Investigating differential miRNA expression profiling using serum and urine specimensfor detecting potential biomarkers for early prostate cancer diagnosis

Authors

SEVDE HASANOĞLU
BEYZA SERVET GÖNCÜ
EMRAH YÜCESAN
SEZEN ATASOY
YUNUS KAYALI
NUR ÖZTEN KANDAŞ

DOI

10.3906/sag-2010-183

Abstract

Background/aim: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are known up-to-date candidate biomarkers for several diseases. In addition, obtaining miRNA from different body fluids such as serum, plasma, saliva, and urine is relatively easy to handle. Herein we aimed to detect miRNAs as biomarkers for early stage prostate cancer (PC). For this purpose, we used urine and serum samples to detect any significant differences in miRNA profiles between patients and healthy controls. Materials and methods: Total ribonucleic acid (RNA) in urine and serum samples were isolated from eight untreated PC patients, thirty healthy individuals were screened for miRNA profile, and candidate miRNAs were validated. Whole urinary and serum miRNA profile was analyzed using Affymetrix GeneChip miRNA 4.0 Arrays. Candidate miRNAs were investigated by stem-loop reverse transcriptionpolymerase chain reaction. Results: When we analyzed the urinary samples of PC patients, 49 miRNAs were detected to be upregulated and 14 miRNAs were found to be downregulated when compared with healthy controls. According to the serum samples, 19 miRNAs were found to be upregulated, and 21 miRNAs were found to be downregulated when compared with healthy individuals as well. Interestingly, we detected only four overlapping miRNAs (MIR320A, MIR4535, MIR4706, MIR6750) that commonly increase or decrease in both serum and urine samples. Among them, MIR320A was found to be downregulated, and MIR4535, MIR4706, and MIR6750 were found to be upregulated for urine samples. However, only MIR6750 was upregulated and the other three miRNAs were downregulated for serum samples. Conclusion: Notably, the expression profile of MIR320A was significantly altered in urine specimens of prostate cancer patients. We considered that MIR320A has been evaluated as a valuable biomarker that can be used in the early diagnosis of PC.

Keywords

Prostate cancer, biomarker, microarray, miRNA profiling

First Page

1764

Last Page

1774

Recommended Citation

HASANOĞLU, SEVDE; GÖNCÜ, BEYZA SERVET; YÜCESAN, EMRAH; ATASOY, SEZEN; KAYALI, YUNUS; and KANDAŞ, NUR ÖZTEN (2021) "Investigating differential miRNA expression profiling using serum and urine specimensfor detecting potential biomarkers for early prostate cancer diagnosis," Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences: Vol. 51: No. 4, Article 23. https://doi.org/10.3906/sag-2010-183
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/medical/vol51/iss4/23