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Quantification of plasma exosome is a potential prognostic marker for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

  • Authors:
    • Yasunori Matsumoto
    • Masayuki Kano
    • Yasunori Akutsu
    • Naoyuki Hanari
    • Isamu Hoshino
    • Kentaro Murakami
    • Akihiro Usui
    • Hiroshi Suito
    • Masahiko Takahashi
    • Ryota Otsuka
    • Hu Xin
    • Aki Komatsu
    • Keiko Iida
    • Hisahiro Matsubara
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  • Published online on: September 5, 2016     https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2016.5066
  • Pages: 2535-2543
  • Copyright: © Matsumoto et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

Exosomes play important roles in cancer progression. Although its contents (e.g., proteins and microRNAs) have been focused on in cancer research, particularly as potential diagnostic markers, the exosome behavior and methods for exosome quantification remain unclear. In the present study, we analyzed the tumor-derived exosome behavior and assessed the quantification of exosomes in patient plasma as a biomarker for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). A CD63-GFP expressing human ESCC cell line (TE2-CD63-GFP) was made by transfection, and mouse subcutaneous tumor models were established. Fluorescence imaging was performed on tumors and plasma exosomes harvested from mice. GFP-positive small vesicles were confirmed in the plasma obtained from TE2-CD63-GFP tumor-bearing mice. Patient plasma was collected in Chiba University Hospital (n=86). Exosomes were extracted from 100 µl of the plasma and quantified by acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity. The relationship between exosome quantification and the patient clinical characteristics was assessed. The quantification of exosomes isolated from the patient plasma revealed that esophageal cancer patients (n=66) expressed higher exosome levels than non-malignant patients (n=20) (P=0.0002). Although there was no correlation between the tumor progression and the exosome levels, exosome number was the independent prognostic marker and low levels of exosome predicted a poor prognosis (P=0.03). In conclusion, exosome levels may be useful as an independent prognostic factor for ESCC patients.
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Matsumoto Y, Kano M, Akutsu Y, Hanari N, Hoshino I, Murakami K, Usui A, Suito H, Takahashi M, Otsuka R, Otsuka R, et al: Quantification of plasma exosome is a potential prognostic marker for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Oncol Rep 36: 2535-2543, 2016.
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Matsumoto, Y., Kano, M., Akutsu, Y., Hanari, N., Hoshino, I., Murakami, K. ... Matsubara, H. (2016). Quantification of plasma exosome is a potential prognostic marker for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Oncology Reports, 36, 2535-2543. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2016.5066
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Matsumoto, Y., Kano, M., Akutsu, Y., Hanari, N., Hoshino, I., Murakami, K., Usui, A., Suito, H., Takahashi, M., Otsuka, R., Xin, H., Komatsu, A., Iida, K., Matsubara, H."Quantification of plasma exosome is a potential prognostic marker for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma". Oncology Reports 36.5 (2016): 2535-2543.
Chicago
Matsumoto, Y., Kano, M., Akutsu, Y., Hanari, N., Hoshino, I., Murakami, K., Usui, A., Suito, H., Takahashi, M., Otsuka, R., Xin, H., Komatsu, A., Iida, K., Matsubara, H."Quantification of plasma exosome is a potential prognostic marker for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma". Oncology Reports 36, no. 5 (2016): 2535-2543. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2016.5066