MA02.07 Evaluation of Exosomal miRNAs from Plasma as Potential Biomarker for NSCLC

Abstract

Non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is one of the most common and high mortality rate carcinoma in China which biomarkers for diagnosis are limited. Therefore, novel biomarkers and methods with increased specificity for diagnosis are explored and required. For now, liquid biopsy for lung cancer oncogenes and next generation sequencing technique are extensive employed in NSCLC. However, increasing evidence illustrates that exosomal microRNAs in circulating fluids provide a promising way as biomarkers for noninvasive cancer diagnosis. Exosomes are 30–150 nm particles which are released from cells into the extracellular environment and stable miRNAs have been identified in plasma exosomes, which play important role in cell communication. Furthermore, exosomal miRNAs present different profiles between patients with cancer and healthy individuals. Whether exosomal miRNAs could benefit NSCLC patient diagnosis remains to be explored. Blood samples were collected from 40 NSCLC patients and 24 healthy volunteers matched with age, gender and blood collection time. Plasma exosomes were accessed by 110,000×g ultracentrifugation and visualized by NS300 equipment. The raw data of exosomal miRNA profiles of NSCLC patients and healthy individuals were generated by NGS around 400× read depth and its expression were measured by Taqman probe quantitive PCR. In the present study, we revealed that nearly half of exosome RNA was miRNA and NSCLS patients expressed a set of exosomal miRNAs with specificity compared with healthy volunteers. We demonstrated that miR-126-5p and miR-21-3p were down-regulated in NSCLC patients. In addition, we showed that the expression level of miR-124-3p and miR-99a-3p in NSCLC patients was higher than that of healthy individuals. Furthermore, we found miR-99a-3p was clinical stages related in NSCLC patient plasma and miR-375-3p was a potential biomarker for diagnosis and prognosis in NSCLC. Exosomal miRNAs in plasma could indicate the progress of NSCLC and a combination of the explored miRNA could serve as a promising biomarker for NSCLS diagnosis and prognosis.