{"title":"miR-212-3p attenuates neuroinflammation of rats with Alzheimer's disease via regulating the SP1/BACE1/NLRP3/Caspase-1 signaling pathway.","authors":"Wei Nong, Chuanhong Bao, Yixin Chen, Zhiquan Wei","doi":"10.17305/bjbms.2021.6723","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17305/bjbms.2021.6723","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Alzheimer's disease (AD) ranks as the leading cause of dementia. MicroRNA (miR)-212-3p has been identified to exert neuroprotective effects on brain disorders. The current study analyzed the protective role of miR-212-3p in AD rats via regulating the nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptor family pyrin domain containing 3 (NLRP3)/Caspase-1 signaling pathway. The AD rat model was established via injection of amyloid-β 1-42 (Aβ1-42), followed by the Morris water maze test. The morphology and functions of neurons were observed. Furthermore, miR-212-3p, NLRP3, cleaved Caspase-1, gasdermin D N-terminus, interleukin (IL)-1β and IL-18 expressions were measured. H19-7 cells were treated with Aβ1-42 to establish the AD cell model, followed by an assessment of cell viability and pyroptosis. Downstream targets of miR-212-3p and specificity protein 1 (SP1), as well as beta-site amyloid precursor protein cleaving enzyme 1 (BACE1) were predicted by databases and testified using dual-luciferase and chromatin immunoprecipitation assays. miR-212-3p was weakly expressed in AD rats. miR-212-3p overexpression was linked to improved learning and memory capacities of AD rats and reduced neuronal pyroptosis linked to neuroinflammation attenuation. In vitro, miR-212-3p improved viability and suppressed pyroptosis of neurons via inhibiting NLRP3/Caspase-1. Overall, miR-212-3p inhibited SP1 expression to block BACE1-induced activation of NLRP3/Caspase-1, thereby attenuating neuroinflammation of AD rats.</p>","PeriodicalId":9147,"journal":{"name":"Bosnian journal of basic medical sciences","volume":" ","pages":"540-552"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2022-07-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9392983/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39787892","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tian Qiu, Jiamei Guo, Lixia Wang, Lei Shi, Ming Ai, Zhu Xia, Zhiping Peng, Li Kuang
{"title":"Dynamic microglial activation is associated with LPS-induced depressive-like behavior in mice: An [18F] DPA-714 PET imaging study.","authors":"Tian Qiu, Jiamei Guo, Lixia Wang, Lei Shi, Ming Ai, Zhu Xia, Zhiping Peng, Li Kuang","doi":"10.17305/bjbms.2021.6825","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17305/bjbms.2021.6825","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a highly pervasive, severe psychological condition for which the precise underlying pathophysiology is incompletely understood, although microglial activation is known to play a role in this context. In this study we analyzed the association between neuroinflammation and depressive-like behaviors in a lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced mouse model system using 10-12-week-old male C57BL/6 mice. Microglial activation and associated neuroinflammatory activity were monitored via positron emission tomography (PET) imaging. Animals were assessed at three time points, including 24 h prior to LPS injection, 24 h post-LPS injection, and 72 h post-LPS injection. Analyses of microglial activation and hippocampal neuroinflammation were conducted through [18]F DPA-714 PET imaging and immunohistochemical staining for ionized calcium-binding adapter molecule 1 (Iba-1) and translocator protein (TSPO). Moreover, NOD-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome activity and interleukin-1β (IL-1β) levels were assessed at 24 h post-LPS injection. We found that LPS treatment was associated with a marked increase in depressive-like behavior at 24 h post-injection time point, and that it was less pronounced at the 72 h post-injection time point. These changes coincided with enhanced [18F] DPA-714 PET uptake in the whole brain, hippocampus, cortex and amygdala together with increased hippocampal microglial activation as evidenced by immunofluorescent staining. By 72 h post-injection, however, these PET and immunofluorescence phenotypes had returned to baseline levels. Furthermore, increased NLRP3 inflammasome activation and IL-1β expression were evident at 24 h post-LPS injection. These data demonstrate that dynamic microglial activation is associated with LPS-induced depressive-like behaviors and hippocampal neuroinflammation in a mouse model system.