Research advances in circulating miRNAs for diagnosis of hepatobiliary diseases / 临床肝胆病杂志

ABSTRACT

MicroRNAs (miRNAs)are involved in the pathological and physiological process of life activities,and some of them exist stably and abundantly in serum,plasma,and other body fluids.Previous studies have indicated that there are significant differences in the expres-sion patterns of circulating miRNAs between patients with viral hepatitis,liver fibrosis,liver cirrhosis,hepatocellular carcinoma,drug-in-duced hepatitis,and other hepatobiliary diseases at different disease stages.Among these circulating miRNAs,some can act as novel nonin-vasive biomarkers for the early diagnosis,disease progression,and prognostic evaluation of related diseases.The latest research advances in circulating miRNAs for the diagnosis of hepatobiliary diseases are reviewed.