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Objective To comapre and analyze the differences and commonalities of expression profiles of serum exosomal microRNA between patients with thyroid nodules and healthy persons at different iodine levels,and then provide evidence for screening early diag-nostic markers of thyroid nodules at different iodine levels.Methods The peripheral blood samples from 10 patients with thyroid nod-ules and healthy volunteers at different iodine levels were collected.Their serum iodine levels were measured by the arsenic cerium cat-alytic spectrophotometry.Serum exosomal microRNA were extracted and the expression levels of microRNA were determined by the high-throughput sequencing technology.The differential target genes were predicted and further performed Gene ontology(GO)analysis and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes(KEGG)analysis.Results Compared with healthy volunteers,there were 6 downreg-ulated miRNAs in the patients with thyroid nodules at different iodine levels,namely miR-324-5p,miR-6511b-3p,miR-9903,miR-550a-3p,miR-5001-3p,and miR-3688-3p.Differentially expressed exosomal microRNA could regulate the MAPK signaling path-way,PI3K-AKT signaling pathway,VEGF signaling pathway,and NF-κB signaling pathway.Conclusion Six differentially expressed microRNAs is identified,which may serve as biological markers for the early diagnosis of thyroid nodules at different iodine levels.
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Thyroid cancer(TC)is an inert tumor,with a high proportion of patients undergoing lymph node metastasis(LNM),and a high recurrence rate after metastasis,resulting in a poor clinical prognosis.The key to solving this problem is to find non-invasive biomarkers with high specificity.Extracellular vesicles play a crucial role in intercellular communication and epigenetic regulation by transporting genetic material.TC tumor cells can transfer genetic information to the tumor microenvironment through miRNA in exosomes,changing the surrounding microenvironment into an environment suitable for tumor growth,thereby promoting pro-liferation and migration of TC.This article will review the role and application prospects of extracellular miRNAs in the early diagnosis of TC metastasis in recent years,to provide a reference for exploring biomarkers of TC.
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Depression is characterized by mental retardation, interest blank, hypoactivity, anxiety, appetite loss, sexual dysfunction, sleep disorders and other symptoms. The incidence of depressed patients has demonstrated an upward trend in recent years. Antidepressant drugs are commonly used in modern medicine, but they have the side effect of drug resistance. This study aims to explore the effect of acupuncture stimulation on expressions of macrophage-related cytokines in mice with depression induced by chronic unpredictable mild stress [CUMS], and to explore the underlying immunological mechanism. The CUMS model was successfully developed. The secretion of nuclear transcription factor-kappa B [NF-kappa B] and interleukin [IL]-8 increased significantly in the modeling group compared with the blank control group [P<0.05]. However, no significant difference of tumor necrosis factor-alpha [TNF-alpha] concentration was found [P>0.05]. After acupuncture treatment, the behavior indicator was improved and meanwhile, the levels of TNF-alpha, NF-kappa B, IL-8 decreased significantly compared with the sham group [P<0.05]. Depression mice were given treatment of acupuncture, and the effect of behavior change was observed and the content of macrophage cytokine production was measured, respectively. These findings suggested that inflammatory cytokines secreted by peritoneal macrophages increased significantly in mild depression mice, which can be improved by stimulation with acupuncture