IMR Press / JIN / Volume 21 / Issue 4 / DOI: 10.31083/j.jin2104111
Open Access Review
Serum long non-coding RNAs as potential noninvasive biomarkers for glioblastoma diagnosis, prognosis, and chemoresistance
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1 Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53792, USA
*Correspondence: baskaya@neurosurgery.wisc.edu (Mustafa K. Baskaya)
Academic Editor: Rafael Franco
J. Integr. Neurosci. 2022, 21(4), 111; https://doi.org/10.31083/j.jin2104111
Submitted: 16 October 2021 | Revised: 28 January 2022 | Accepted: 31 January 2022 | Published: 7 June 2022
Copyright: © 2022 The Author(s). Published by IMR Press.
This is an open access article under the CC BY 4.0 license.
Abstract

Gliomas are common brain tumors with a variable prognosis based on their tumor grade. With glioblastomas, the prognosis is usually unfavorable. Thus, having accurate and rapid methods for their diagnosis and follow-up are essential for rapid discovery of the tumor and to protect patients from unnecessary procedures. Some glioma cases are challenging since there is a limited ability to differentiate between gliomas, recurrent glioblastomas, and single metastatic lesions. Monitoring treatment responses and follow-ups can also be challenging. While both radiological and serological markers have been identified that can aid diagnosis and assess therapies, a particularly promising new class of serological markers are long non-coding RNAs. Long non-coding RNAs are a relatively recently discovered class of regulatory RNA molecules that play critical roles in many cellular and physiological processes. The potential role that long non-coding RNAs play with glioma pathogenic processes is not fully understood. In this literature review, we highlight the potential for long non-coding RNAs to be used as serum biomarkers in glioblastoma patients, including their potential to serve as non-invasive, easy to use, and rapid diagnostic or prognostic indicators.

Keywords
non-coding RNA
lncRNA
glioblastoma
glioma
biomarker
microRNA
miRNA
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