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AIM: The aim of this study was to explore the expression of exosomal non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) in the sera of patients with HCC versus control. METHODS: Firstly, Bioinformatics analysis was conducted to retrieve ncRNAs specific to HCC (hsa-miRNA-1298 and lncRNA-RP11-583F2.2). Afterwards, extraction and characterization of exosomes were performed. We measured the expression of the chosen exosomal RNAs by reverse transcriptase quantitative real-time PCR in sera of 60 patients with HCC, 42 patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC) infection and 18 healthy normal volunteers. RESULTS: The exosomal ncRNAs [hsa-miRNA-1298, lncRNA-RP11-583F2.2] had better sensitivity and specificity than alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) in HCC diagnosis. CONCLUSION: The exosomal hsa-miRNA-1298, lncRNA-RP11-583F2.2 can be potential biomarkers for HCC diagnosis.
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AIM: The objective of this study is to examine the alterations in the levels of expression of serum lncRNA-TSIX, TP53INP2 mRNA, miRNA-1283 in spinal cord injured (SCI) patients versus healthy control. METHOD: The expression of the selected RNAs in the sera was determined in 23 patients suffering from acute spinal cord injury, 41 individuals with chronic spinal cord injury, and 36 healthy control using real-time reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction method. RESULTS: The results showed that lncRNA-TSIX and the TP53INP2 mRNA expression levels in SCI patients was overexpressed in comparison to the control group alongside with a significant downregulation of miR-1283. Statistically,there was a highly significant positive correlation between lnc-RNA-TRIX and TP53INP2 mRNA with inverse correlation between miRNA-1283 and lnc-RNA-TRIX based on fold changes. CONCLUSION: Up-regulation of lncRNA-TSIX, TP53INP2 mRNA with downregulation of miRNA-1283 might be closely associated with progression of SCI.
