Research Paper Volume 11, Issue 10 pp 3170—3181
DNA hydroxymethylation combined with carotid plaques as a novel biomarker for coronary atherosclerosis
- 1 Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Yuzhong, Chongqing, China
- 2 Laboratory Research Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Yuzhong, Chongqing, China
- 3 Department of Cardiology, The First Branch of the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Yuzhong, Chongqing, China
Received: January 26, 2019 Accepted: May 12, 2019 Published: May 23, 2019
https://doi.org/10.18632/aging.101972How to Cite
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Abstract
Little is known about the diagnostic value of DNA methylation and hydroxymethylation for coronary atherosclerosis. Carotid plaque is a common marker for coronary atherosclerosis. Our aim is to determine whether DNA methylation and hydroxymethylation combined with carotid plaques can be useful to the diagnosis of coronary atherosclerosis. The 5-methylcytosine (5-mC) and 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5-hmC) levels from peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were measured in 113 enrolled patients. Crouse score and Gensini score were used to evaluate the severity of carotid and coronary atherosclerosis, respectively. With the increasing of severity of carotid plaque, a stepwise upward trend was observed in 5-mC and 5-hmC levels from PBMCs, which were significantly correlated with the risk factors, Crouse score and Gensini score. Crouse score and 5-hmC, not 5-mC, were the risk factors for coronary atherosclerosis after adjustment for the risk factors (the history of diabetes, FPG and HbA1c). Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis indicated that 5-hmC combined with Crouse score was the diagnostic biomarker for coronary atherosclerosis, with the highest areas under the curve (AUC) for 0.980 (0.933–0.997), valuable sensitivity for 96.23% and specificity for 91.67%. These findings suggest 5-hmC level combined with Crouse score may provide the meaningful information for coronary atherosclerosis diagnosis.