</p>","PeriodicalId":9147,"journal":{"name":"Bosnian journal of basic medical sciences","volume":" ","pages":"649-659"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2022-07-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9392970/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39586113","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A novel ferroptosis-related gene signature can predict prognosis and influence immune microenvironment in acute myeloid leukemia.","authors":"Xianbo Huang, De Zhou, Xiujin Ye, Jie Jin","doi":"10.17305/bjbms.2021.6274","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17305/bjbms.2021.6274","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a highly heterogeneous hematopoietic malignancy that strongly correlates with poor clinical outcomes. Ferroptosis is an iron-dependent, non-apoptotic form of regulated cell death which plays an important role in various human cancers. Nevertheless, the prognostic significance and functions of ferroptosis-related genes (FRGs) in AML have not received sufficient attention. The aim of this article was to evaluate the association between FRGs levels and AML prognosis using publicly available RNA-sequencing datasets. The univariate Cox regression analysis identified 20 FRGs that correlate with patient overall survival. The LASSO Cox regression model was used to construct a prognostic 12-gene risk model using a TCGA cohort, and internal and external validation proved the signature efficient. The 12-FRGs signature was then used to assign patients into high- and low-risk groups, with the former exhibiting markedly reduced overall survival, compared to the low-risk group. ROC curve analysis verified the predictive ability of the risk model. Functional analysis showed that immune status and drug sensitivity differed between the 2 risk groups. In summary, FRGs is a promising candidate biomarker and therapeutic target for AML.</p>","PeriodicalId":9147,"journal":{"name":"Bosnian journal of basic medical sciences","volume":" ","pages":"608-628"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2022-07-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9392974/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39737497","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Annalisa Pace, Valeria Rossetti, Alessandro Milani, Giannicola Iannella, Salvatore Cocuzza, Antonino Maniaci, Danilo Alunni Fegatelli, Annarita Vestri, Antonio Greco, Marco De Vincentiis, Francesca Giovannetti, Rocco Plateroti, Giuseppe Magliulo
{"title":"Obstructive sleep apnoea patients vs laryngopharyngeal reflux disease: Non-invasive evaluation with NBI and pepsin detection in tears.","authors":"Annalisa Pace, Valeria Rossetti, Alessandro Milani, Giannicola Iannella, Salvatore Cocuzza, Antonino Maniaci, Danilo Alunni Fegatelli, Annarita Vestri, Antonio Greco, Marco De Vincentiis, Francesca Giovannetti, Rocco Plateroti, Giuseppe Magliulo","doi":"10.17305/bjbms.2021.6712","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17305/bjbms.2021.6712","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) and laryngopharyngeal reflux disease (LPR) are two common diseases that lower patients' quality of life. OSA is defined by cyclic events of airflow obstruction that occur during sleep, while LPR is characterized by upper airway inflammatory signs and symptoms due to the return of gastroduodenal gaseous and liquid elements. pH-metry is the gold standard in LPR diagnosis, but considering its invasiveness among other negative traits, questionnaires that catalog symptoms and signs of the disease such as Reflux Symptoms Index (RSI) and Reflux Finding Score (RFS) are preferred. Moreover, LPR can be evaluated by testing the presence of pepsin in tears, and Narrow Band Imaging (NBI) has been introduced for the early diagnosis of larynx oncological disease. This paper aims to test whether LPR is more frequent in OSA patients than in control ones, performing a non-invasive protocol composed of RSI, RFS test (with light vs. NBI techniques), followed by pepsin detection in tears. 68 LPR patients were enrolled in the study (45 with OSA and 23 without OSA). A strong linear relationship between Apnea-Hypopnea Index (AHI) and Oxygen Desaturation Index (ODI) was found, and patients who presented pepsin in tears had higher values of AHI and ODI in comparison to patients without it. Pathological RFS and NBI showed higher values of AHI and ODI in comparison to the control group. Furthermore, pathological RSI showed higher values of AHI and ODI in comparison to the control group. In conclusion, this diagnostic combined non-invasive protocol may be a good method to perform an early diagnosis of LPR.</p>","PeriodicalId":9147,"journal":{"name":"Bosnian journal of basic medical sciences","volume":" ","pages":"629-634"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2022-07-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9392973/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39787893","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ana Ristic Petrovic, Dragana Stokanović, Slavica Stojnev, Milena Potić Floranović, Miljan Krstić, Ivana Djordjević, Aleksandar Skakić, Ljubinka Janković Veličković
