ArticleOncotarget2017
Comprehensive microRNA-sequencing of exosomes derived from head and neck carcinoma cells
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75 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 108 citations in OpenAlex.
- Salivary Extracellular Vesicles in Detection of Head and Neck Cancers: A Systematic Review.International journal of nanomedicine · 2025Pooled it
- Diagnostic Value of Salivary miRNA in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Cancer: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Pooled it
- Extracellular Vesicles in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders: A Systematic Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2020Pooled it
- Circulating MicroRNAs as Prognostic Molecular Biomarkers in Human Head and Neck Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Disease markers · 2019Pooled it
- Matrix Stiffness Modulates 3D Spheroid-Derived Extracellular Vesicle Profiles and Discovery of Piezo1 Cargo.Cellular and molecular bioengineering · 2026Article
- Pharmacological Targeting of Angiogenesis in Head and Neck Cancer: Molecular Mechanisms and Emerging Therapeutic Strategies.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Liquid Biopsies in HNSCC: Current Landscape and Emerging Opportunities in the Era of HPV Stratification.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Emerging Salivary Exosome Nanodiagnostics for Early Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Platforms, Biomarkers, and Future Perspectives.International journal of nanomedicine · 2026Review
- Diagnostic and therapeutic potential of oral cavity-derived exosomes in oral and maxillofacial tissue engineering: current advances and future perspectives.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2025Review
- Visualization and bibliometric analysis of global research trends on oral cancer screening and early diagnosis.Discover oncology · 2025Article
- Advances in Prevention, Screening, and Early Detection of HPV-Associated Head and Neck Cancers.Viruses · 2025Review
- Exosomal ncRNAs in liquid biopsy: a new paradigm for early cancer diagnosis and monitoring.Frontiers in oncology · 2025Review
- Leveraging Saliva for Insights into Head and Neck Cancer.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- Three-dimensional matrix stiffness modulates mechanosensitive and phenotypic alterations in oral squamous cell carcinoma spheroids.APL bioengineering · 2024Article
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- Proton Treatment Suppresses Exosome Production in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma.Cancers · 2024Article
- Extracellular vesicles as tools and targets in therapy for diseases.Signal transduction and targeted therapy · 2024Review
- Emerging roles of exosomes in oral diseases progression.International journal of oral science · 2024Review
- Optimization of extracellular vesicles preparation from saliva of head and neck cancer patients.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Rapid purification and multiparametric characterization of circulating small extracellular vesicles utilizing a label-free lab-on-a-chip device.Scientific reports · 2023Article
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Abstract
Exosomes are nano-scale, membrane encapsulated vesicles that are released by cells into the extracellular space and function as intercellular signaling vectors through horizontal transfer of biologic molecules, including microRNA (miRNA). There is evidence that cancer-derived exosomes enable the tumor to manipulate its microenvironment, thus contributing to the capacity of the tumor for immune evasion, growth, invasion, and metastatic spread. The objective of this study was to characterize differential secretion of exosomal miRNA by head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) and identify a set of candidate biomarkers that could be detected in non-invasive saliva samples. We isolated exosomes from conditioned media from 4 HNSCC cell lines and oral epithelial control cells and applied miRNA-sequencing to comprehensively characterize their miRNA cargo and compare transcript levels of each HNSCC cell line to that of oral epithelial control cells. A candidate set of miRNA differentially secreted by all 4 HNSCC cell lines was further evaluated in saliva collected from HNSCC patients and healthy controls. We observed extensive differences in exosomal miRNA content between HNSCC cells when compared to normal oral epithelial control cells, with a high degree of overlap in exosomal miRNA profiles between the 4 distinct HNSCC cell lines. Importantly, several of the exosomal miRNA secreted solely by cancer cells in culture were detected at substantially elevated levels in saliva from HNSCC patients relative to saliva from healthy controls. These findings provide important insight into tumor biology and yields a promising set of candidate HNSCC biomarkers for use with non-invasive saliva samples.
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