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A miRNA-based diagnostic model predicts resectable lung cancer in humans with high accuracy

K Asakura, T Kadota, J Matsuzaki, Y Yoshida, Y Yamamoto, K Nakagawa, ...

Communications biology 3 (1), 1-9 (Communications Biology) 3 ( 1 ) 134 2020

Research paper (scientific journal), Accepted

© 2020, The Author(s). Lung cancer, the leading cause of cancer death worldwide, is most frequently detected through imaging tests. In this study, we investigated serum microRNAs (miRNAs) as a possible early screening tool for resectable lung cancer. First, we used serum samples from participants with and without lung cancer to comprehensively create 2588 miRNAs profiles; next, we established a diagnostic model based on the combined expression levels of two miRNAs (miR-1268b and miR-6075) in the discovery set (208 lung cancer patients and 208 non-cancer participants). The model displayed a sensitivity of 99% and specificity of 99% in the validation set (1358 patients and 1970 non-cancer participants) and exhibited high sensitivity regardless of histological type and pathological TNM stage of the cancer. Moreover, the diagnostic index markedly decreased after lung cancer resection. Thus, the model we developed has the potential to markedly improve screening for resectable lung cancer.

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Adenosine leakage from perforin-burst extracellular vesicles inhibits perforin secretion by cytotoxic T-lymphocytes

H Tadokoro, A Hirayama, R Kudo, M Hasebe, Y Yoshioka, J Matsuzaki, ...

PloS one 15 (4), e0231430 (PLoS ONE) 15 ( 4 ) e0231430 2020

Research paper (scientific journal), Accepted

© 2020 Tadokoro et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) in the tumor microenvironment facilitate intercellular communication. Cancer cell-derived EVs act as an immunosuppressor by transporting cargos and presenting transmembrane proteins. By contrast, CD8+ cytotoxic T-lymphocytes (CTLs) exert anti-cancer cytotoxicity via the pore-forming protein perforin. Here, we hypothesize that although EVs are destroyed by perforin, cancer cell-derived EVs might possess mechanisms that enable them to avoid this destruction. We used a breast cancer cell line, MDA-MB-231luc-D3H2LN (D3H2LN), to generate EVs. Destruction of the EVs by perforin was demonstrated visually using atomic force microscopy. To investigate immunosuppressive metabolites within cancer cell-derived EVs, we performed metabolomic profiling of EVs from D3H2LN cells cultured for 48 h with or without IFN-γ, which induces metabolic changes in the cells. We found that both types of EV from IFN-γ treated D3H2LN cells and non-treated D3H2LN cells contained adenosine, which has immunosuppressive effects. When we exposed cancer cell-derived EVs to CTLs, perforin secretion by CTLs fell significantly. In addition, the decreases in perforin secretion were ameliorated by treatment with adenosine deaminase, which degrades extracellular adenosine. Taken together, these results suggest that after perforin secreted by CTLs disrupts the membrane of EVs, adenosine released from the EVs acts as an immunosuppressive metabolite by binding to the adenosine receptor on the CTL membrane. This mechanism provides a novel survival strategy using cancer cell-derived EVs.

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Efficacy and safety of immediate oral intake in patients with mild acute pancreatitis: A randomized controlled trial

M Horibe, E Iwasaki, A Nakagawa, J Matsuzaki, K Minami, Y Machida, ...

Nutrition 74, 110724 (Nutrition) 74 110724 2020

Research paper (scientific journal), Accepted

© 2020 Objectives: Early enteral nutrition is recommended for patients with severe acute pancreatitis (AP); however, nutritional management strategies for patients with mild AP have not been established. The aim of this study was to evaluate the benefits and safety of immediate oral intake of low-fat solid food in patients with mild AP who were allowed to take opioid analgesics. Methods: In this single-center randomized study, the immediate feeding (IMF) group was permitted immediate oral intake of low-fat (15 g/d) solid food. In the standard food (STF) group, patients received gradually increasing amounts of dietary fat. Twenty-six patients were randomized, with 13 allocated to each group. The primary outcome was the period between diagnosis and recovery from AP. The cost and rate of progression to severe disease were evaluated as secondary outcomes. Results: The IMF group (mean recovery days: 2 ± 1) recovered significantly earlier (mean difference in recovery days: 6.3; 95% confidence interval [CI], 4.8–7.9; P < 0.001) than the STF group (mean recovery days: 8.3 ± 2.3), with a lower overall treatment cost (mean difference in costs: −$460; 95% CI, −$880 to –$40; P = 0.034). The IMF group showed a lower rate of progression to severe AP (IMF, 0%; STF, 15.3%; P = 0.48). Conclusion: The initial treatment strategy for mild AP should be altered from the gradual introduction of oral feeding upon the absence of pain to immediate oral nutrition with opioid analgesics, to improve treatment efficacy and reduce treatment cost.

