5.Evaluation of noninvasive diagnoses of hepatic fibrosis.
Chinese Journal of Hepatology 2008;16(3):165-168
7.An Explorative Analysis for the Role of Serum miR-10b-3p Levels in Predicting Response to Sorafenib in Patients with Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
Eileen L YOON ; Jong Eun YEON ; Eunjung KO ; Hyun Jung LEE ; Ji Hye JE ; Yang Jae YOO ; Seong Hee KANG ; Sang Jun SUH ; Ji Hoon KIM ; Yeon Seok SEO ; Hyung Joon YIM ; Kwan Soo BYUN
Journal of Korean Medical Science 2017;32(2):212-220
The prognostic role of aberrant serum miRNA expression for predicting response to sorafenib treatment in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients has not been well characterized. We aimed to identify specific serum miRNAs that are associated with positive radiologic responses or improved survival in sorafenib-treated HCC patients. miR-18a, miR-21, miR-139-5p, miR-221, miR-224, and miR-10b-3p, were selected for analysis. Serum samples from 24 patients with advanced stage HCC and 25 patients with liver cirrhosis (LC) were analyzed. All of the miRNAs except miR-21 were found to be upregulated in serum samples from HCC patients. None of the miRNAs assayed differed significantly in terms of expression between the responder and non-responder groups among HCC patients. However, miR-10b-3p levels were significantly higher in the subgroup of HCC patients with worse overall survival (fold change = 5.8, P = 0.008). Serum miRNA-10b-3p was upregulated in the presence of macrovascular invasion (MVI), and those with higher serum miRNA-10b-3p had significantly shorter survival during treatment (P = 0.042). Although no single serum miRNA was predictive of response to sorafenib treatment, analysis of serum miR-10b-3p levels may be valuable for diagnosis of HCC and prediction of survival of sorafenib-treated patients.
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular*
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Diagnosis
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Humans
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Liver Cirrhosis
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MicroRNAs
10.Advances in functional magnetic resonance imaging of liver fibrosis.
Hang LI ; Xiaoli CHEN ; Tainwu CHEN
Journal of Biomedical Engineering 2014;31(5):1178-1186
Early diagnosis and accurate stage of liver fibrosis are important for conducting the clinic therapy and assessing the therapeutic outcome. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), as a noninvasive and effective method, plays an important role in diagnosis and stage of liver fibrosis. This review focuses on the advances in fMRI evaluation of liver fibrosis.
Humans
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Liver Cirrhosis
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diagnosis
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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