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Brief Report

TRPM5 rs886277 Polymorphism Predicts Hepatic Fibrosis Progression in Non-Cirrhotic HCV-Infected Patients

by
Salvador Resino
1,*,
Amanda Fernández-Rodríguez
1,
Daniel Pineda-Tenor
2,
Ana Zaida Gómez-Moreno
3,
Juan José Sánchez-Ruano
3,
Tomas Artaza-Varasa
3,
María José Muñoz-Gómez
1,
Ana Virseda-Berdices
1,
María Martín-Vicente
1,
Isidoro Martínez
1,† and
María A. Jiménez-Sousa
1,†
1
Unidad de Infección Viral e Inmunidad, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28222 Majadahonda, Spain
2
Servicio de Laboratorio Clínico, Hospital de Antequera, 29200 Málaga, Spain
3
Servicio de Digestivo, Hospital Virgen de la Salud, 45004 Toledo, Spain
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
†
Both authors contributed equally to this study.
J. Clin. Med. 2021, 10(3), 483; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10030483
Submission received: 20 December 2020 / Revised: 23 January 2021 / Accepted: 25 January 2021 / Published: 28 January 2021
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Molecular Epidemiology in Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Infection: Studies of Viral and Human Genomes)
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Background: TRPM5 (transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily M member 5) rs886277 polymorphism has been related to liver cirrhosis from different etiologies. The present study investigates the association of TRPM5 rs886277 polymorphism with liver fibrosis progression and cirrhosis development in chronic hepatitis C (CHC) patients. Methods: We conducted a retrospective study of 208 non-cirrhotic patients with CHC, who had at least two liver stiffness measurements (LSM) with a separation of 12 months (baseline LSM (LSM1) and the last LSM (LSM2)). Two outcome variables were considered: (1) LSM2/LSM1 ratio; (2) cirrhosis progression (F4; LSM ≥ 12.5 kPa). DNA genotyping was done at the CeGen using a MassARRAY platform. Results: The follow-up time was similar irrespective of the rs886277 genotype (46.4 months in TT genotype, 46.4 months in CT genotype, and 49.2 months in CC genotype; p = 0.649). The highest LSM increases were found in patients with CC genotype compared with TT and CT genotypes (p = 0.044 and p = 0.038, respectively). The cirrhosis progression was higher in patients with CC genotype than TT genotype (p = 0.033). Thus, the rs886277 C allele was associated with higher cirrhosis progression (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) = 2.64; p = 0.014). Moreover, rs886277 CC genotype was also related to higher values of LSM2/LSM1 ratio (adjusted arithmetic mean ratio a(AMR) = 1.31; p = 0.001) and cirrhosis progression (aOR = 4.33; p = 0.027). Conclusions: TRPM5 rs886277 polymorphism was associated with liver fibrosis progression and cirrhosis development among hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected patients. Specifically, the rs886277 C allele and CC genotype were risk factors for advancing liver fibrosis and cirrhosis compared to the rs886277 T allele and CT/TT genotype, respectively.