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Transcriptomic dissection of hepatocyte heterogeneity: linking ploidy, zonation, and stem/progenitor cell characteristics

T Katsuda, K Hosaka, J Matsuzaki, W Usuba, M Prieto-Vila, T Yamaguchi, ...

Cellular and molecular gastroenterology and hepatology 9 (1), 161-183 (Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology) 9 ( 1 ) 161 - 183 2020

Research paper (scientific journal), Accepted

© 2019 The Authors Background & Aims: There is a long-standing debate regarding the biological significance of polyploidy in hepatocytes. Recent studies have provided increasing evidence that hepatocytes with different ploidy statuses behave differently in a context-dependent manner (eg, susceptibility to oncogenesis, regenerative ability after injury, and in vitro proliferative capacity). However, their overall transcriptomic differences in a physiological context is not known. Methods: By using microarray transcriptome analysis, we investigated the heterogeneity of hepatocyte populations with different ploidy statuses. Moreover, by using single-cell quantitative reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (scPCR) analysis, we investigated the intrapopulational transcriptome heterogeneity of 2c and 4c hepatocytes. Results: Microarray analysis showed that cell cycle–related genes were enriched in 8c hepatocytes, which is in line with the established notion that polyploidy is formed via cell division failure. Surprisingly, in contrast to the general consensus that 2c hepatocytes reside in the periportal region, in our bulk transcriptome and scPCR analyses, the 2c hepatocytes consistently showed pericentral hepatocyte-enriched characteristics. In addition, scPCR analysis identified a subpopulation within the 2c hepatocytes that co-express the liver progenitor cell markers Axin2, Prom1, and Lgr5, implying the potential biological relevance of this subpopulation. Conclusions: This study provides new insights into hepatocyte heterogeneity, namely 2c hepatocytes are preferentially localized to the pericentral region, and a subpopulation of 2c hepatocytes show liver progenitor cell–like features in terms of liver progenitor cell marker expression (Axin2, Prom1, and Lgr5).

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Su1391 EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF VONOPRAZAN, SITAFLOXACIN AND METRONIDAZOLE CONTAINING REGIMEN FOR HELICOBACTER PYLORI ERADICATION IN PATIENTS WITH PENICILLIN ALLERGY

T Masaoka, H Mori, H Suzuki, J Matsuzaki, A Okazawa, M Yoshioka, ...

Gastroenterology 158 (6), S-574 2020

Research paper (international conference proceedings)

EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF VONOPRAZAN, SITAFLOXACIN AND METRONIDAZOLE CONTAINING REGIMEN FOR HELICOBACTER PYLORI ERADICATION IN PATIENTS WITH PENICILLIN ALLERGY

T Masaoka, H Mori, H Suzuki, J Matsuzaki, A Okazawa, M Yoshioka, ...

Gastroenterology 158 (6), S574-S574 2020

Research paper (international conference proceedings)

A serum microRNA classifier for the diagnosis of sarcomas of various histological subtypes

N Asano, J Matsuzaki, M Ichikawa, J Kawauchi, S Takizawa, Y Aoki, ...

Nature communications 10 (1), 1-10 (Nature Communications) 10 ( 1 ) 1299 2019.12

Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work, Lead author, Accepted

© 2019, The Author(s). Due to their rarity and diversity, sarcomas are difficult to diagnose. Consequently, there is an urgent demand for a novel diagnostic test for these cancers. In this study, we investigated serum miRNA profiles from 1002 patients with bone and soft tissue tumors representing more than 43 histological subtypes, including sarcomas, intermediate tumors, and benign tumors, to determine whether serum miRNA profiles could be used to specifically detect sarcomas. Circulating serum miRNA profiles in sarcoma patients were clearly distinct from those in patients with other types of tumors. Using the serum levels of seven miRNAs, we developed a molecular detector, Index VI, that could distinguish sarcoma patients from benign and healthy controls with remarkably high sensitivity (90%) and specificity (95%), regardless of histological subtype. Index VI provides an approach to the early and precise detection of sarcomas, potentially leading to curative treatment and longer survival.