{"title":"The association between NOTCH3 expression and the clinical outcome in the urothelial bladder cancer patients.","authors":"Ana Ristic Petrovic, Dragana Stokanović, Slavica Stojnev, Milena Potić Floranović, Miljan Krstić, Ivana Djordjević, Aleksandar Skakić, Ljubinka Janković Veličković","doi":"10.17305/bjbms.2021.6767","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17305/bjbms.2021.6767","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Disrupted NOTCH activity is a driving event in urothelial bladder cancer (UBC). After activation by hypoxia, the NOTCH3 receptor participates in tumor cell proliferation, acquisition of the epithelial-mesenchymal transition phenotype, and angiogenesis. The aim was to analyze the association of NOTCH3 expression with histopathological and clinical parameters, and to determine its predictive impact on the clinical outcome in UBC patients. The present research included 614 UBC samples incorporated in paraffin tissue microarrays, evaluated by immunohistochemistry for NOTCH3 expression. The accrual period was four years, while the follow-up period was two years. The membranous expression was semi-quantified (0-3), and the mean degree was 1.81±0.94. Criteria for semi-quantification the NOTCH3 expression were the intensity of the staining and the percentage of positive cells. The samples with negative (0) and weak (1) NOTCH3 immunohistochemical (IHC) score were considered negative, while the samples that showed moderate (2) and strong (3) expression were considered positive. Higher degree of positivity was associated with higher risk of cancer-specific mortality (p<0.001). Independent predictors for cancer-specific mortality were NOTCH3 expression and high stage (p<0.001). NOTCH3 expression was not a statistically significant predictor of recurrence-free survival (p=0.816). This study indicated that NOTCH3 is a predictor of poor outcome, suggesting that the NOTCH3 could be potentially reliable IHC marker for selecting the UBC patients that would require more intensive follow-up, especially if they diagnosed in higher stage, with divergent differentiation in pathological report, and without recurrences which would lead them to more frequent medical assessments.</p>","PeriodicalId":9147,"journal":{"name":"Bosnian journal of basic medical sciences","volume":" ","pages":"523-530"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2022-07-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9392971/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39731655","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Intravenous immunoglobulin: A potential treatment for the post-acute sequelae of SARS-Cov-2 infection?","authors":"Sandra Reznik, Amit Tiwari, Charles Ashby","doi":"10.17305/bjbms.2021.6901","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17305/bjbms.2021.6901","url":null,"abstract":"Following the recovery from an initial infection with SARS-CoV-2, a recent meta-analysis of almost 1 million patients worldwide suggested that an estimated 43% of patients had experienced a variety of sequelae [1]. Furthermore, numerous studies indicate that patients can develop somatic, musculoskeletal, neuropsychiatric, cardiovascular, dermatologic, renal, hepatic and gastrointestinal manifestations that are heterogeneous and vary in intensity and duration (for up to 12 months) [2,3]. The CDC has defined this phenomenon as “long-term symptoms that might be experienced weeks to months after primary infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 [4]” and proposed designations for this syndrome have included long covid, long chronic covid syndrome, chronic covid, post-COVID-19 syndrome, post-acute covid-19 syndrome and long – haulers [5]. On Feb. 23, 2021, Dr. Francis Collins indicated that the persistent symptoms that occur in patients after recovery from the initial infection could be designated, post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 (PASC), which we will use in this article. Currently, there is no clear or agreed upon definition or diagnostic criteria for PASC. PASC is most likely a post-infectious illness similar to that reported by patients that had long - term sequelae that persisted for up to 14 months after infection with SARS-CoV-1 or the Middle Eastern respiratory SARS virus (MERS) [6]. \u0000Read more in PDF: https://www.bjbms.org/ojs/index.php/bjbms/article/view/6901/2437","PeriodicalId":9147,"journal":{"name":"Bosnian journal of basic medical sciences","volume":" ","pages":"660-664"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2022-07-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9392972/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39787890","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Anna Horecka, Anna Hordyjewska, Tomasz Blicharski, Jacek Kurzepa