1. Introduction

Chronic hepatitis C (CHC) remains a significant public health problem worldwide. About 71 million people are chronically infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV), and CHC is one of the leading causes of liver-related death and disability worldwide [1,2,3]. Patients develop hepatic fibrosis, cirrhosis, decompensated cirrhosis, hepatic failure, and hepatocarcinoma after decades of infection [4]. Even patients who clear HCV infection after treatment with direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) remain at risk of liver disease progression, mostly cirrhotic patients [5,6].
The staging of hepatic fibrosis helps in the clinical management of patients with CHC and may predict its evolution [7]. The hepatic biopsy is the gold standard to assess liver fibrosis, but this practice is in disuse for its contraindications and limitations, such as invasive procedure, sampling errors, reading variability, hospitalization, cost, and delayed results, among others [8]. Transient elastography is a non-invasive approach widely used to evaluate liver fibrosis and cirrhosis [9]. The transient elastography quantifies liver stiffness, which is proportional to the grade of hepatic fibrosis and correlates with fibrosis stage in CHC [10]. However, transient elastography also has limitations such as variability, inadequate accuracy, and risk for error [11].
Many factors are implicated in liver disease progression, such as transmission routes, age at HCV infection, alcohol intake, duration of CHC, coinfections, insulin resistance, and steatosis [4]. Furthermore, the patient’s genetic background, including single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), appears to be quite relevant in CHC pathogenesis and cirrhosis progression [12,13].
The transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily M member 5 (TRPM5) gene encodes a calcium-activated non-selective cation channel that participates in the signaling mechanism for the taste sensation and insulin secretion in pancreatic β-cells [14,15]. Furthermore, TRPM5 is involved in the immune and inflammatory responses to different pathogens through the taste transduction pathway [16,17,18,19,20,21,22]. The TRPM5 rs886277 polymorphism is a missense (Asn235Ser) variant related to liver fibrosis in HCV-infected patients, primarily as part of the cirrhosis risk score (CRS), which comprised seven SNPs predictive of fibrosis progression in HCV-infected patients [23,24,25,26,27,28] and liver transplantation [29]. However, most of these studies did not analyze cirrhosis progression, or rs886277 polymorphism was not directly associated with fibrosis or cirrhosis progression.
The present study’s objective was to investigate the association of TRPM5 rs886277 polymorphism with liver fibrosis progression and cirrhosis development in CHC patients.

2. Methods

2.1. Design and Study Population

We conducted a retrospective study of 208 CHC patients from Hospital Virgen de la Salud (Toledo, Spain) enrolled between 2008 and 2016, as previously described [30]. The study was performed according to the 1975 Declaration of Helsinki, and the Research Ethics Committee of the Hospital Virgen de la Salud approved it (CEIC/2013/32). All the participants signed written consent.
The inclusion criteria were: (1) detectable plasma HCV RNA at baseline and during the whole follow-up; (2) available DNA sample for DNA genotyping; and (3) available data from liver stiffness measurements (LSM) at baseline and at least 12 months later. The exclusion criteria were: (1) baseline hepatic cirrhosis (F4; LSM1 ≥12.5 kPa); (2) autoimmune liver disease; and (3) coinfection with hepatitis B virus or human immunodeficiency virus. All patients were of European descent.
We collected epidemiological, demographic, clinical, virological, and laboratory data from medical records. The patients’ clinical management was done following clinical guidelines at that time [31,32]. All patients were CHC at baseline, including those who had been non-responder patients to interferon (IFN) therapy before the study. The follow-up was interrupted when a patient started the HCV treatment and achieved sustained virologic response (SVR). Patients who did not achieve SVR were not excluded from the study.

2.2. DNA Genotyping

We extracted genomic DNA from 200 µL of peripheral blood using the QIAsymphony DNA Mini Kit (Qiagen, Hilden, Germany). Next, DNA genotyping was done at the CeGen (Spanish National Genotyping Center; [33]) using the MassARRAY platform from Agena Bioscience’s (San Diego, CA, USA) [34].

2.3. Hepatic Fibrosis

Transient elastography was used to assay the hepatic fibrosis using a FibroScan (Echosens, Paris, France) by a trained physician, as we previously described [35]. LSM ranged from 2.5–75 kPa. Typically, around ten individual successful measurements were obtained and averaged when the interquartile range to median ratio was <0.30. The LSM cut-offs proposed by Castera et al. [36] were used to classify patients: (1) <7.1 kPa (F0–F1—absence or mild fibrosis); (2) 7.1–9.4 kPa (F2—significant fibrosis); (3) 9.5–12.4 kPa (F3—advanced fibrosis); and (4) ≥12.5 kPa (F4—cirrhosis).

2.4. Liver Fibrosis Outcomes

Each patient’s LSM value changed from the baseline LSM (LSM1) to the last LSM (LSM2) in the absence of successful antiviral treatment that cleared HCV infection. Thus, we consider three outcome variables: (1) Values of LSM in the two time-points (LSM1 and LSM2), (2) LSM2/LSM1 ratio, and (3) cirrhosis progression (F4; LSM ≥ 12.5 kPa).

