Plasma miR-1, but not Extracellular Vesicle miR-1, Functions as a Potential Biomarker for Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis.

Binghua Xu, Xiaoming Shen, Zenghui Yang, Tiantian Zhao, Bo Liu, Sen Gao, Yifan Shi, Chuanqing Bao

Clinical laboratory 2021 Jan 01

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miRNAs have been proved to function as diagnostic biomarkers. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are carriers of miRNAs. This study aimed to investigate the diagnostic potential of miR-1 in plasma and extracellular vesicles (EVs) for patients with colorectal cancer (CRC). Bioinformatics analysis was used to find a target miRNA and its potential functions. miR-1 was then detected in plasma and EV from 49 control samples and 40 CRC samples. Next, the diagnostic potential of plasma and EV miR-1 were compared based on common biomarkers including CEA and CA211. miR-1 was differentially expressed in CRC. Target gene and function analyses showed that it might participate in cell migration and the regulation of mRNA splicing via the spliceosome. Plasma miR-1 levels in CRC samples were significantly higher than those in control samples, whereas EV miR-1 levels were not statistically different. Based on receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis, comparing their predictive power compared to that of CEA and CA211, plasma miR-1 performed better and EV miR-1 performed worse. Our data indicate that plasma miR-1, but not EV miR-1, could function as a potential biomarker for CRC diagnosis.

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Binghua Xu, Xiaoming Shen, Zenghui Yang, Tiantian Zhao, Bo Liu, Sen Gao, Yifan Shi, Chuanqing Bao. Plasma miR-1, but not Extracellular Vesicle miR-1, Functions as a Potential Biomarker for Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis. Clinical laboratory. 2021 Jan 01;67(1)