The association between ACTB methylation in peripheral blood and coronary heart disease in a case-control study

作者：Jialie Jin, Chao Zhu, Jinxin Wang, Xiaojing Zhao, Rongxi Yang · 发表于：Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine · 年份：2022 · DOI：10.3389/fcvm.2022.972566 · 被引用次数：25 · 研究领域：Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors、Epigenetics and DNA Methylation、Heart Failure Treatment and Management

Background Coronary heart disease (CHD) brings a heavy burden to society worldwide. Novel and minimally invasive biomarkers for the risk evaluation of CHD are urgently needed. Previous study has revealed that blood-based hypomethylation of β-actin ( ACTB ) was associated with increased risk of stroke, but not reported in CHD yet. Objectives We aimed to explore the association between blood-based ACTB methylation and the risk of CHD in a case-control study in the Chinese population. Methods The methylation level of ACTB was quantitatively determined by mass spectrometry in 281 CHD patients and 272 controls. The association between ACTB methylation and CHD risk was estimated by logistic regression analyses adjusted for possible confounding effects. Results We found a significant association between hypermethylation of ACTB in peripheral blood and increased risk of CHD (odds ratios (ORs) per +10% methylation: 1.19–1.45, p < 0.013 for nine out of thirteen CpG sites), especially in male subjects and heart failure (HF) patients (ORs per +10% methylation: 1.20–1.43, 1.38–1.46; p < 0.030, 1.52 × 10 −4 , respectively). Hypermethylation of ACTB_CpG_2.3, ACTB_CpG_7.8, and ACTB_CpG_9.10 was observed in the CHD patients with minor to medium cardiac function impairment (NYHA I&II CHD cases) (ORs per +10% methylation: 1.38–1.44; p < 0.001). The combination of ACTB_CpG_2.3, ACTB_CpG_7.8, and ACTB_CpG_9.10 methylation levels could efficiently discriminate CHD case...