2.5. HCV Assays

HCV infection was diagnosed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests. HCV genotype was determined by the INNO–LiPA HCV II assay (Innogenetics, Ghent, Belgium). Plasma HCV RNA viral load was measured by real-time PCR COBAS AmpliPrep/COBAS TaqMan HCV test (Roche Molecular Systems, Pleasanton, CA, USA) and the limit of detection was 15 IU/mL.

2.6. Statistical Analysis

To compare independent groups, we used the Mann–Whitney U test and the Kruskal–Wallis test for continuous variables. In addition, the Chi-square test or Fisher’s exact test were used for categorical variables. In paired measurements, we used the Wilcoxon test for continuous variables.
The genetic association study between TRPM5 rs886277 polymorphism and the outcome variables was performed by generalized linear models (GLM) for recessive, dominant, and additive inheritance. A GLM with gamma distribution was used to evaluate the LSM2/LSM1 ratio, which provides the arithmetic mean ratio (AMR). A GLM with binomial distribution was used to analyze cirrhosis progression, which provides the odds ratio (OR). GLM tests were adjusted by the most relevant covariables selected by a stepwise algorithm (p-value < 0.20 at each step) from the following list of variables: age, gender, time since HCV diagnosis, diabetes, injection drug use, high alcohol intake, time of follow-up, baseline LSM, HCV treatment (before and after starting the study among non-responder patients), HCV genotype, and other significant SNPs previously analyzed in this cohort (MERTK rs4374383 [37], PNPLA3 rs738409 [38], IL7RA rs6897932 [35], MTHFR rs1801133 [39], and DARC rs12075 [30]).
The statistical analysis was done with Stata 15.0 (StataCorp, TX, USA) and SPSS 24.0 (SPSS INC, Chicago, IL, USA). A p-value < 0.05 was statistically significant, and all p-values were two-tailed.

3. Results

3.1. Characteristics of the Patients

The characteristics of HCV-infected patients stratified by TRPM5 rs886277 genotypes (85 TT, 95 CT, and 28 CC) are described in Table 1. We did not find significant differences in baseline characteristics among groups, except for HCV genotype 1 (p = 0.032) and 4 (p = 0.035).

3.2. Characteristics of TRPM5 rs886277 Polymorphism

Rs886277 SNP was in Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium (p = 0.858), had less than 5% of missing values, and had a minimum allele frequency of more than 35% (Table 2). When we compared the genetic frequencies of our cohort of HCV-infected patients with an Iberian population in Spain (IBS; healthy subjects) reported by the 1000 Genomes Project [40], no significant differences were found for alleles (p = 0.367) or genotypes (p = 0.816).

3.3. TRPM5 rs886277 SNP and Liver Fibrosis Progression

The follow-up time was similar among TRPM5 rs886277 genotypes (46.4 months in TT genotype, 46.4 months in CT genotype, and 49.2 months in CC genotype; p = 0.649). Throughout this time, we found significant increases in LSM values at the end of follow-up within each rs886277 genotype, compared to baseline (p < 0.001; Figure 1A). However, the highest LSM increases were found in patients with CC genotype compared with TT and CT genotypes (p = 0.044 and p = 0.038, respectively). Similarly, the rate of cirrhosis progression was higher in patients with CC genotype than TT genotype (p = 0.033; Figure 1B).
We also evaluated the association between TRPM5 rs886277 polymorphism and liver fibrosis progression by GLM tests (Table 3). Regarding the additive model, the presence of rs886277 C allele was associated with higher values of LSM2/LSM1 ratio (AMR = 1.15; p = 0.002) and cirrhosis progression (OR = 1.91; p = 0.032), but only cirrhosis progression remained significant after adjusting for the most relevant covariables (adjusted OR = 2.64; p = 0.014). That is, for each C allele, the risk of progressing to cirrhosis increases 2.64 times. With regard to the recessive model, rs886277 CC genotype was related to higher values of LSM2/LSM1 ratio (adjusted AMR = 1.31; p = 0.001) and cirrhosis progression (adjusted OR = 4.33; p = 0.027, Table 3). The presence of the CC genotype is associated with a 1.33-fold increase in the baseline LSM value and increases the risk of progressing to cirrhosis 4.33 times.

