Hepatic expression and serum levels of syndecan 1 (CD 138) in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease


YILMAZ Y., EREN F., ÇOLAK Y., Senates E., ÇELİKEL Ç., Imeryuz N.

SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY, vol.47, no.12, pp.1488-1493, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 47 Issue: 12
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Doi Number: 10.3109/00365521.2012.725093
  • Journal Name: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1488-1493
  • Keywords: enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, immunohistochemistry, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, syndecan-1, METABOLIC SYNDROME, HEPARAN-SULFATE, ASSOCIATION, STEATOSIS, DIAGNOSIS, FIBROSIS, CANCER, STEATOHEPATITIS, CLEARANCE, CARCINOMA
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Background and aims. Syndecan-1 (CD 138) is a transmembrane heparan sulfate proteoglycan expressed in the liver which may exert metabolic effects by mediating the hepatic clearance of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins. In the present study, we assayed serum levels and the hepatic expression of syndecan-1 and examined their association with clinical, biochemical, and histologic phenotypes in patients with histology-proven nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Methods. A total of 59 patients with biopsy-proven NAFLD and 54 matched controls were enrolled. The analysis of syndecan-1 expression in liver biopsies was performed by immunohistochemistry on formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded samples. Serum syndecan-1 levels were measured by ELISA. Results. NAFLD patients had significantly higher serum syndecan-1 levels [median: 61 ng/mL (interquartile range: 36-97 ng/mL)] than controls [median: 37 ng/mL (interquartile range: 25-59 ng/mL, Mann Whitney U test, p < 0.001]. However, we did not find any significant association between serum syndecan-1 and the mean syndecan-1 immunohistochemical score (n = 59, r = 0.064, p = 0.63). Interestingly, the syndecan-1 immunohistochemical score was an independent predictor of HDL cholesterol in NAFLD patients (beta = 0.27; t = 1.99, p < 0.05). Conclusions. Our data suggest that serum syndecan-1 levels are raised in patients with NAFLD. Moreover, the syndecan-1 immunohistochemical score in the liver is independently associated with HDL cholesterol in this group of patients. These pilot results support further investigation of this molecule in metabolic liver diseases.