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ArticleJournal of cellular and molecular medicine2020

Exosomal miRNAs as circulating biomarkers for prediction of development of haematogenous metastasis after surgery for stage II/III gastric cancer.

Xin Liu, Kent-Man Chu

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Article in Journal of cellular and molecular medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. Functions and Clinical Applications of Exosomes in Gastric Cancer.International journal of biological sciences · 2025
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  15. Gastric cancer: An epigenetic view.World journal of gastrointestinal oncology · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Xin LiuDepartment of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.ORCID 0000-0002-5795-2948
Kent-Man ChuDepartment of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Chinese University of Hong Kong · HKQueen Mary Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Exosomes secreted by living cancer cells can regulate metastasis. Exosomal miRNAs can reflect pathological conditions of the original cancer cells. Therefore, we aim to identify exosomal miRNAs as circulating biomarkers for haematogenous metastasis of gastric cancer. Pre-treatment serum samples of eighty-nine patients with stage II/III gastric cancer were collected. Thirty-four of them developed haematogenous metastasis after surgery and the other fifty-five did not. Extraction of exosomes was validated by western blot, transmission electron microscopy and nanoparticle tracking analysis. MiRNA qPCR array was performed in three matched pairs of samples. Internal control was selected from PCR array and validated in the remaining samples. Expressions of exosomal miRNAs were evaluated in the remaining samples by RT-qPCR, as well as in gastric cancer tissue samples and cell culture medium. Expression levels of exosomal miRNAs were analysed with clinical characteristics. The results indicated thirteen up-regulated and six down-regulated miRNAs were found after normalization. MiR-379-5p and miR-410-3p were significantly up-regulated in metastatic patients (P < .01). Higher expression of exosomal miR-379-5p or miR-410-3p showed shorter progression-free survival of the patients (P < .05). It was also found that miR-379-5p and miR-410-3p were down-regulated in gastric cancer tissue samples, while they were significantly up-regulated in gastric cancer cell culture medium compared with cancer cells. In conclusion, exosomal miRNAs are promising circulating biomarkers for prediction of development of haematogenous metastasis after surgery for stage II/III gastric cancer.

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AgedAged, 80 and overArea Under CurveBiomarkers, TumorCell Line, TumorCulture MediaExosomesFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMaleMicroRNAsMiddle AgedNeoplasm MetastasisProgression-Free SurvivalReproducibility of ResultsBiomarkers, TumorCulture MediaMicroRNAscirculating biomarkerexosomal miRNAgastric cancerhaematogenous metastasis

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PMID32383554
PMCPMC7294143
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