4. Discussion

This study focused on the impact of TRPM5 rs886277 polymorphism on liver fibrosis progression and cirrhosis. We found that patients carrying rs886277 C allele and CC genotype had an increased risk of liver fibrosis progression and cirrhosis development. The association found between TRPM5 rs886277 polymorphism and liver fibrosis and cirrhosis was independent of the effect of other SNPs, since logistic regression models were adjusted by the most relevant covariables, including five SNPs previously reported in this cohort (MERTK rs4374383 [37], PNPLA3 rs738409 [38], IL7RA rs6897932 [35], MTHFR rs1801133 [39], and DARC rs12075 [30]). These five SNPs were related to liver fibrosis progression and development of cirrhosis [30,35,37,38,39].
TRPM5 is a Ca2+-impermeable channel that modulates cellular Ca2+ entry, determines the membrane potential, and regulates nerve signals and insulin secretion [14,15]. In a negative feedback loop, Ca2+ activates TRPM5 to promote Na+ influx, which induces membrane depolarization and a subsequent decrease in the driving force for Ca2+ entry [14,42,43]. TRPM5 is present in pancreatic β-cells, where it modulates glucose metabolism. Glucose-induced insulin secretion is decreased and glucose tolerance is impaired in Trpm5−/− mice [44], while activation of TRPM5 may stimulate the pancreatic β-cells to secrete insulin, preventing the onset of diabetes mellitus type II [45,46]. Minor alleles of several TRPM5 SNPs, which are in linkage disequilibrium with rs886277, have been related to higher glucose level and reduced insulin sensitivity during an oral glucose tolerance test [47] and metabolic syndrome [48]. These two factors are associated with the development of steatosis, hepatic fibrosis, and cirrhosis [49]. On the other hand, calcium is a secondary messenger that regulates multiple hepatic functions, and its dysregulation is a hallmark of chronic liver diseases, which may also hinder liver regeneration [50]. TRPM5 rs886277 polymorphism is a missense variant (Asn235Ser) in exon 5, which could generate a protein with altered expression or channel functions, causing an increase in intracellular Ca2+ and hepatotoxicity, resulting in hepatic scarring and cirrhosis.
We explore the putative functionality of TRPM5 rs886277 polymorphism with the rVarBase database [51]. We observed that this variant is located in an active chromatin region, which could be contributing to gene expression changes. In fact, this has been described in primary natural killer (NK) cells from peripheral blood. In the liver, NK cells account for almost 50% of all intrahepatic lymphocytes, playing a critical role in regulating the liver immune response in both physiological and pathological circumstances [52]. In this setting, TRPM5 rs886277 polymorphism could lead to altered gene transcription in NK cells, contributing to liver disease’s pathogenesis. Additionally, an analysis of TRPM5 rs886277 polymorphism in the Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) Portal [53], a public resource that provides data of tissue-specific gene expression and regulation according to variant data, showed this polymorphism had been described as an expression quantitative trait loci (eQTL), the C allele and CC genotype being linked to lower TRPM5 expression in pancreas. Moreover, since a sustained inflammatory response is involved in liver injury, it is interesting to note that TRPM5 deficiency in mice increases inflammatory cytokine production in B lymphocytes following lipopolysaccharide stimulation and exacerbates endotoxic shock severity [42]. These studies suggest that defects in the expression or functionality of TPRM5 may promote a sustained inflammatory response contributing to fibrosis progression and cirrhosis development.

