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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-ß1 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.
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BACKGROUND: Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is characterized by clonal expansion of myeloid precursors with diminished capacity for differentiation. It develops as the consequence of a series of genetic changes in a hematopoietic precursor cell. Purpose This study aimed to investigate the correlation between GM-CSF gene expression and different molecular prognostic markers such as FLT3-ITD, NPM1 mutation A and CEBPA gene expression in 100 Egyptian AML patients. As well as, correlation with the response to induction therapy, DFS andOS in these patients. METHODOLOGY: Quantitative assessment of GM-CSF gene expression was performed by qRT-PCR. Additional prognostic molecular markers were determined as FLT3-ITD and NPM1 mutation A together with quantitative assessment of CEBPA gene expression by qRT-PCR. RESULTS: Patients with high GM-CSF expression levels had better OS and DFS with p value 0.004 and 0.02, respectively. However, no statistically significant difference between low andhigh GM-CSF gene expression was found regarding the response to therapy (p value= 0.08). Most patients with low CEBPA expression had resistant disease together with poor OS and DFS (P value =.
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Biomarcadores Tumorais/metabolismo , Proteínas Estimuladoras de Ligação a CCAAT/metabolismo , Fator Estimulador de Colônias de Granulócitos e Macrófagos/metabolismo , Leucemia Mieloide Aguda/patologia , Proteínas Nucleares/metabolismo , Tirosina Quinase 3 Semelhante a fms/metabolismo , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Biomarcadores Tumorais/genética , Proteínas Estimuladoras de Ligação a CCAAT/genética , Criança , Feminino , Seguimentos , Fator Estimulador de Colônias de Granulócitos e Macrófagos/genética , Humanos , Leucemia Mieloide Aguda/genética , Leucemia Mieloide Aguda/metabolismo , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Mutação , Proteínas Nucleares/genética , Nucleofosmina , Prognóstico , Taxa de Sobrevida , Adulto Jovem , Tirosina Quinase 3 Semelhante a fms/genéticaRESUMO
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the possibility of depending on adiponectin and leptin as early predictors of microvascular complications in type 1 diabetic subjects. DESIGN AND METHODS: We studied 63 type 1 diabetic subjects from the National Institute of Diabetes (30 normoalbuminuric and 33 microalbuminuric). Clinical, demographic characteristics and kidney function tests were monitored. Plasma levels of adiponectin, leptin, interlukein-6 (IL-6), and the high sensitive C-reactive protein (CRP) were measured in these subjects. RESULTS: Microalbuminuric subjects showed a significant elevation in adiponectin levels and a significant decrease in leptin levels as compared to normoalbuminuric subjects. Adiponectin showed a significant positive correlation with microalbuminuria concentrations while leptin showed a significant negative correlation with both fasting blood glucose and glycated hemoglobin A(1c). CONCLUSION: The results of this study introduced the possibility of depending on adiponectin and leptin as early, reliable, and sensitive predictors for the microvascular complications monitored by microalbuminuria concentration and glycemic control indices.