OncoTargets and Therapy (Nov 2019)

Serum Exosomal Long Noncoding RNA pcsk2-2:1 As A Potential Novel Diagnostic Biomarker For Gastric Cancer

  • Cai C,
  • Zhang H,
  • Zhu Y,
  • Zheng P,
  • Xu Y,
  • Sun J,
  • Zhang M,
  • Lan T,
  • Gu B,
  • Li S,
  • Ma P

Journal volume & issue
Vol. Volume 12
pp. 10035 – 10041

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Chenchen Cai,1,* Haoliang Zhang,2,* Yingxing Zhu,2,* Peiming Zheng,3 Yinhai Xu,2 Jingfang Sun,2 Miaomiao Zhang,1 Ting Lan,1 Bing Gu,1,2 Shibao Li,1,2 Ping Ma1,2 1Department of Medical Technology, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221004, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Laboratory Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221002, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Laboratory Medicine, Henan Provincial People’s Hospital, Zhengzhou 450003, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Shibao Li; Ping MaDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, 99 West Huaihai Road, Xuzhou 221002, People’s Republic of ChinaTel +8615895212960; +8613685127799Email [email protected]; [email protected]: Exosome-shuttled bioactive long non-coding RNA, as novel non-invasive biomarkers for cancer diagnosis, has received increasing attention. Here, we aimed to investigate the expression of serum exosomal long non-coding RNA pcsk2-2:1 (Exo-Lnc RNApcsk2-2:1) in patients of gastric cancer and evaluate its diagnostic value as a marker.Patients and methods: Exosomes were isolated from serum sample of gastric cancer using HiPure Exosomekits and identified via transmission electron microscopy, Western blotting, and nanoparticle tracking analysis. The total exosomal RNA was extracted and reverse transcribed to cDNA. The expression of Exo-Lnc RNA PCSK2-2:1 was detected in serum exosomes of 29 healthy people and 63 gastric cancer patients by real-time quantitative reverse transcription PCR (qRT-PCR), and the relationship between the expression level of Exo-Lnc RNA PCSK2-2:1 and clinicopathological parameters of patients was analyzed. Finally, a receiver operating characteristic curve was used to evaluate the clinical value of Exo-Lnc RNA PCSK2-2:1 as an auxiliary diagnostic marker for gastric cancer.Results: Transmission electron microscopy, nanoparticle size analysis, and Western blotting showed successful separation of serum exosomes. qRT-PCR results revealed that compared with the healthy control, Lnc RNA PCSK2-2:1 expression level in serum exosomes of gastric cancer patients was significantly downregulated (p=0.006). Moreover, the expression level of Exo-Lnc RNA PCSK2-2:1 was correlated with tumor size (p=0.0441), tumor stage (p=0.0061), and venous invasion (p=0.0367). The area under the curve of Exo-Lnc RNA PCSK2-2:1 was 0.896. At the optimal cut-off value, the diagnostic sensitivity and specificity were 84% and 86.5%, respectively.Conclusion: Our data indicate that Exo-Lnc RNA PCSK2-2:1 may perform a vital role in the progression of gastric cancer and can be used as a potential marker for the diagnosis of gastric cancer.Keywords: exosome, lncRNA, diagnose, biomarker

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