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Establishment of patient-derived organoids and drug screening for biliary tract carcinoma

Y Saito, T Muramatsu, Y Kanai, H Ojima, A Sukeda, N Hiraoka, E Arai, ...

Cell reports 27 (4), 1265-1276. e4 (Cell Reports) 27 ( 4 ) 1265 - 1276.e4 2019.04

Research paper (scientific journal), Accepted

© 2019 The Author(s) Biliary tract carcinomas (BTCs) are among the most aggressive malignancies and have a poor prognosis. Here, we successfully established organoid lines derived from intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, gallbladder cancer, and neuroendocrine carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater. These organoids derived from BTCs were cultured stably for >1 year and closely recapitulated the histopathology, gene expression, and genetic alterations evident in the primary tumors. Gene expression profiling of the organoids revealed that SOX2 could be a potential prognostic biomarker for patients with BTC. We screened a compound library consisting of drugs used clinically for their ability to suppress organoids derived from BTCs and found that the antifungal drugs amorolfine and fenticonazole significantly suppressed the growth of organoids derived from BTCs with minimal toxicity to normal biliary epithelial cells. Patient-derived organoids may be a powerful research tool for the clarification of molecular pathogenesis and the discovery of biomarkers and therapeutic drugs for refractory cancers.

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Clinical and endoscopic findings to assist the early detection of duodenal adenoma and adenocarcinoma

J Matsuzaki, H Suzuki, M Shimoda, H Mori, S Fukuhara, S Miyoshi, ...

United European gastroenterology journal 7 (2), 250-260 (United European Gastroenterology Journal) 7 ( 2 ) 250 - 260 2019.03

Research paper (scientific journal), Lead author, Accepted

© Author(s) 2018. Background: Sporadic nonampullary duodenal adenocarcinoma is a rare malignant neoplasm in which poor prognosis is often associated with delayed diagnosis. Objective: A case-control study was designed to evaluate the clinical and endoscopic characteristics of patients with nonampullary duodenal epithelial tumours (NADETs). Methods: Patients with NADETs were chronologically divided into a discovery and a validation sets. Two age- and sex-matched control individuals for each case in the discovery set were randomly selected from individuals without NADET. A prediction model for the presence of NADET, constructed in the discovery set, was evaluated in the validation set. Results: In total, 368 adenomas, 81 adenocarcinomas, and 314 controls were analysed. Current smoking, Barrett oesophagus, fundic gland polyps, history of malignant disease, and absence of dyslipidaemia were independently associated with the presence of NADET. The combination of these five factors enabled significant discrimination for NADET in the bulb with a sensitivity of 0.81 in the validation set. We also showed that duodenal adenocarcinomas in the bulb had greater invasive potential than adenocarcinomas in the second portion. Conclusion: The presence of a duodenal tumour in the bulb could be predicted by clinical and endoscopic findings, which helps improve the prognosis and quality of life of patients.

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CAPZA1 determines the risk of gastric carcinogenesis by inhibiting Helicobacter pylori CagA-degraded autophagy

H Tsugawa, H Mori, J Matsuzaki, A Sato, Y Saito, M Imoto, M Suematsu, ...

