Project description:Tuberculosis (TB) is difficult to diagnose under complex clinical conditions. Exosomal miRNAs have emerged as promising disease biomarkers. We aim to investigate the potential of exosomal miRNAs to assist with TB clinical diagnosis. In the present research, we used the Affymetrix Genechip miRNA 4.0 Array to investgate the profiles of differentially expressed miRNAs (DEMs) in the exosomes of peripheral blood plasma. As a result, exosomal miRNA profiling yielded a total of 102 DEMs (98 with up-expression and 4 with down-expression) between the TB (pulmonary tuberculosis and tuberculosis meningitis) patients and controls.
Project description:The symptoms of bipolar depression (BD) overlapping with unipolar depression (UD) makes it difficult to perform an accurate diagnosis. We aimed to investigate the potential of plasma miRNAs to distinguish BD from UD. In this study, we used the Affymetrix Genechip miRNA 4.0 Array to investigate the profiles of differentially expressed miRNAs (DEMs) in peripheral blood plasma. As a result, forty-two DEMs (17 with downregulation and 25 with upregulation) between UD and BD patients.
Project description:Purpose: To identify a panel of plasma exosomal miRNAs as potential biomarkers for lung cancer from the genome-wide set of currently known human miRNAs. Methods: Plasma samples from 4 lung cancer patients and 4 patients with benign lung disease were collected, and plasma exosomes were extracted by ultracentrifugation. Exosomal miRNA profiles were generated by deep sequencing based on Illumina NextSeq 500 platform. And differentially expressed exosomal miRNAs between lung cancer and benign lung disease were identified by edgeR with the default threshold of |log2 (fold change) | ≥ 1.5 and P-value < 0.05. Results: A total of 983 detectable exosomal miRNAs were analyzed to identify differentially expressed miRNAs between two groups. There were 6 significantly up-regulated miRNAs and 63 significantly down-regulated miRNAs in lung cancer cases when compared with benign lung disease. Conclusion: The comparative analysis of plasma exosomal miRNAs between lung cancer and benign lung diseases provided a reference for exploring potential biomarkers of lung cancer. And the clinical value of candidate exosomal miRNAs needs to be further verified in lung cancer clinical trials.
Project description:Exosomes and exosomal miRNAs from the plasma of volunteers were isolated from thyroid nodules and papillary tyriod cancer patients . Profiling of exosomal miRNA was performed using next-generation sequencing(NGS) to identify miRNA candidates for diagnosis.
Project description:Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is the most common subtype of non-Hodgkin Lymphoma with complex clinical symptoms. Currently, the diagnosis of DLBCL depends largely on pathologic analysis of biopsy tissue, which is an invasive procedure and often poses some risk to patients. Exosomal miRNAs have emerged as promising noninvasive biomarkers for detecting tumor or monitoring disease progress. We aim to investigate the potential of circulating exosomal miRNAs to assist with diagnosis of DLBCL.In the present research, we used the miRCURY LNA™ microRNA Array to investgate the profiles of differentially expressed miRNAs in the exosomes of peripheral blood serum. As a result, circulating exosomal miRNA profiling yielded a total of 332 differentially expressed miRNAs (157 with up-expression and 175 with down-expression) between the DLBCL patients and healthy controls.
Project description:Exosomes, endosome-derived membrane microvesicles, contain a specific set of RNA transcripts that are involved in cell-cell communication and hold a great potential as disease biomarkers. To systemically characterize exosomal RNA profiles, we performed RNA sequencing analysis using three human plasma samples and evaluated efficacies of small RNA library preparation protocols from 3 manufacturers. We tested the six samples (A1 and A2, B1 and B2, C1 and C2) using two small RNA library preparation kits: NEBNext Multiplex Small RNA library Prep Set from New England Biolab (NEB) and NEXTflex Small RNA Sequencing Kit from Bioo Scientific (BS). We also tested IlluminaM-bM-^@M-^Ys TrueSeq Small RNA Sample Preparation Kit (ILMN) in sample A1 and A2. Together, we tested these plasma samples by sequencing 14 indexed libraries. This study allowed direct comparison of current small RNA library preparation protocols and identified the most suitable strategy for future exosomal RNA sequencing analysis.