Circulating Extracellular Vesicle-Derived microRNAs as Novel Diagnostic and Prognostic Biomarkers for Non-Viral-Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Extracellular vesicle-derived microRNAs (EV-miRNAs) are promising circulating biomarkers for chronic liver disease. In this study, we explored the potential significance of plasma EV-miRNAs in non-hepatitis B-, non-hepatitis C-related HCC (NBNC-HCC). We compared, using the NanoString method, plasma EV-miRNA profiles between NBNC-HCC and control groups including patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and healthy controls. The differentially expressed EV-miRNAs were validated in another set of plasma samples by qRT-PCR. A total of 66 significantly differentially expressed EV-miRNAs between the HCC and the control groups were identified in the discovery set. In the validation cohort, including plasma samples of 70 NBNC-HCC patients, 70 NAFLD patients, and 35 healthy controls, 5 plasma EV-miRNAs were significantly elevated in HCC, which included miR-19-3p, miR-16-5p, miR-223-3p, miR-30d-5p, and miR-451a. These miRNAs were found to participate in several cancer-related signaling pathways based on bioinformatic analysis. Among them, EV-miR-19-3p exhibited the best diagnostic performance and displayed a high sensitivity for detecting alpha-fetoprotein-negative HCC and early-stage HCC. In multivariate analysis, a high EV-miR-19-3p level was demonstrated as an independently unfavorable predictor of overall survival in patients with NBNC-HCC. In conclusion, our data have indicated, for the first time, that EV-miR-19-3p could serve as a novel circulating biomarker for the diagnosis and prognosis of NBNC-HCC.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:24

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International journal of molecular sciences - 24(2023), 22 vom: 07. Nov.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Boonkaew, Bootsakorn [VerfasserIn]
Satthawiwat, Nantawat [VerfasserIn]
Pinjaroen, Nutcha [VerfasserIn]
Chuaypen, Natthaya [VerfasserIn]
Tangkijvanich, Pisit [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Biomarker
Biomarkers
Biomarkers, Tumor
Extracellular vesicles
Hepatocellular carcinoma
Journal Article
MicroRNAs
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

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Date Completed 27.11.2023

Date Revised 27.11.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/ijms242216043

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM364944498