Autophagy 15 (2), 242-258 (Autophagy) 15 ( 2 ) 242 - 258 2019.02

Research paper (scientific journal), Accepted

© 2018, © 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Helicobacter pylori-derived CagA, a type IV secretion system effector, plays a role as an oncogenic driver in gastric epithelial cells. However, upon delivery into gastric epithelial cells, CagA is usually degraded by macroautophagy/autophagy. Hence, the induction of autophagy in H. pylori-infected epithelial cells is an important host-protective ability against gastric carcinogenesis. However, the mechanisms by which autophagosome-lysosome fusion is regulated, are unknown. Here, we report that enhancement of LAMP1 (lysosomal associated membrane protein 1) expression is necessary for autolysosome formation. LAMP1 expression is induced by nuclear translocated LRP1 (LDL receptor related protein 1) intracellular domain (LRP1-ICD) binding to the proximal LAMP1 promoter region. Nuclear translocation of LRP1-ICD is enhanced by H. pylori infection. In contrast, CAPZA1 (capping actin protein of muscle Z-line alpha subunit 1) inhibits LAMP1 expression via binding to LRP1-ICD in the nuclei. The binding of CAPZA1 to LRP1-ICD prevents LRP1-ICD binding to the LAMP1 proximal promoter. Thus, in CAPZA1-overexpressing gastric epithelial cells infected with H. pylori, autolysosome formation is inhibited and CagA escapes autophagic degradation. These findings identify CAPZA1 as a novel negative regulator of autolysosome formation and suggest that deregulation of CAPZA1 expression leads to increased risk of gastric carcinogenesis. Abbreviations: CagA: cytotoxin-associated gene A; CAPZA1: capping actin protein of muscle Z-line alpha subunit 1; ChIP: chromatin immunoprecipitation; GTF2I: general transcription factor IIi; HDAC: histone deacetylase; LAMP1: lysosomal associated membrane protein 1; LRP1: LDL receptor related protein 1; LRP1-ICD: CagA intracellular domain; qPCR: quantitative polymerase chain reaction; VacA: vacuolating cytotoxin.

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Circulating miRNA panels for specific and early detection in bladder cancer

W Usuba, F Urabe, Y Yamamoto, J Matsuzaki, H Sasaki, M Ichikawa, ...

Cancer science 110 (1), 408-419 (Cancer Science) 110 ( 1 ) 408 - 419 2019.01

Research paper (scientific journal), Accepted

© 2018 The Authors. Cancer Science published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Japanese Cancer Association. Bladder cancer is the 9th leading cause of cancer death worldwide. The major problem in bladder cancer is primarily the high recurrence rate after drug treatment and resection. Although conventional screening methods, such as cystoscopy, urinary cytology and ultrasound sonography, have become widely used in clinical settings, the diagnostic performance of these modalities is unsatisfactory due to low accuracy or high invasiveness. Because circulating micro RNA (miRNA) profiles have recently been reported as an attractive tool for liquid biopsy in cancer screening, here, we performed global miRNA profiling of 392 serum samples of bladder cancer patients with 100 non-cancer samples and 480 samples of other types of cancer as controls. We randomly classified the bladder cancer and control samples into 2 cohorts, a training set (N = 486) and a validation set (N = 486). By comparing both controls, we identified specific miRNA, such as miR-6087, for diagnosing bladder cancer in the training and validation sets. Furthermore, we found that a combination of 7 miRNA (7-miRNA panel: miR-6087, miR-6724-5p, miR-3960, miR-1343-5p, miR-1185-1-3p, miR-6831-5p and miR-4695-5p) could discriminate bladder cancer from non-cancer and other types of tumors with the highest accuracy (AUC:.97; sensitivity: 95%; specificity: 87%). The diagnostic accuracy was high, regardless of the stage and grade of bladder cancer. Our data demonstrated that the 7-miRNA panel could be a biomarker for the specific and early detection of bladder cancer.

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Neutrophil-activating protein polymorphism of Helicobacter pylori determines the host risk of dyspepsia

J Matsuzaki, H Tsugawa, Y Kashiwazaki, H Mori, Y Yamamoto, ...

Cellular and molecular gastroenterology and hepatology 8 (2), 295 (Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology) 8 ( 2 ) 295 - 297.e6 2019

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Serum miRNA–based prediction of axillary lymph node metastasis in breast cancer

S Shiino, J Matsuzaki, A Shimomura, J Kawauchi, S Takizawa, ...

Clinical Cancer Research 25 (6), 1817-1827 (Clinical Cancer Research) 25 ( 6 ) 1817 - 1827 2019