{"title":"Osteoarthritis of the knee - biochemical aspect of applied therapies: a review.","authors":"Anna Horecka, Anna Hordyjewska, Tomasz Blicharski, Jacek Kurzepa","doi":"10.17305/bjbms.2021.6489","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17305/bjbms.2021.6489","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The most prevalent form of arthritis is osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee, which is characterized by a degeneration of articular cartilage resulting in the development of osteophytes, or bone spurs. Main goals of OA treatment are to reduce pain, slow the disease progression, and improve joint function and the quality of life. The purpose of this study was to verify all the therapies recommended by the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis (ESCEO) from the biochemical point of view. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) inhibit the synthesis of eicosanoids, whereas paracetamol prevents the production of prostaglandin (PG) by interacting with peroxidase (POX) site of the prostaglandin H2 synthase complex. Tramadol is an opioid that has a dual mechanism of action: it binds to the μ-opioid receptor and it inhibits serotonin and adrenaline. Corticosteroids, which are also prescribed for OA pain, inhibit the activity of phospholipase A2 and block the synthesis of arachidonate-derived eicosanoids. Symptomatic slow-acting drugs for osteoarthritis (SYSADOA) are drugs that are well tolerated by patients and help to restore proteoglycan matrix of the cartilage. These drugs include compounds that naturally build articular cartilage. The articular cartilage, as well as the bone located around the cartilage, are destroyed as osteoarthritis progresses. Thus, bisphosphonates, commonly used in the treatment of osteoporosis, were evaluated as potential therapy. However, there is no official recommendation for their use in therapy. The aim of the study was to analyze the biochemical mechanisms of principal drugs used for the treatment of knee OA. Therefore, a narrative review summarizing the current knowledge regarding the applied therapies was prepared.</p>","PeriodicalId":9147,"journal":{"name":"Bosnian journal of basic medical sciences","volume":" ","pages":"488-498"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2022-07-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9392978/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39788811","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mei Ruan, Liyan Sun, Wen Qiu, Yanjie Dong, Chunmei Fang, Haiyan Cui, Jiansheng Rong
{"title":"Dysregulated circulating miR-4429 serves as a novel non-invasive biomarker and is correlated with EGFR mutation in patients with non-small cell lung cancer.","authors":"Mei Ruan, Liyan Sun, Wen Qiu, Yanjie Dong, Chunmei Fang, Haiyan Cui, Jiansheng Rong","doi":"10.17305/bjbms.2021.6450","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17305/bjbms.2021.6450","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study aimed to investigate the correlation between microRNA (miR)-4429 and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), the expression and clinical significance of miR-4429 in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and the relationship between miR-4429 and EGFR mutation in NSCLC patients. Blood samples were collected from 122 NSCLC patients and 72 healthy volunteers. miR-4429 expression and EGFR mRNA expression were detected by real-time quantitative PCR. Correlation between miR-4429 and EGFR was evaluated by dual‑luciferase reporter assay and the Pearson correlation analysis. The ability of serum miR‑4429 to discriminate between NSCLC patients and healthy controls, and to discriminate between EGFR wild-type (EGFR-W) and EGFR mutant-type (EGFR-M) patients was assessed using receiver operating characteristic analysis. The relationship between miR-4429 and NSCLC patients' survival was identified by Kaplan-Meier survival curves and log-rank test. The prognostic value of miR-4429 in NSCLC patients was evaluated by Cox regression analysis. miR-4429 could directly bind to EGFR. Serum miR-4429, decreased in NSCLC patients, was negatively correlated with serum EGFR mRNA expression in NSCLC patients. Additionally, miR-4429 had a high diagnostic value for screening NSCLC patients from healthy controls, and was independently correlated with survival prognosis of NSCLC patients. Moreover, miR‑4429 was decreased in EGFR-M patients, which had a certain screening ability for EGFR‑M patients. Our findings indicate that miR-4429 is negatively correlated with EGFR in NSCLC, and may function as a diagnostic and prognostic biomarker for NSCLC patients. Additionally, miR-4429 is associated with EGFR mutation in NSCLC patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":9147,"journal":{"name":"Bosnian journal of basic medical