GSE183607
Genome-wide profiling of the expression of exosomal circRNAs in patients with hepatic alveolar echinococcosis
Hepatic echinococcosis (HE) caused by Echinococcus spp. transmitted from carnivores is known as a severe zoonotic disease that formed into hepatic cystic echinococcosis (HCE) and hepatic alveolar echinococcosis (HAE). It continues to be a serious public health issue around the world. HAE is uncommon infection which is characterized by poor prognosis but it is the most life-threatening compare to HCE. Many cases of HAE are recognized at forward stages because clinical symptoms may remain silent in about 10 years of incubation period. Several pathological cases could be observed including septicemia, abscess, recurrent cholangitis, and portal hypertensive gastrointestinal bleeding in untreated people. It is provided that correlated factors includes CD44, Soluble ST2 (sST2), Plasma IL-23, IL-27, and IL-5 for metastasis and prognosis for patients with HAE were identified. However, data on metastatic and prognostic marker are still so poor. Recent studies have revealed that circRNAs are enriched and stable in exosomes. Exosomal circRNAs may be localized in platelet-derived extracellular vesicles, hepatic cells, and pancreatic cancer cells. Studies have suggested that it is possible that cells may transfer circRNAs by excreting them in exosomes. Whereas there are a lot of studies on cancer and other human diseases related exosomal circRNA, no studies on hepatic alveolar echinococcosis-related exosomal circRNAs in humans. Current study provides that exosomal circular RNAs from healthy humans and humans with hepatic alveolar echinococcal disease were detected and characterized using the RNA sequencing. Overall design: Examination of exosomal circRNA in the patients with hepatic alveolar echinococcosis.