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Correlation between PPAR-α methylation level in peripheral blood and atherosclerosis of NAFLD patients with DM

  • Authors:
    • Jianghua Ju
    • Qingxian Huang
    • Jing Sun
    • Xiaoyun Zhao
    • Xiuli Guo
    • Yongcheng Jin
    • Wenjie Ma
    • Wenhui Wang
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  • Published online on: January 10, 2018     https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2018.5730
  • Pages: 2727-2730
  • Copyright: © Ju et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

We investigated the correlation between the methylation levels of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-α (PPAR-α) in the peripheral blood and atherosclerosis in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) with diabetes mellitus (DM). A total of 50 normal subjects (group N) and 50 NAFLD patients with DM (group M) were selected at Qilu Hospital of Shandong University. The levels of total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), high-density lipoprotein (HDL) and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) in groups N and M were detected. The mRNA and protein expressions of PPAR-α in groups N and M were detected using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and immunofluorescence. The differences in expression of PPAR-α in group N and M and the correlation between PPAR-α methylation level and atherosclerosis were analyzed using SPSS17.0 statistical software. TC, TG, HDL and LDL in groups N and M were significantly different (P<0.01). Hematoxylin and eosin staining showed that the histopathological damage was severe in group M. PCR and immunofluorescence showed that PPAR-α was significantly higher in N than in group M (P<0.01). The abnormal expression of PPAR-α is closely related to atherosclerosis, indicating that the correlation between PPAR-α methylation levels in peripheral blood and atherosclerosis of NAFLD patients with DM can provide a new direction of diagnosis and treatment.
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Ju J, Huang Q, Sun J, Zhao X, Guo X, Jin Y, Ma W and Wang W: Correlation between PPAR-α methylation level in peripheral blood and atherosclerosis of NAFLD patients with DM. Exp Ther Med 15: 2727-2730, 2018.
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Ju, J., Huang, Q., Sun, J., Zhao, X., Guo, X., Jin, Y. ... Wang, W. (2018). Correlation between PPAR-α methylation level in peripheral blood and atherosclerosis of NAFLD patients with DM. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 15, 2727-2730. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2018.5730
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Ju, J., Huang, Q., Sun, J., Zhao, X., Guo, X., Jin, Y., Ma, W., Wang, W."Correlation between PPAR-α methylation level in peripheral blood and atherosclerosis of NAFLD patients with DM". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 15.3 (2018): 2727-2730.
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Ju, J., Huang, Q., Sun, J., Zhao, X., Guo, X., Jin, Y., Ma, W., Wang, W."Correlation between PPAR-α methylation level in peripheral blood and atherosclerosis of NAFLD patients with DM". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 15, no. 3 (2018): 2727-2730. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2018.5730