Significant heightened methylation levels of RUNX3 gene promoter in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

OBJECTIVE: Researchers are actively investigating new diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers that offer improved sensitivity and specificity for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). One area of interest is DNA methylation changes. Previous studies have shown a connection between the RUNX3 gene dysfunction and SLE. In this study, the focus was on examining the methylation level of the RUNX3 promoter in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of SLE patients and healthy individuals.

METHODS: A total of 80 individuals diagnosed with SLE from Iran, along with 77 healthy individuals, were included. The methylation levels of the RUNX3 gene in the extracted DNA were evaluated using the MethyQESD method. To determine the diagnostic effectiveness of the RUNX3 promoter methylation level, a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was generated.

RESULTS: The methylation of the RUNX3 promoter was found to be significantly higher in patients with SLE compared to healthy individuals (p < .001). This difference in methylation levels was observed between SLE patients and healthy individuals and between SLE patients with renal involvement and those without renal involvement (86.29 ± 10.30 vs 40.28 ± 24.21, p < .001). ROC analyses revealed that the methylation level of the RUNX3 promoter had a diagnostic power of 0.769 [95% CI (0.681-0.814)] for SLE. Additionally, there was a positive correlation between the RUNX3 methylation level and levels of creatinine and C4.

CONCLUSION: The findings of this study emphasize the potential use of RUNX3 methylation levels in PBMCs of SLE patients as biomarkers for diagnosing the disease, predicting renal damage, and assessing disease activity.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:33

Enthalten in:

Lupus - 33(2024), 6 vom: 20. Apr., Seite 547-554

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ehtesham, Naeim [VerfasserIn]
Alesaeidi, Samira [VerfasserIn]
Mohammad Zadeh, Dorita [VerfasserIn]
Saghaei, Mozhdeh [VerfasserIn]
Fakhri, Maryam [VerfasserIn]
Bayati, Zahra [VerfasserIn]
Esmaeilzadeh, Emran [VerfasserIn]
Mosallaei, Meysam [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Biomarkers
Journal Article
Methylation
RUNX3
Systemic lupus erythematosus

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Date Completed 15.04.2024

Date Revised 15.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1177/09612033241241850

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM370011627