating miR-24, miR-223 and PCSK9 - whose regulation is affected by HCV infection and treatment-based viral cure. (C) 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.
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