Differentially Altered Plasma Proteins in
Patients diagnosed with Alcoholic and
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Kamlesh K Bhopale, Dhananjaya Nauduri, Kizhake V Soman, Gagan K Sood, Anthony Okorodudu, GAS Ansari, Bhupendra S Kaphalia
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K Bhopale K, Nauduri D, V Soman K, K Sood G, Okorodudu A, Ansari G, S Kaphalia B. Differentially Altered Plasma Proteins in Patients diagnosed with Alcoholic and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. Euroasian J Hepatogastroenterol 2011; 1 (2):89-99.
Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are major health problems. Although both diseases follow a
similar course of disease progression from an early reversible fatty liver stage to severe necroinflammation with or without fibrosis and
cirrhosis, the mechanisms of ALD and NAFLD are not well understood. This preliminary study was conducted to determine blood alcohol
concentration (BAC) and altered proteins and fatty acid ethyl esters (FAEEs, nonoxidative metabolites of ethanol) in the plasma of patients
diagnosed with ALD or NAFLD. Differentially altered proteins were identified by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and mass spectrometry,
FAEEs by gas chromatography and BAC by an enzymatic method. Precursors of complement C3, complement C6 and serum amyloid A-4
protein, and Ig gamma-3 chain C region were significantly decreased in ALD vs controls (group 1). Haptoglobin precursor was the only
altered protein (increased) in NAFLD vs controls (group 2). However, significantly increased levels of precursors of complements C3, C4-B
and C6 and decreased levels of immunoglobulin J chain and Leucine-rich alpha-2 glycoprotein precursor were observed in NAFLD vs ALD
(group 3). These results indicate potential of precursors of complements C3 and C6 and haptoglobin for the differential diagnosis of ALD and
NAFLD. Although high BAC and plasma FAEEs levels in the ALD group appear to be associated with chronic alcohol abuse, biological
significance of endogenous biosynthesis of FAEEs yet to be established. Therefore, a detailed proteomic and lipidomic study need to be
conducted in larger cohorts to understand the etiopathogenesis of ALD and NAFLD.
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