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A study of liquid biopsy using exosomes for neuroblastoma and pediatric renal tumors.

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17K11524
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Pediatric surgery
Research InstitutionNihon University

Principal Investigator

UEHARA Shuichiro  日本大学, 医学部, 准教授 (00448060)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 安藤 清宏  日本大学, 医学部, 兼任講師 (10455389)
川島 弘之  日本大学, 医学部, 助手 (60645703)
越永 從道  日本大学, 医学部, 教授 (70205376)
Project Period (FY) 2017-04-01 – 2020-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2019)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
Keywords腎ラブドイド腫瘍 / エキソソーム / microRNA / リキッドバイオプシー / バイオマーカー / 腎芽腫 / miRNA / 外科 / 癌
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Recently, exosomes are gaining significant interest as a target for liquid biopsies of malignant tumors. We tried to identify the specific exosomal microRNAs (miRNAs) of a rhabdoid tumor of the kidney and evaluated whether or not it is useful as a biomarker for RTK. Exosomal miRNAs purified from human RTK-derived cell lines and a human embryonic cell line HEK293T, which was used as a control, were analyzed by next generation sequencing (NGS) to determine the miRNA expression profile. The result of NGS showed the expression level of miR-214-3p in RTK to be higher than that of the control. Further analyses revealed the expression level of miR-214-3p in human RTK-derived cell lines to be significantly higher than that in human neuroblastoma-derived cell lines. Moreover, we established RTK xenograft models using the above cell lines and detected exosomal miR-214-3p from serum specimens. Based on our findings, miR-214-3p was found to be useful as a novel biomarker of RTK.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

腎ラブドイド腫瘍はまれで予後不良な小児腎腫瘍であるが、特異的なバイオマーカーが存在せず、初期診断が困難である。腎腫瘍の場合は生検を行うと腫瘍の漏れとみなされupstageすることから、確定診断が必要であっても生検の施行は躊躇される。さらに、腎ラブドイド腫瘍は転移や再発を早期に起こすとされ、術後の微小残存病変の検出が必要とされている。本研究結果から、エキソソーム由来のmiR-214-3pをバイオマーカーとし、リキッドバイオプシーを行うことができる可能性が示唆された。これにより、他の腎腫瘍との初期の鑑別や、術後の微小残存病変の検出が可能となり、予後の改善につながる可能性が考えられる。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2019 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • 2017 Research-status Report

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Published: 2017-04-28   Modified: 2021-02-19  

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