Project description:Plasma samples from 100 early stage (I to IIIA) non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients and 100 non-cancer controls were screened for 754 circulating microRNAs via qRT-PCR, using TaqMan MicroRNA Arrays. Our objective was to identify a panel of circulating microRNAs in plasma that will contribute to early detection of lung cancer.
Project description:Early-onset preeclampsia (EOPE) is a severe pregnancy complication associated with significant maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. Currently, there is a critical need for accurate, non-invasive biomarkers to facilitate early diagnosis and effective management of EOPE. In this study, we aimed to investigate the transcriptional alterations and non-invasive biomarker potential of peripheral blood microRNAs in patients with EOPE. Through our research, we successfully identified two reliable plasma miRNA biomarkers and proposed a circulating two-miRNA panel for the non-invasive early detection of EOPE. Additionally, we independently validated our findings in different patient cohorts using various technological platforms.
Project description:Owing to the lack of effective screening tools and early detection biomarkers, ovarian cancer (OC) still remains as a deadly disease with highest mortality among other gynecological cancers. So far there have been no attempts to discover biomarkers using early stage OC patients. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have been recognized as great tool to develop non-invasive biomarkers in various cancers including ovarian cancer.
Project description:microRNAs (miRNAs) are short, non-coding RNA molecules that act as regulators of gene expression. Circulating blood miRNAs offer great potential as cancer biomarkers. The objective of the study was to correlate the differential expression of miRNAs in tissue and blood in the identification of biomarkers for early detection of colorectal cancer (CRC).
Project description:microRNAs (miRNAs) are short, non-coding RNA molecules that act as regulators of gene expression. Circulating blood miRNAs offer great potential as cancer biomarkers. The objective of the study was to correlate the differential expression of miRNAs in tissue and blood in the identification of biomarkers for early detection of colorectal cancer (CRC). miRNA biomarker discovery via miRNA array profiling using paired cancer tissues (n = 30) and blood samples (CRC, n = 42; control, n = 18).
Project description:Lung cancer is the most currently diagnosed cancer type among adults and the most common cause of death from cancer worldwide. Poor lung cancer patients’ outcomes and survival rates demand discovery of new biomarkers for the specific, significant, and non-invasive detection of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) progression. Determination of cell lines' relationship to genomic changes in tumors could be valuable for functional and therapeutic discoveries. Human cell line models with different aggressiveness statuses may play an important role in the investigation of NSCLC. In addition, miRNA expression patterns that are reliable in predicting NSCLC patients’ survival rates are highly promising cancer biomarkers. The aim of the present study was to investigate the potential of miRNA expression as biomarkers in NSCLC.
Project description:Circulating microRNAs (miRNAs) are promising biomarkers for the early detection of cancers. This assay aimed to address potential circulating miRNAs to monitor the progression from Barrett’s esophagus to esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC).
Project description:A sensitive assay to identify biomarkers that can accurately diagnose the onset of breast cancer using non-invasively collected clinical specimens is ideal for early detection. In this study, we have conducted a prospective sample collection and retrospective blinded validation (PRoBE design) to evaluate the performance and translational utilities of salivary transcriptomic and proteomic biomarkers for the non-invasive detection of breast cancer. The Affymetrix HG U133 Plus 2.0 Array and 2D-DIGE were used to profile transcriptomes and proteomes in saliva supernatants respectively. Significant variations of salivary transcriptomic and proteomic profiles were observed between breast cancer patients and healthy controls. Eleven transcriptomic biomarker candidates and two proteomic biomarker candidates were selected for a preclinical validation using an independent sample set. Transcriptomic biomarkers were validated by RT-qPCR and proteomic biomarkers were validated by quantitative protein immunoblot. Eight mRNA biomarkers and one protein biomarker have been validated for breast cancer detection, yielding ROC-plot AUC values between 0.665 and 0.959. This report provides proof of concept of salivary biomarkers for the non-invasive detection of breast cancer. The salivary biomarkers’ discriminatory power paves the way for a PRoBE-design definitive validation study. Keywords: Salivary biomarker, Breast cancer, Early detection, Salivary transcriptome, Salivary proteome
Project description:Early detection of small cell lung cancer crucially demands highly reliable markers. Growing evidence suggests that extracellular vesicles carry tumor cell-specific cargo suitable as protein markers in cancer. Therefore, we isolated plasma-derived exosomes from newly diagnosed small cell lung cancer patients and investigated proteome dynamics of these exosomes aiming at improving the detection of small cell lung cancer. A total of 1,016 proteins were initially identified. After data processing and statistical analysis, several proteins were found to be differentially expressed in comparing small cell lung cancer patients and healthy individuals, indicating that circulating exosomes may encompass specific proteins with potential diagnostic attributes for small cell lung cancer. Furthermore, our data may indicate a novel tumor-suppressing role of blood coagulation and involvement of complement activation in small cell lung cancer pathogenesis.
