Editorial
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2018.
World J Gastroenterol. Oct 28, 2018; 24(40): 4519-4526
Published online Oct 28, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i40.4519
Table 1 Summary of extracellular vesicles biomarkers in hepatic and extracellular vesicles
Type of diseaseSampleSpeciesBiomarkerRef.
IntrahepaticDrug-induced liver injury (DILI)Plasma/serum/cell cultureMouse/rat/humanmiR-122 [↑][25,26]
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)/non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)Cell cultureMousemiR-128-3p [↑]; VNN1[27]
Alcoholic liver disease (ALD)Serum/cell cultureMouse/humanmiR-192, miR-30a [↑]; CD40L, Hsp90[28,29]
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)Cell cultureHumanVascular endotelial growth factor 1, MMP2, MMP9; miR-584, miR-517c, miR-378, miR-520f, miR142-5p, miR-451, miR-518d, miR-215, miR376a, miR-133b, and miR-367[31-33]
Viral hepatitis (HBV/HCV)Cell cultureHumanViral RNA; CCL5[34]
ExtrahepaticPulmonary diseaseSerum/cell cultureRatArg 1[37]
Alzheimer’s disease (AD)CSF/blood/tissueHumanβ-amiloyd; miR-193b, miR-132 [↓][39,41]
Parkinson’s disease (PD)Cell cultureMouseα-sinucleyn[42]
Multiple Sclerosis (MS)Serum/cell cultureMouse/humanBeta-2-microglobulin, MHC-II, CD40,ICOSL; miR-122-5p, miR-196b-5p, miR-301a-3p, miR-5p [↓][43,44]
Cardiovascular disease (CVDs)Cell culture/pericardial fluidRat/mouseHsp90, IL-6; miR-21-3p [↑][46,47]
ImmunopathologyCell cultureHumanmtDNA[48]