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Article: Presence of filterable and nonfilterable mRNA in the plasma of cancer patients and healthy individuals

TitlePresence of filterable and nonfilterable mRNA in the plasma of cancer patients and healthy individuals
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Issue Date2002
PublisherAmerican Association for Clinical Chemistry, Inc. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.clinchem.org
Citation
Clinical Chemistry, 2002, v. 48 n. 8, p. 1212-1217 How to Cite?
AbstractBackground: As RNA is labile, we investigated whether circulating RNA in human plasma may be present in a particle-associated form. Methods: Blood was collected from 27 healthy individuals and 16 hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients. The plasma from each individual was processed by two means: filtration through filters with different pore sizes (from 5 μm to 0.22 μm) and ultracentrifugation. We assessed plasma RNA content by a real-time quantitative reverse transcription-PCR assay for glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) transcripts and plasma DNA by a real-time quantitative PCR assay for the β-globin gene. Results: The plasma GAPDH mRNA concentrations in the healthy individuals were significantly different in every pair of these filter sizes (P <0.05 for each pair). Overall, the plasma GAPDH mRNA concentration was higher by a median of 15-fold (interquartile range, 10- to 24-fold) in the paired unfiltered sample than in the sample filtered through a 0.22 μm filter. In contrast, no significant difference was seen in β-globin DNA concentrations among different pore-size-filtered plasma samples (P = 0.455). Similarly, a significant difference was observed for RNA, but not DNA, between unfiltered plasma and ultracentrifuged plasma (P <0.05). No significant difference in GAPDH mRNA concentrations was seen between the 0.22-μm-filtered plasma samples and the ultracentrifuged plasma samples (P >0.05). In HCC patients, filtration with a 0.22 μm filter produced a median 9.3-fold (interquartile range, 6.9- to 311-fold) reduction in GAPDH mRNA concentration in plasma. Plasma GAPDH mRNA concentrations in HCC patients were significantly higher than those in healthy individuals, both with or without filtration (P <0.05 for filtered plasma samples; P <0.005 for unfiltered plasma sampies). Conclusions: A substantial proportion of plasma mRNA species is particle-associated. In HCC patients, both circulating particle- and non-particle-associated plasma RNA are increased. © 2002 American Association for Clinical Chemistry.
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dc.contributor.authorNg, EKOen_US
dc.contributor.authorTsui, NBYen_US
dc.contributor.authorLam, NYLen_US
dc.contributor.authorChiu, RWKen_US
dc.contributor.authorYu, SCHen_US
dc.contributor.authorWong, SCCen_US
dc.contributor.authorLo, ESFen_US
dc.contributor.authorRainer, THen_US
dc.contributor.authorJohnson, PJen_US
dc.contributor.authorLo, YMDen_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-10-30T06:25:27Z-
dc.date.available2012-10-30T06:25:27Z-
dc.date.issued2002en_US
dc.identifier.citationClinical Chemistry, 2002, v. 48 n. 8, p. 1212-1217en_US
dc.identifier.issn0009-9147en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/172872-
dc.description.abstractBackground: As RNA is labile, we investigated whether circulating RNA in human plasma may be present in a particle-associated form. Methods: Blood was collected from 27 healthy individuals and 16 hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients. The plasma from each individual was processed by two means: filtration through filters with different pore sizes (from 5 μm to 0.22 μm) and ultracentrifugation. We assessed plasma RNA content by a real-time quantitative reverse transcription-PCR assay for glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) transcripts and plasma DNA by a real-time quantitative PCR assay for the β-globin gene. Results: The plasma GAPDH mRNA concentrations in the healthy individuals were significantly different in every pair of these filter sizes (P <0.05 for each pair). Overall, the plasma GAPDH mRNA concentration was higher by a median of 15-fold (interquartile range, 10- to 24-fold) in the paired unfiltered sample than in the sample filtered through a 0.22 μm filter. In contrast, no significant difference was seen in β-globin DNA concentrations among different pore-size-filtered plasma samples (P = 0.455). Similarly, a significant difference was observed for RNA, but not DNA, between unfiltered plasma and ultracentrifuged plasma (P <0.05). No significant difference in GAPDH mRNA concentrations was seen between the 0.22-μm-filtered plasma samples and the ultracentrifuged plasma samples (P >0.05). In HCC patients, filtration with a 0.22 μm filter produced a median 9.3-fold (interquartile range, 6.9- to 311-fold) reduction in GAPDH mRNA concentration in plasma. Plasma GAPDH mRNA concentrations in HCC patients were significantly higher than those in healthy individuals, both with or without filtration (P <0.05 for filtered plasma samples; P <0.005 for unfiltered plasma sampies). Conclusions: A substantial proportion of plasma mRNA species is particle-associated. In HCC patients, both circulating particle- and non-particle-associated plasma RNA are increased. © 2002 American Association for Clinical Chemistry.en_US
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisherAmerican Association for Clinical Chemistry, Inc. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.clinchem.orgen_US
dc.relation.ispartofClinical Chemistryen_US
dc.subject.meshCarcinoma, Hepatocellular - Blood - Diagnosisen_US
dc.subject.meshFiltrationen_US
dc.subject.meshGlyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenases - Blood - Geneticsen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshLiver Neoplasms - Blood - Diagnosisen_US
dc.subject.meshPlasmaen_US
dc.subject.meshRna, Messenger - Blooden_US
dc.subject.meshReference Valuesen_US
dc.subject.meshReproducibility Of Resultsen_US
dc.subject.meshReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reactionen_US
dc.subject.meshUltracentrifugationen_US
dc.titlePresence of filterable and nonfilterable mRNA in the plasma of cancer patients and healthy individualsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.emailNg, EKO: ngko@hku.hken_US
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dc.identifier.doi10.1093/clinchem/48.8.1212-
dc.identifier.pmid12142376-
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dc.identifier.volume48en_US
dc.identifier.issue8en_US
dc.identifier.spage1212en_US
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dc.publisher.placeUnited Statesen_US
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