sciences","volume":" ","pages":"553-559"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2022-07-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9392976/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39633064","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Inhibition of IRAK 1/4 alleviates colitis by inhibiting TLR 4/NF-κB pathway and protecting the intestinal barrier","authors":"Bo Yan, Xiangjie Li, Linxiang Zhou, Yu-Qi Qiao, Jing Wu, Lanlan Zha, Peilu Liu, Shuai Peng, Baixin Wu, Xiaoyun Yu, Lei Shen","doi":"10.17305/bjbms.2022.7348","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17305/bjbms.2022.7348","url":null,"abstract":"Interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase 1/4 (IRAK1/4) is the main kinase of the toll-like receptor (TLR)-mediated pathway, considered a new target for treating inflammatory diseases. Studies showed a significant correlation between TLRs and inflammatory responses in ulcerative colitis. Therefore, in this study, after inducing experimental colitis in mice with 3% dextran sulfate sodium (DSS), different concentrations of IRAK1/4 inhibitors were administered intraperitoneally. Then, the disease activity index was assessed, including the degree of pathological damage, by HE staining. Subsequently, while Western blotting detected the TLR4/NF-κB pathway and intestinal barrier protein expression (Zonula-1, Occludin, Claudin-1, JAM-A), real-time polymerase chain reaction detected the mRNA expression levels of IRAK1/4 and mucin1/2. Furthermore, the expression levels of Zonula-1 and occludin were detected by immunofluorescence, including the plasma FITC-dextran 4000 concentration, to evaluate intestinal barrier permeability. However, ELISA measured the expression of inflammatory factors to reflect intestinal inflammation in mice. Investigations showed that the IRAK 1/4 inhibitor significantly reduced clinical symptoms and pathological DSS-induced colitis damage in mice and then inhibited the cytoplasmic and nuclear translocation of NF-κB p65, including the phosphorylation of IκBα and reduction in downstream inflammatory factor production. Therefore, we established that the IRAK1/4 inhibitor effectively improves colitis induced by DSS, partly by inhibiting the TLR4/NF-κB pathway, reducing inflammation, and maintaining the integrity of the colonic barrier.","PeriodicalId":9147,"journal":{"name":"Bosnian journal of basic medical sciences","volume":"22 1","pages":"872 - 881"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2022-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45065090","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Serum microRNAs as biomarkers for the diagnosis of papillary thyroid carcinoma: A meta-analysis","authors":"Yuping Chen, B. Dong, Lichun Huang, Huibin Huang","doi":"10.17305/bjbms.2022.7343","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17305/bjbms.2022.7343","url":null,"abstract":"Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is the most common form of thyroid cancer. Several studies have proposed serum microRNAs (miRNAs) as novel biomarkers for diagnosing PTC. In this study, we conducted a meta-analysis aiming to investigate the overall diagnostic accuracy of serum miRNAs in PTC detection. Three online databases including PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library were searched up to 1 May 2021. We systematically reviewed studies evaluating the value of serum miRNAs in diagnosing PTC, and then summarized the area under receiver operating characteristics curve (AUROC), sensitivity, specificity, and diagnostic odds ratio to assess the accuracy of serum miRNAs for the discrimination between patients with PTC and patients with benign thyroid nodules and healthy controls. We included 32 studies from 6 articles. Overall, there were 463 PTC patients, 334 patients with benign thyroid nodules, and 104 healthy controls. The results showed that the summary sensitivity and specificity were 76% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 68-83%) and 86% (95% CI: 80-91%), respectively, and that the summary AUROC was 0.89 (95% CI: 0.86-0.91), when serum miRNAs were used for discriminating between PTC patients and those with benign nodules. On the other hand, the summary sensitivity and specificity of serum miRNAs for discriminating between PTC patients and healthy controls were 82% (95% CI: 77-86%) and 84% (95% CI: 76-90%), respectively, and the summary AUROC was 0.89 (95% CI: 0.86-0.92). We found that serum miRNAs have good diagnostic performance for the discrimination between patients with PTC and patients with benign nodules and healthy controls, and thus have considerable potential as novel minimally invasive tools for detecting PTC.","PeriodicalId":9147,"journal":{"name":"Bosnian journal of basic medical sciences","volume":"22 1","pages":"862 - 871"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2022-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47050105","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}