Abstract
Background
In this study, the objective was to evaluate the diagnostic performance of some miRNAs, which were shown to have a diagnostic value for prostate cancer (PCa), and the effect of chronic prostatitis in distinguishing benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and PCa.
Materials and methods
Serum levels of 11 miRNAs were investigated in BPH, chronic prostatitis and PCa patients. Measurements were performed using qRT-PCR.
Results
In the analysis, serum levels of miR-375, -125b-5p, -30c-5p, -26b-5p, and let-7c-5p were downregulated in cancer compared with non-cancer group and AUCs of these miRNAs in distinguishing PCa group from non-cancer group were calculated as 0.781, 0.782, 0.762, 0.874, and 0.845, respectively. AUC of the combination of miR-375 and miR-26b-5p in distinguishing PCa group from non-cancer group was 0.891, AUC of these two miRNAs in distinguishing PCa group from BPH group was 0.944.
Conclusion
In our study, 11 miRNAs were studied and 5 of these miRNAs were considered as biomarker candidates as these miRNAs, individually or combined, could be used to distinguish PCa from benign conditions. Furthermore, a higher specificity and sensitivity were obtained in distinguishing BPH and PCa when data for diagnostic potential of miRNAs were analyzed without including chronic prostatic group.
Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome and prostate cancer: study of immune cells and cytokines
