PMID- 29082740 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180815 LR - 20210816 IS - 1130-0108 (Print) IS - 1130-0108 (Linking) VI - 109 IP - 12 DP - 2017 Dec TI - Methylation status of the estrogen receptor 1 promoter predicts poor prognosis of acute-on-chronic hepatitis B liver failure. PG - 818-827 LID - 10.17235/reed.2017.4426/2016 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Acute-on-chronic hepatitis B liver failure (ACHBLF) is an acute deteriorating liver disease and rapidly progresses to multiple organ failure. There is currently no adequate accurate predictive models of ACHBLF prognosis. AIMS: To identify the methylation frequency of the estrogen receptor 1 (ESR1) promoter in ACHBLF and analyze the associated prognostic significance. METHODS: Methylation-specific PCR (MSP) was used to determine the methylation frequency of the ESR1 promoter in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from a training and validation cohort of patients. The training cohort included 113 patients with ACHBLF, 73 with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) and 40 healthy controls (HCs). The validation cohort consisted of 37 patients with ACHBLF. Another 18 patients with pre-ACHBLF who progressed to ACHBLF were used to dynamically evaluate ESR1 promoter methylation changes associated with a severe clinical condition. RESULTS: Death from ACHBLF was associated with hyperbilirubinemia, a higher score in the model for end-stage liver disease (MELD), a higher incidence of hepatic encephalopathy (HE) and an increased frequency of ESR1 promoter methylation during the 28 day follow-up. HE, MELD score and ESR1 promoter methylation were the independent risk factors associated with 28-day mortality from ACHBLF. The frequency of ESR1 promoter methylation was significantly higher than in patients with CHB and HCs. Albumin and the MELD score were significantly associated with ESR1 promoter methylation. Moreover, ESR1 promoter methylation frequency increased with ACHBLF progression. More importantly, ESR1 promoter methylation was an independent risk factor and had a high value to predict 28-day mortality from ACHBLF. CONCLUSIONS: Abnormal ESR1 methylation could be a prognostic biomarker for ACHBLF. FAU - Fan, Xiao-Peng AU - Fan XP AD - Department of Hepatology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University. FAU - Dou, Cheng-Yun AU - Dou CY AD - Department of Hepatology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University. FAU - Fan, Yu-Chen AU - Fan YC AD - Department of Hepatology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University;Hepatology Institute of Shandong University. FAU - Cao, Chuang-Jie AU - Cao CJ AD - Department of Pathology, the first affiliated hospital of Sun Yat-san University. FAU - Zhao, Ze-Hua AU - Zhao ZH AD - Department of Hepatology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University. FAU - Wang, Kai AU - Wang K AD - Department of Hepatology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - Spain TA - Rev Esp Enferm Dig JT - Revista espanola de enfermedades digestivas JID - 9007566 RN - 0 (ESR1 protein, human) RN - 0 (Estrogen Receptor alpha) SB - IM MH - Acute-On-Chronic Liver Failure/*genetics/therapy MH - Adult MH - Cohort Studies MH - DNA Methylation MH - Estrogen Receptor alpha/*genetics MH - Female MH - Hepatitis B, Chronic/*genetics/therapy MH - Humans MH - Male MH - Middle Aged MH - Predictive Value of Tests MH - Prognosis EDAT- 2017/10/31 06:00 MHDA- 2018/08/16 06:00 CRDT- 2017/10/31 06:00 PHST- 2017/10/31 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/08/16 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/10/31 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.17235/reed.2017.4426/2016 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 2017 Dec;109(12):818-827. doi: 10.17235/reed.2017.4426/2016.