Research paper (scientific journal), Accepted

© 2018 American Association for Cancer Research. Purpose: Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is the gold-standard procedure for evaluating axillary lymph node (ALN) status in patients with breast cancer. However, the morbidity of SLNB is not negligible, and the procedure is invasive for patients without ALN metastasis. Here, we developed a diagnostic model for evaluating ALN status using a combination of serum miRNAs and clinicopathologic factors as a novel less-invasive biomarker. Experimental Design: Preoperative serum samples were collected from patients who underwent surgery for primary breast cancer or breast benign diseases between 2008 and 2014. A total of 958 serum samples (921 cases of primary breast cancer, including 630 cases in the no ALN metastasis group and 291 cases in the ALN metastasis group, and 37 patients with benign breast diseases) were analyzed by miRNA microarray. Samples were randomly divided into training and test sets. Logistic LASSO regression analysis was used to construct diagnostic models in the training set, which were validated in the test set. Results: An optimal diagnostic model was identified using a combination of two miRNAs (miR-629-3p and miR-4710) and three clinicopathologic factors (T stage, lymphovascular invasion, and ultrasound findings), which showed a sensitivity of 0.88 (0.84–0.92), a specificity of 0.69 (0.61–0.76), an accuracy of 0.818, and an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of 0.86 in the test set. Conclusions: Serum miRNA profiles may be useful for the diagnosis of ALN metastasis before surgery in a less-invasive manner than SLNB.

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10-Year trends in Helicobacter pylori eradication rates by Sitafloxacin-based third-line rescue therapy

H Mori, H Suzuki, J Matsuzaki, T Masaoka, T Kanai

Digestion 101 (5), 644-650 (Digestion) 101 ( 5 ) 644 - 650 2019

Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work, Accepted, ISSN 0012-2823

© 2020 S. Karger AG. All rights reserved. Background/Aims: Sitafloxacin (STFX)-containing regimens were shown to be useful options for third-line Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy. It is reported that resistance to quinolone is also increasing globally. Therefore, we conducted an analysis of the current efficacy of a 10-day-STFX-containing third-line rescue therapy and the changes of antibiotic resistance to H. pylori compared to 2 historical controls. Methods: Patients in whom eradication treatment using both first-and second-line triple therapies failed were enrolled from 2014 to 2015. The minimum inhibitory concentrations of STFX, clarithromycin (CLR), amoxicillin (AMX), metronidazole (MTZ) and the gyrA mutation status of the H. pylori strains were determined before treatment. After that, the patients received a 10-day triple therapy containing esomeprazole (20 mg, b.i.d.), AMX (500 mg, q.i.d.) and STFX (100 mg, b.i.d.; 10-day EAS). The eradication rate and the rate of antibiotic resistance to H. pylori were compared with 2 previous reports about STFX-containing third-line rescue therapies in 2009-2011 and 2012-2013. To explore the association between the eradication rates of regimens containing STFX, AMX and proton pump inhibitors and the location of gyrA mutation or AMX resistance, a meta-Analysis was attempted. Results: The overall eradication rates, the eradication rate for gyrA mutation negative-and positive-strains were 81.6% (31/38), 94.7% (18/19) and 68.4% (13/19) respectively. These rates were not significantly different from 2 previous reports. The resistant rates to STFX, CLR, AMX, MTZ and the rate of presence of mutation in gyrA were 50.0, 81.6, 36.8, 78.9 and 50.0%, respectively, which was also not significantly different from 2 previous reports. A meta-Analysis showed that the relative risk of the eradication failure is significantly lower in gyrA mutation negative strains compared to gyrA mutation positive strains, and that the relative risk of the eradication failure is significantly lower in gyrA mutation at D91 compared to gyrA mutation at N87 (p < 0.001 and p = 0.022, respectively). Moreover, a meta-Analysis showed that the relative risk of the eradication failure is significantly lower in AMX-sensitive strains compared to AMX-resistant ones. Conclusion: Changes in the rate of antibiotic resistance to H. pylori were not observed from 2009 to 2015. The status of gyrA mutation is a superior marker for predicting successful eradication in STFX/AMX-containing triple regimen as a third-line rescue therapy.

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A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of Teprenone in Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease

S Yokoyama, T Yoshinaga, J Matsuzaki, H Suzuki

Journal of Alzheimer's Disease 71 (4), 1187-1199 (Journal of Alzheimer's Disease) 71 ( 4 ) 1187 - 1199 2019

