Liquid Biopsy for Promising Non-invasive Diagnostic Biomarkers in Parasitic Infections

© 2021. Witold Stefański Institute of Parasitology, Polish Academy of Sciences..

BACKGROUND: Liquid biopsy refers to the sampling and molecular analysis of body fluids such as blood, saliva, and urine in contrast to conventional tissue biopsies. Liquid biopsy approach can offer powerful non-invasive biomarkers (circulating markers) for diagnosis and monitoring treatment response of a variety of diseases, including parasitic infections.

METHODS: In this review, we concentrate on cell-free DNA (cfDNA), microRNA (miRNA), and exosomes in the published literature.

RESULTS: Considering the high prevalence and severity of parasitic infections worldwide, circulating biomarkers can provide a new insight into the diagnosis and prognosis of parasites in the near future. Moreover, identifying and characterizing parasite- or host-derived circulating markers are important for a better understanding of the pathogenesis of parasite infection and host-parasite relationship at the molecular level. Profiling of biomarkers for parasitic diseases is a promising potential field, though further studies and optimization strategies are required, both in vitro and in vivo.

CONCLUSION: In this review, we discuss three approaches in the liquid biopsy including circulating cfDNA, miRNAs, and exosomes for diagnosis and evaluation of parasites and summarize circulating biomarkers in non-invasive samples during parasitic infections.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:67

Enthalten in:

Acta parasitologica - 67(2022), 1 vom: 26. März, Seite 1-17

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ozturk, Eylem Akdur [VerfasserIn]
Caner, Ayse [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Biomarkers
Cell-Free Nucleic Acids
Cell-free DNA
Exosome
Journal Article
Liquid biopsy
MicroRNA
MicroRNAs
Parasite
Review

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Date Completed 23.03.2022

Date Revised 31.05.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s11686-021-00444-x

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM327231165