5. Limitations of the Study

Firstly, our study has a retrospective design and may introduce determination and selection biases. Furthermore, the retrospective design has also led to the absence of relevant clinical data to assess liver disease progression. Secondly, the sample size was small, which limited statistical power. Thirdly, the follow-up time was variable in each patient, but all the patients included in the study had more than 12 months of follow-up (75% had more than 28 months), and it was similar among TRPM5 rs886277 genotypes. Finally, more than 20% of patients were non-responders to previous interferon therapy. However, we decided to include them because IFN-based treatment does not seem to protect against the progression of CHC in non-responders [54].

6. Conclusions

TRPM5 rs886277 polymorphism was associated with liver fibrosis progression and cirrhosis development among HCV-infected patients. Specifically, the TRPM5 rs886277 C allele and CC genotype were risk factors in the progression of liver fibrosis and cirrhosis compared to the TRPM5 rs886277 T allele and TT/CT genotype, respectively.

Author Contributions

Funding body, S.R.; study concept and design, M.A.J.-S. and S.R.; patients’ selection and clinical data acquisition, A.Z.G.-M., J.J.S.-R., and T.A.-V.; sample preparation, DNA isolation and genotyping, D.P.-T., A.V.-B., and M.J.M.-G.; statistical analysis and interpretation of data, A.F.-R., I.M., M.A.J.-S., and S.R.; writing of the manuscript, I.M., M.A.J.-S., and S.R.; critical revision of the manuscript for relevant intellectual content, A.F.-R. and M.M.-V.; supervision and visualization, S.R. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

Funding

This study is supported by grants from Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII) (grant # PI20CIII/00004 to S.R.). M.A.J.-S. and A.F.-R. are supported by “Instituto de Salud Carlos III” (grant # CP17CIII/00007 and CP14CIII/00010, respectively).

Institutional Review Board Statement

The study was performed according to the 1975 Declaration of Helsinki, and the Research Ethics Committee of the Hospital Virgen de la Salud approved it (CEIC/2013/32).

Informed Consent Statement

Informed consent was obtained from all subjects involved in the study.

Data Availability Statement

The data set used for this study may be made available by the corresponding author upon reasonable request.

Acknowledgments

This study would not have been possible without the collaboration of all the patients, medical and nursery staff, and data managers who have taken part in the project. The authors also thank the Spanish National Genotyping Center (CEGENPRB2-ISCIII) for providing SNP genotyping services (http://www.cegen.org). CEGEN is supported by grant PT13/0001, ISCIII-SGEFI/FEDER.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Abbreviations

Chronic hepatitis CCHC
Hepatitis C virus HCV
Direct-acting antiviralsDAAs
Single nucleotide polymorphismsSNPs
Transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily M member 5TRPM5
Cirrhosis risk scoreCRS
Liver stiffness measurementLSM
CirrhosisF4; LSM1 ≥ 12.5 kPa
KilopascalskPa
Baseline LSMLSM1
Final LSMLSM2
Generalized linear modelsGLM
Arithmetic mean ratioAMR
Odds ratioOR
Statistical Package for the Social SciencesSPSS
Iberian population in SpainIBS
Natural killerNK

