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Exosomes in pancreatic juice as valuable source of biomarkers for early diagnosis of pancreatic cancer
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WoS WOS:000413979800007
Scopus SCOPUS_ID:85032571995
DOI 10.21037/TCR.2017.10.21
Año 2017
Tipo revisión

Citas Totales

Autores Afiliación Chile

Instituciones Chile

% Participación
Internacional

Autores
Afiliación Extranjera

Instituciones
Extranjeras


Abstract



Pancreatic cancer (PC) is a deadly malignancy which continues to have a high mortality rate despite advances in imaging and treatment modalities. The poor prognosis of PC is largely attributed to the silent nature of early disease. Early PC is largely asymptomatic, or presents with generalised symptoms such as abdominal pain. Due to late diagnosis, patients are unable to reap the full benefits of treatments, such as surgery. It is thus imperative to develop non-invasive, specific, and sensitive biomarkers to aid diagnosis of PC in the early stages. Pancreatic juice is a promising biofluid in the area of diagnostics. Several cancer-specific molecules, e.g., proteins and RNA have been identified in samples from cancer patients. Additionally, extracellular vesicles (EVs) in various body fluids have recently emerged as an important carrier of tissue and disease specific molecules in the context of other pathologies. EVs are membrane-bound sacs of molecular cargo, such as proteins, miRNA, and RNA. With a size range of approximately 40-100 nm, exosomes are a unique type of EV which traffic molecular cargo from the cell-of-origin to targeted sites in the body. Exosomes are derived from the endocytic origin, which means vesicular contents are cell-specific and may represent a signature of cellular pathology. Hence, we propose that exosomes derived from pancreatic juice may capture a pinpointed set of pathological biomarkers to assist in the diagnosis of PC. This is especially pertinent in the context of early disease, as exosomes trafficked within pancreatic juice may facilitate the development of a pre-metastatic niche well before any symptomology.

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Oncology
Scopus
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine And Imaging
Oncology
Cancer Research
SciELO
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Autores - Afiliación



Ord. Autor Género Institución - País
1 Nuzhat, Zarin Mujer UNIV QUEENSLAND - Australia
University of Queensland, Centre for Clinical Research - Australia
University of Queensland - Australia
UQ Centre for Clinical Research - Australia
The University of Queensland - Australia
2 PALMA-CEPPI, CRISTIAN ANDRES Mujer UNIV QUEENSLAND - Australia
University of Queensland, Centre for Clinical Research - Australia
University of Queensland - Australia
UQ Centre for Clinical Research - Australia
The University of Queensland - Australia
3 Rice, Gregory E. Hombre UNIV QUEENSLAND - Australia
Ochsner Baptist Hosp - Estados Unidos
University of Queensland, Centre for Clinical Research - Australia
Ochsner Baptist Medical Center - Estados Unidos
University of Queensland - Australia
Ochsner Health System - Estados Unidos
UQ Centre for Clinical Research - Australia
The University of Queensland - Australia
4 Joshi, Virendra - Ochsner Clin Fdn - Estados Unidos
Ochsner Health System - Estados Unidos
5 SALOMON-GALLO, CARLOS FRANCISCO Hombre UNIV QUEENSLAND - Australia
Ochsner Baptist Hosp - Estados Unidos
Universidad de Concepción - Chile
University of Queensland, Centre for Clinical Research - Australia
Ochsner Baptist Medical Center - Estados Unidos
University of Queensland - Australia
Ochsner Health System - Estados Unidos
UQ Centre for Clinical Research - Australia
The University of Queensland - Australia

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Financiamiento



Fuente
Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico (FONDECYT)
Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico
Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico, Tecnológico y de Innovación Tecnológica
Lions Medical Research Foundation
UQ academic Title Holder Research Fund
Lions Medical
Research Foundation, UQ

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Agradecimientos



Agradecimiento
This review was supported by Lions Medical Research Foundation, UQ academic Title Holder Research Fund, and Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Cientifico y Tecnologico (FONDECYT 1170809).
Funding: This review was supported by Lions Medical

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