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Clinical and Experimental Hepatology
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3/2023
vol. 9
 
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Original paper

Evaluation of miRNA-7, miRNA-10 and miRNA-21 as diagnostic non-invasive biomarkers of hepatocellular carcinoma

Walaa K. Elabd
1
,
Mustafa M. M. Elbakry
1
,
Mohamed Hassany
2
,
Amin Abdel Baki
2
,
Dina M. Seoudi
1
,
Eman M. Abd El Azeem
1

  1. Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
  2. National Hepatology and Tropical Medicine Research Institute, Cairo, Egypt
Clin Exp HEPATOL 2023; 9, 3: 221-227
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/ceh.2023.130547
Online publish date: 2023/08/21
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Aim of the study:
Liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma – HCC) remains a serious health challenge; it is the fourth leading cause of death worldwide. Egypt ranks fifteenth worldwide and the third in Africa in terms of HCC burden. The present study aimed to assess some microRNAs (miRNAs) including miRNA-7, miRNA-10, and miRNA-21, serum markers such as cluster of differentiation-14 (CD-14) and transforming growth factor b1 (TGF-b1), and other biochemical parameters as non-invasive tools for HCC diagnosis.

Material and methods:
The study included 100 participants divided into five groups: group I (20 normal subjects as a healthy group), group II (20 participants with chronic HCV infection but non-cirrhotic), group III (20 volunteers with chronic HCV infection and compensated cirrhosis), group IV (20 patients with chronic HCV infection and decompensated cirrhosis), and group V (20 participants with HCC). Levels of miR-7, miR-10, and miR-21 were evaluated using qRT-PCR. Serum ALT, AST, total bilirubin, total protein, albumin, PT, INR, and platelet count were determined. FIB-4 and APRI test levels were also calculated. CD-14 and TGF-β1 serum levels were estimated using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kits.

Results:
The expression levels of miR-21 followed by miR-10 showed high sensitivity and specificity in predicting HCC. Serum CD-14 and TGF-b1 levels were significantly increased in all patient groups.

Conclusions:
From the study, it is concluded that the expression level of miR-21 has the highest sensitivity and specificity, followed by miR-10, which has high sensitivity and low specificity as non-invasive markers for HCC detection, while miR-7 exhibits high sensitivity and reasonable specificity in fibrosis detection.

keywords:

liver cancer, liver fibrosis, cluster of differentiation-14, transforming growth factor b1
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