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Table 3 EVs as biomarkers in CRC

From: The application of extracellular vesicles in colorectal cancer metastasis and drug resistance: recent advances and trends

CRC biomarker

Source

Function

References

miR-193a-5p

Plasma

Targeting tumor-associated genes CUX1 and ITSN1 to inhibit CRC migration and invasion

[88]

miR-320c

Plasma

Involving MET and forming PMNs

[124]

miR-21, miR-92a, miR-222

Serum

Associated with lower overall survival

[90]

miR-181b, miR-193b, miR-195, miR-411

Serum

Effective identification of patients with invasive submucosal CRC at risk of lymph node metastasis in a preoperative setting

[125]

miR-361-3p

Tumor

Targeting TRAF3 activates non-classical NF-κB pathway.Associated with worsening CRC prognosis

[126]

CircLPAR1

Plasma

Reducing the translation of the oncogene BRD4 by binding with eIF3h and inhibiting the METTL3-eIF3h interaction

[89]

SPARC, LRG1

Serum

Associated with CRC sidedness and predicted CRC recurrence

[127]

QSOX1

Plasma

For early diagnosis and non-invasive risk stratification

[128]

CD59, TSPAN9

Plasma

Differentiating between CRC and stage I/II CRC patients

[129]

FGB, β2-GP1

CRC tissue

Diagnosing early CRC

[130]

  1. CUX1 CUT-like homeobox 1, ITSN1 Intersectin 1, MET Mesenchymal-epithelial transition, TRAF3 TNF receptor-associated factor 3, eIF3h Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 subunit h, METTL3 Methyltransferase-like 3, SPARC Secreted protein acidic and cysteine rich, LRG1 Leucine rich alpha-2-glycoprotein 1, QSOX1 Quiescin sulfhydryl oxidase 1, TSPAN59 Tetraspanin 9, FGB Fibrinogen beta chain, β2-GP1 Beta-2-glycoprotein 1