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Figure 1. Summary of LSM values (A) and cirrhosis progression (B) stratified by TRPM5 rs886277 genotypes in HCV-infected patients. Abbreviations: HCV, hepatitis C virus; LSM, liver stiffness measurement; IFN, interferon; TRPM5, transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily M member 5.
Figure 1. Summary of LSM values (A) and cirrhosis progression (B) stratified by TRPM5 rs886277 genotypes in HCV-infected patients. Abbreviations: HCV, hepatitis C virus; LSM, liver stiffness measurement; IFN, interferon; TRPM5, transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily M member 5.
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Table 1. Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of HCV-infected patients at baseline.
Table 1. Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of HCV-infected patients at baseline.
TRPM5 rs886277 Polymorphism
CharacteristicTTCTCCp-Value
No.859528
Male41 (48.2%)51 (53.7%)20 (71.4%)0.102
Age (years)47.5 (41.3; 59.3)46.6 (41; 56.1)46.7 (43.4; 58.3)0.958
Time of HCV infection (years)7.7 (3.5; 12.9)9.5 (3.3; 13.8)6.2 (1.4; 11.6)0.284
High alcohol intake12 (14.1%)11 (11.6%)5 (17.9%)0.675
Prior injection drug use12 (14.1%)7 (7.4%)2 (7.1%)0.278
HCV genotype (n = 204)
166 (77.6%)83 (90.2%)25 (92.6%)0.032
37 (8.2%)6 (6.5%)1 (3.7%)0.709
411 (12.9%)3 (3.3%)1 (3.7%)0.035
51 (1.2%)---
Prior failed IFN therapy18 (21.2%)24 (25.3%)5 (17.9%)0.656
Baseline LSM (kPa)6.3 (5.2; 7.8)5.9 (4.9; 7)6.7 (5.4; 9)0.328
F0–F1 (<7.1 kPa)58 (68.2%)73 (76.8%)18 (64.3%)0.287
F2 (7.1–9.4 kPa)17 (20%)15 (15.8%)6 (21.4%)0.725
F3 (9.5–12.4 kPa)10 (11.8%)7 (7.4%)4 (14.3%)0.255
Statistics: values were expressed as absolute numbers (%) or median (percentile 25; percentile 75). p-values were calculated with the Kruskal–Wallis test for continuous variables or Chi-square test for categorical variables. Abbreviations: HCV, hepatitis C virus; LSM, liver stiffness measurement; kPa, kilopascal; IFN, interferon; TRPM5, transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily M member 5.
Table
Table 2. Summary of characteristics of TRPM5 rs886277 polymorphism in patients infected with HCV compared to the Iberian population (data from 1000 Genomes Project Phase 3) [41].
Table 2. Summary of characteristics of TRPM5 rs886277 polymorphism in patients infected with HCV compared to the Iberian population (data from 1000 Genomes Project Phase 3) [41].
HCV CohortIBS Groupp-value
No. 208107
AllelesC151 (36.3%)80 (37.4%)0.367
T265 (63.7%)134 (62.6%)
GenotypeCC28 (13.4%)17 (15.9%)0.816
CT95 (45.7%)46 (43.0%)
TT85 (40.9%)44 (41.1%)
HWE (p-value) 0.8580.398
Statistics: Values expressed as absolute numbers (%). p-values were calculated by the Chi-squared test. Abbreviations: HCV, hepatitis C virus; IBS, Iberian populations in Spain; HWE, Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium; TRPM5, transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily M member 5.
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Table 3. Association between TRPM5 rs886277 polymorphism and liver fibrosis progression during the follow-up in HCV-infected patients.
Table 3. Association between TRPM5 rs886277 polymorphism and liver fibrosis progression during the follow-up in HCV-infected patients.
UnadjustedAdjusted
OutcomeAMR (95% CI)p(a)aAMR (95% CI)p(b)
LSM2/LSM1
Additive (CC vs. CT vs. TT)1.15 (1.05; 1.25)0.0021.08 (0.99; 1.17)0.061
Recessive (CC vs. TT/CT)1.44 (1.20; 1.72)<0.0011.31 (1.12; 1.55)0.001
Progression to F4OR (95% CI)p(a)aOR (95% CI)p(b)
Additive (CC vs. CT vs. TT)1.91 (1.06; 3.45)0.0322.64 (1.21; 5.75)0.014
Recessive (CC vs. TT/CT)2.82 (1.06; 7.51)0.0384.33 (1.18; 15.91)0.027
Statistics: p-values were calculated by univariate regression (a) and multivariate regression (b) adjusted by the most relevant covariates (see statistical analysis section). Significant differences are shown in bold. Abbreviations: aAMR, adjusted arithmetic mean ratio; aOR, adjusted odds ratio; 95%CI, 95% confidence interval; p-value, level of significance; LSM, liver stiffness measurement; F4, cirrhosis; TRPM5, transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily M member 5.
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