ABSTRACT: Quantitative tandem MS analysis of fibronectin post translation modification o,o'-dityrosine from human plasma of healthy control and interstitial lung disease subjects.
Project description:There is a pressing need to identify early biomarkers of lung involvement in systemic sclerosis (SSc) to start as soon as possible antifibrotic therapy. We aimed to identify extracellular vesicle-derived microRNAs (EV-miRNAs) that are differentially expressed between SSc patients with and without interstitial lung disease (ILD) and explore their diagnostic value. Small EVs derived from plasma were isolated from 20 well-characterised SSc patients with ILD (SSc-ILD, n=10), without ILD (SSc-no ILD, n=10) and 10 matched healthy subjects (HS). Small RNA sequencing was used to identify sEV-miRNAs associated to SSc-ILD.
Project description:This study aimed to explore circRNA expression profiles in the plasma of patients with early-stage lung adenocarcinoma compared to healthy controls. Using Agilent microarray technology, we profiled total RNA extracted from plasma samples of 4 patients with early-stage lung adenocarcinoma (stages IA–IIA) and 4 healthy individuals. All subjects provided peripheral blood samples, and cell-free RNA was isolated from plasma. The objective was to identify potential circRNA biomarkers that could distinguish lung cancer patients from healthy individuals at early stages.
Project description:ST-segment elevated myocardial infarction (STEMI) is one of the most severe forms of cardiovascular heart diseases. In the present study, we aim to describe differential expressed plasma exosome-miRNAs in patients with post-STEMI 3-6 months. Methods: Consecutive patients with ages from 40 to 80 years and 25 males among them 3-6 months after STEMI (n=11) were compared to sex-matched healthy control (n=10). The mean age of the patient was 64.71±10.40 years and 89.2% were male. Compared to the healthy control group, the plasma exosome-miRNAs were assessed by using microarray assay (IIIumnia Hiseq 2500). Profile of plasma exosome-miRNAs related to heart diseases was established both in the patient and control groups. The specificity of the lowest expressed exosome-miRNAs for all subjects was evaluated by using a quantitative real-time polymerase chain (qPCR). plasma exosomes miRNAs were obtained from STEMI patients after 3-6 months and healthy subjects