Research paper (scientific journal), Accepted

© 2019 - IOS Press and the authors. All rights reserved. Teprenone (geranylgeranylacetone), an anti-ulcer agent, has been reported to inhibit amyloid-β increase, senile plaque formation, and neuronal degeneration, and improve memory in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Objective: We conducted a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to ascertain teprenone's therapeutic ability for AD. Methods: Patients with mild to moderate AD, with a Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score of 13 to 26, were randomly allocated into two groups depending on the administered drug: donepezil+ placebo (placebo group) and donepezil+teprenone (teprenone group). The primary and secondary endpoints included changes in scores of the Japanese version of the AD Assessment Scale-cognitive subscale (ADAS-J cog) and other evaluations, respectively, including MMSE scores, during a 12-month period after the first administration. Results: Forty-two and thirty-seven patients were allocated to the teprenone and placebo groups, respectively. ADAS-J cog score changes were not different between groups (placebo, 0.6±0.8; teprenone, 0.4±0.8; p=0.861). However, MMSE scores significantly improved in the teprenone group (placebo, - 1.2±0.5; teprenone, 0.2±0.5; p=0.044). Subgroup analysis considering the severity of medial temporal area atrophy revealed that this improvement by teprenone was significant in patients with mild (p=0.013) but not with severe atrophy (p=0.611). Adverse events were observed in 17.8 and 10.4% of patients in the placebo and teprenone group, respectively. Conclusion: Teprenone may be effective for AD when administered before atrophy progression in the medial temporal areas. Trial Registration: UMIN ID: UMIN000016843

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Assessment of the diagnostic utility of serum microRNA classification in patients with diffuse glioma

M Ohno, J Matsuzaki, J Kawauchi, Y Aoki, J Miura, S Takizawa, K Kato, ...

JAMA network open 2 (12), e1916953-e1916953 (JAMA network open) 2 ( 12 ) e1916953 2019

Research paper (scientific journal), Lead author, Accepted

Importance: A blood-based screening tool for detecting diffuse glioma is necessary to improve clinical outcomes. Objectives: To establish models using serum microRNAs to distinguish patients with diffuse glioma from control individuals without cancer (the Glioma Index) and to differentiate glioblastoma (GBM), primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL), and metastatic brain tumors (the 3-Tumor Index). Design, Setting, and Participants: This retrospective, case-control diagnostic study included 157 patients with diffuse glioma and 109 patients with central nervous system (CNS) diseases other than diffuse glioma diagnosed from August 1, 2008, through May 1, 2016, and 314 sex- and age-matched controls without cancer. Samples of patients with diffuse glioma and controls were randomly divided into training and validation set 1, and those of patients with CNS diseases other than diffuse glioma were allocated to an exploratory set. Samples of patients with GBM, PCNSL, and metastatic brain tumors were randomly divided into training and validation set 2. Data were analyzed from April 1, 2018, to March 31, 2019. Main Outcomes and Measures: The expression of 2565 microRNAs was assessed, and the diagnostic performance was evaluated by calculating the area under the receiver operating characteristics curve (AUC), sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy. Results: A total of 580 patients were included in the analysis (309 [53.3%] male; median age, 57 years [range, 10-87 years]). In training set 1, 100 patients with diffuse glioma (median age, 56 years [range, 14-87 years]; 55 male [55.0%]) were compared with 200 control patients (median age, 56 years [range, 14-87 years]; 105 male [52.5%]), and the Glioma Index was constructed using 3 microRNAs (miR-4763-3p, miR-1915-3p, and miR-3679-5p). In validation set 1, the AUC was 0.99 (95% CI, 0.99-1.00); sensitivity, 0.95 (95% CI, 0.89-1.00); and specificity, 0.97 (95% CI, 0.93-1.00). The Glioma Index classified 39 of 42 PCNSL samples (92.9%) and 25 of 28 metastatic brain tumor samples (89.3%) as positive and 2 of 2 spinal tumors (100%) as negative in the exploratory set. In training set 2, 68 patients with GBM, 34 with PCNSL, and 23 with metastatic brain tumor were compared, and the 3-Tumor Index was constructed using 48 microRNAs. The 3-Tumor Index had an accuracy of 0.80, positively detecting 16 of 17 GBM samples (94.1%), 4 of 5 metastatic brain tumor samples (80.0%), and 4 of 8 PCNSL samples (50.0%) in validation set 2. Conclusions and Relevance: This study appears to have identified promising serum microRNA combinations for detecting diffuse glioma and for assessing histologic features of brain tumors.

