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Evaluation of Plasma MicroRNA-222 As a Biomarker for Gastric Cancer

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Journal J Clin Med
Date 2025 Jan 11
PMID 39797181
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The dysregulation of microRNAs (miRNAs) has been detected in patients with gastric cancer (GC), which inspired the use of miRNAs as a novel biomarker for GC. In this study, we investigated the previously reported miRNA dysfunction in cancer tissues as a potential plasma biomarker for GC using quantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). The published miRNA abnormalities were searched in the microRNA Cancer Association Database. Plasma samples were collected from patients with GC (n = 26) and controls (n = 17). The sensitivity and specificity of polyadenylation RT-PCR (PA-RT) and stem-loop RT-PCR (SL-RT) were compared. Statistical comparisons between patients with GC and controls were performed to identify miRNA biomarkers, and correlation analyses between the threshold cycle (Ct) values of miRNAs and various blood biochemical parameters were performed to elucidate the confounding factors. mir-17, mir-21, mir-31, mir-99b, mir-222, and U6 were selected. PA-RT showed greater sensitivity and lower specificity than SL-RT (PA-RT vs. SL-RT, mean Ct: 19.6 vs. 29.2; coefficient of variation: 0.42 vs. 0.10). Adopting SL-RT owing to its higher specificity, only mir-222 was significantly upregulated in patients with GC (GC vs. control, miRNA expression: 15.4 vs. 5.27, = 0.0098). Regarding the correlation between blood biochemical parameters and cells with miRNA expression, mir-31 and mir-99b were correlated with blood urea nitrogen, mir-17, mir-21, and mir-99b were negatively correlated with platelets, and mir-21 was correlated with neutrophils. No obvious correlations were noted between mir-222 expression and blood parameters. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis indicated that mir-222 identified GC patients with a maximum area under the curve (0.73, 95% confidence interval 0.57-0.89). Plasma mir-222 was confirmed to be dysregulated in patients with GC, irrespective of blood biochemical parameters.

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