Publication: Circulating exosomal miRNAs as biomarkers in epithelial ovarian cancer
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2021-10-01
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22279059
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Mahidol University
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Biomedicines. Vol.9, No.10 (2021)
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Meng Shin Shiao, Jia Ming Chang, Arb Aroon Lertkhachonsuk, Naparat Rermluk, Natini Jinawath Circulating exosomal miRNAs as biomarkers in epithelial ovarian cancer. Biomedicines. Vol.9, No.10 (2021). doi:10.3390/biomedicines9101433 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/76000
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Circulating exosomal miRNAs as biomarkers in epithelial ovarian cancer
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Failure to detect early-stage epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is a major contributing factor to its low survival rate. Increasing evidence suggests that different subtypes of EOC may behave as distinct diseases due to their different cells of origins, histology and treatment responses. Therefore, the identification of EOC subtype-specific biomarkers that can early detect the disease should be clinically beneficial. Exosomes are extracellular vesicles secreted by different types of cells and carry biological molecules, which play important roles in cell-cell communication and regulation of various biological processes. Multiple studies have proposed that exosomal miRNAs present in the circulation are good biomarkers for non-invasive early detection of cancer. In this review, the potential use of exosomal miRNAs as early detection biomarkers for EOCs and their accuracy are discussed. We also review the differential expression of circulating exosomal miRNAs and cell-free miRNAs between different biofluid sources, i.e., plasma and serum, and touch on the issue of endogenous reference miRNA selection. Additionally, the current clinical trials using miRNAs for detecting EOCs are summarized. In conclusion, circulating exosomal miRNAs as the non-invasive biomarkers have a high potential for early detection of EOC and its subtypes, and are likely to be clinically important in the future.