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Circulating microRNA-1246 as a possible biomarker for early tumor recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma

Chuma, M. and Toyoda, H. and Matsuzaki, J. and Saito, Y. and Kumada, T. and Tada, T. and Kaneoka, Y. and Maeda, A. and Yokoo, H. and Ogawa, K. and Kamiyama, T. and Taketomi, A. and Matsuno, Y. and Yazawa, K. and Takeda, K. and Kunisaki, C. and Ogushi, K. and Moriya, S. and Hara, K. and Nozaki, A. and Kondo, M. and Fukuda, H. and Numata, K. and Tanaka, K. and Maeda, S. and Sakamoto, N.

Hepatology Research (Hepatology Research) 49 ( 7 ) 810 - 822 2019

Research paper (scientific journal), Accepted

© 2019 The Japan Society of Hepatology Aims: Early tumor recurrence (ETR) after hepatic resection is a crucial predictor of poor prognosis in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The aim of this study was to identify clinically significant serum microRNAs (miRNAs) involved in the ETR of HCC. Methods: We compared expression profiles of circulating miRNAs from serum samples between five HCC patients with ETR (recurrence within 12 months after hepatectomy) and five HCC patients without recurrence using microarray analysis of miRNA. The identified miRNA associated with ETR was further verified in 121 HCC patients, 73 liver disease patients, and 15 health controls by real-time quantitative reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Results: Of the approximately 2000 miRNAs analyzed, we identified 15 miRNAs for which expression levels correlated significantly with ETR. Of these miRNAs, we further investigated expression of miRNA-1246 (miR-1246). Quantitative PCR confirmed that miR-1246 was upregulated in HCC with ETR, compared to the level in HCC without ETR (P < 0.001). Serum miR-1246 showed a receiver operating characteristic curve area of 0.762, with 77.4% specificity and 54.1% sensitivity in discriminating HCC patients with ETR from HCC patients without ETR. Altered expression of miR-1246 was associated with aggressive tumor characteristics, including tumor–node–metastasis classification (P = 0.0413), tumor differentiation (P = 0.0419), and portal vein invasion (P = 0.0394). Moreover, multivariate Cox regression analysis identified serum miR-1246 level as an independent risk factor for overall survival (hazard ratio, 2.784; 95% confidence interval, 1.528–5.071; P = 0.0008). Conclusion: Circulating miR-1246 in serum has strong potential as a novel ETR and prognostic biomarker for HCC.

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Development and validation of an esophageal squamous cell carcinoma detection model by large-scale microRNA profiling

K Sudo, K Kato, J Matsuzaki, N Boku, S Abe, Y Saito, H Daiko, ...

JAMA network open 2 (5), e194573-e194573 (JAMA network open) 2 ( 5 ) e194573 2019

Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work, Accepted

Importance: Patients with late-stage esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) have a poor prognosis. Noninvasive screening tests using serum microRNAs (miRNAs) to accurately detect early-stage ESCC are needed to improve mortality. Objective: To establish a model using serum miRNAs to distinguish patients with ESCC from noncancer controls. Design, Setting, and Participants: In this case-control study, serum miRNA expression profiles of patients with ESCC (n = 566) and control patients without cancer (n = 4965) were retrospectively analyzed to establish a diagnostic model, which was tested in a training set and confirmed in a validation set. Patients histologically diagnosed as having ESCC who did not receive prior therapy or have a past or concurrent cancer other than ESCC were enrolled from the National Cancer Center Hospital in Tokyo, Japan. Between October 2010 and November 2015, control samples were collected from the National Cancer Center Biobank, the Biobank of the National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, and the general population undergoing routine health examination. Data analysis was performed between August 2015 and October 2018. Serum samples were randomly divided into discovery and validation sets. Main Outcomes and Measures: The expression of 2565 miRNAs was assessed in each sample. The discriminant model (named the EC index) was evaluated in the training set using Fisher linear discriminant analysis with a greedy algorithm. Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis evaluated the diagnostic ability of the model in the validation set. Results: In the training set, 283 patients with esophageal cancer (median age, 67 years [range, 37-90 years]; 83.4% male) were compared with 283 control patients (median age, 54 years [range, 22-100 years]; 43.1% male), and the EC index was constructed using 6 miRNAs (miR-8073, miR-6820-5p, miR-6794-5p, miR-3196, miR-744-5p, and miR-6799-5p). The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve was 1.00, with sensitivity of 1.00 and specificity of 0.98. The validation set included 283 patients (median age, 66 years [range, 42-87 years]; 83.0% male) and 4682 control patients (median age, 68 years [range, 20-98 years]; 44.7% male), and the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve for the EC index was 1.00, with sensitivity of 0.96 and specificity of 0.98. Conclusions and Relevance: What appears to be novel serum miRNA discriminant model was developed for the diagnosis of ESCC. A multicenter prospective study is ongoing to confirm the present observations.

