Exosome Cargos as Biomarkers for Diagnosis and Prognosis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common cancers worldwide. Due to the insidiousness of HCC onset and the lack of specific early-stage markers, the early diagnosis and treatment of HCC are still unsatisfactory, leading to a poor prognosis. Exosomes are a type of extracellular vesicle...
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| description | Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common cancers worldwide. Due to the insidiousness of HCC onset and the lack of specific early-stage markers, the early diagnosis and treatment of HCC are still unsatisfactory, leading to a poor prognosis. Exosomes are a type of extracellular vesicle containing various components, which play an essential part in the development, progression, and metastasis of HCC. A large number of studies have demonstrated that exosomes could serve as novel biomarkers for the diagnosis of HCC. These diagnostic components mainly include proteins, microRNAs, long noncoding RNAs, and circular RNAs. The exosome biomarkers showed high sensitivity and high specificity in distinguishing HCC from health controls and other liver diseases, such as chronic HBV and liver cirrhosis. The expression of these biomarkers also exhibits correlations with various clinical factors such as tumor size, TMN stage, overall survival, and recurrence rate. In this review, we summarize the function of exosomes in the development of HCC and highlight their application as HCC biomarkers for diagnosis and prognosis prediction. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-612e8e275c3e43c3af70f9f133d9a0522023-11-19T12:28:47ZengMDPI AGPharmaceutics1999-49232023-09-01159236510.3390/pharmaceutics15092365Exosome Cargos as Biomarkers for Diagnosis and Prognosis of Hepatocellular CarcinomaYulai Zeng0Shuyu Hu1Yi Luo2Kang He3Department of Liver Surgery, School of Medicine, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, ChinaDepartment of Liver Surgery, School of Medicine, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, ChinaDepartment of Liver Surgery, School of Medicine, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, ChinaDepartment of Liver Surgery, School of Medicine, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, ChinaHepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common cancers worldwide. Due to the insidiousness of HCC onset and the lack of specific early-stage markers, the early diagnosis and treatment of HCC are still unsatisfactory, leading to a poor prognosis. Exosomes are a type of extracellular vesicle containing various components, which play an essential part in the development, progression, and metastasis of HCC. A large number of studies have demonstrated that exosomes could serve as novel biomarkers for the diagnosis of HCC. These diagnostic components mainly include proteins, microRNAs, long noncoding RNAs, and circular RNAs. The exosome biomarkers showed high sensitivity and high specificity in distinguishing HCC from health controls and other liver diseases, such as chronic HBV and liver cirrhosis. The expression of these biomarkers also exhibits correlations with various clinical factors such as tumor size, TMN stage, overall survival, and recurrence rate. In this review, we summarize the function of exosomes in the development of HCC and highlight their application as HCC biomarkers for diagnosis and prognosis prediction.https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/15/9/2365exosomehepatocellular carcinomabiomarkermicroRNAlong noncoding RNAcircular RNA |
| spellingShingle | Yulai Zeng Shuyu Hu Yi Luo Kang He Exosome Cargos as Biomarkers for Diagnosis and Prognosis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Pharmaceutics exosome hepatocellular carcinoma biomarker microRNA long noncoding RNA circular RNA |
| title | Exosome Cargos as Biomarkers for Diagnosis and Prognosis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma |
| title_full | Exosome Cargos as Biomarkers for Diagnosis and Prognosis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma |
| title_fullStr | Exosome Cargos as Biomarkers for Diagnosis and Prognosis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exosome Cargos as Biomarkers for Diagnosis and Prognosis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma |
| title_short | Exosome Cargos as Biomarkers for Diagnosis and Prognosis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma |
| title_sort | exosome cargos as biomarkers for diagnosis and prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma |
| topic | exosome hepatocellular carcinoma biomarker microRNA long noncoding RNA circular RNA |
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