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Serum lipidomic profiling as a useful tool for screening potential biomarkers of hepatitis B-related hepatocellular carcinoma by ultraperformance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry.

Authors :
Passos-Castilho, Ana Maria
Carvalho, Valdemir Melechco
Morais Cardozo, Karina Helena
Kikuchi, Luciana
Chagas, Aline Lopes
Gomes-Gouvêa, Michele Soares
Malta, Fernanda
de Seixas-Santos Nastri, Ana Catharina
Rebello Pinho, João Renato
Carrilho, Flair José
Hernandes Granato, Celso Francisco
Cardozo, Karina Helena Morais
Pinho, João Renato Rebello
Granato, Celso Francisco Hernandes
Source :
BMC Cancer; 12/18/2015, Vol. 15, p1-9, 9p, 4 Charts, 4 Graphs
Publication Year :
2015

Abstract

<bold>Background: </bold>Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) virus infection is a major cause of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), as late diagnosis is the main factor for the poor survival of patients. There is an urgent need for accurate biomarkers for early diagnosis of HCC. The aim of the study was to explore the serum lipidome profiles of hepatitis B-related HCC to identify potential diagnostic biomarkers.<bold>Methods: </bold>An ultraperformance liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS) lipidomic method was used to characterize serum profiles from HCC (n = 32), liver cirrhosis (LC) (n = 30), CHB (n = 25), and healthy subjects (n = 34). Patients were diagnosed by clinical laboratory and imaging evidence and all presented with CHB while healthy controls had normal liver function and no infectious diseases.<bold>Results: </bold>The UPLC-MS-based serum lipidomic profile provided more accurate diagnosis for LC patients than conventional alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) detection. HCC patients were discriminated from LC with 78 % sensitivity and 64 % specificity. In comparison, AFP showed sensitivity and specificity of 38 % and 93 %, respectively. HCC was differentiated from CHB with 100 % sensitivity and specificity using the UPLC-MS approach. Identified lipids comprised glycerophosphocolines, glycerophosphoserines and glycerophosphoinositols.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>UPLC-MS lipid profiling proved to be an efficient and convenient tool for diagnosis and screening of HCC in a high-risk population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
14712407
Volume :
15
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
BMC Cancer
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
111918573
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-015-1995-1