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Brain metastasis-related microRNAs in patients with advanced breast cancer

J Sato, A Shimomura, J Kawauchi, J Matsuzaki, Y Yamamoto, S Takizawa, ...

Plos one 14 (10), e0221538 (PLoS ONE) 14 ( 10 ) e0221538 2019

Research paper (scientific journal), Accepted

© 2019 Sato et al. © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Brain metastasis is a major distant metastasis occurring in patients with advanced breast cancer, and is associated with poor prognosis. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have a strong influence on various oncological functions and have been reported as potential biomarkers for detecting distant metastasis. Specific biomarkers and unique miRNAs for brain metastasis have yet to be reported. The aim of this study was to identify novel miRNAs in serum, to assist in the diagnosis of brain metastasis in patients with advanced breast cancer. We retrospectively analyzed the medical records of patients with breast cancer and collected clinical data. In addition, we evaluated serum miRNA profiles in patients with breast cancer, with and without brain metastasis, using high-sensitivity microarrays. All patients underwent computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging brain imaging tests. A total of 51 serum samples from patients with breast cancer and brain metastasis, stored in the National Cancer Center Biobank, were used, and 28 serum samples were obtained from controls without brain metastasis. Two miRNAs, miR-4428 and miR-4480, could significantly distinguish patients with brain metastasis, with area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) values of 0.779 and 0.781, respectively, while a combination of miR-4428 and progesterone receptor had an AUC value of 0.884. No significant correlations were identified between the expression levels of these two miRNAs in serum and clinical data. We conclude that serum miR-4428 and miR-4480 may be useful as biomarkers for predicting brain metastasis in patients with breast cancer.

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Serum microRNA-based risk prediction for stroke

T Sonoda, J Matsuzaki, Y Yamamoto, T Sakurai, Y Aoki, S Takizawa, ...

Stroke 50 (6), 1510-1518 (Stroke) 50 ( 6 ) 1510 - 1518 2019

Research paper (scientific journal), Accepted

© 2019 American Heart Association, Inc. Background and Purpose-Numerous studies have shown that circulating microRNAs (miRNAs) can be used as noninvasive biomarkers of various diseases. This study aimed to identify serum miRNAs that predict the risk of stroke. Methods-The cases were individuals who had been diagnosed with cerebrovascular disorder by brain imaging. The controls were individuals with no history of stroke who had undergone a medical checkup. Serum miRNA profiling was performed for all participants using microarray analysis. Samples were divided into discovery, training, and validation sets. In the discovery set, which consisted of control samples only, serum miRNAs that correlated with the predicted risk of stroke, as calculated using 7 clinical risk factors, were identified by Pearson correlation analysis. In the training set, a discriminant model between cases and controls was constructed using the identified miRNAs, Fisher linear discrimination model with leave-one-out cross-validation and DeLong test. In the validation set, the predictive accuracy of the constructed model was calculated. Results-First, in 1523 control samples (discovery set), we identified 10 miRNAs that correlated with a predicted risk of stroke. Second, in 45 controls and 87 cases (training set), we identified 7 of 10 miRNAs that significantly associated with cerebrovascular disorder (miR-1228-5p, miR-1268a, miR-1268b, miR-4433b-3p, miR-6090, miR-6752-5p, and miR-6803-5p). Third, a 3-miRNA combination model (miR-1268b, miR-4433b-3p, and miR-6803-5p) was constructed in the training set with a sensitivity of 84%, a specificity of 98%, and an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of 0.95 (95% CI, 0.92-0.98). Finally, in 45 controls and 86 cases (validation set), the 3-miRNA model achieved a sensitivity of 80%, a specificity of 82%, and an area under the receiver operating characteristic of 0.89 (95% CI, 0.83-0.95) for cerebrovascular disorder. Conclusions-We identified 7 serum miRNAs that could predict the risk of cerebrovascular disorder before the onset of stroke.

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