Table 1 Exosomal ncRNAs as potential diagnostic biomarkers in human diseases

From: Roles and mechanisms of exosomal non-coding RNAs in human health and diseases

Diseases

Cargoes

Expression

Effects

Refs

Lung cancer

miR-23a

↑

Inducing phenotypic changes, increasing vascular permeability and cancer migration

137,150

miR-126

↑

Inducing loss of malignancy of NSCLC cells

144

miR-193a-3p, miR-210-3p, miR-5100

↑

Activating STAT3 signaling and increasing the expression of mesenchymal related molecules

138

miR-499a-5p

↑

Promoting cell proliferation, migration and EMT

139

GAS5

↑

Function as an ideal noninvasive biomarker for NSCLC

154

SOX2-OT

↑

Serving as a promising non-invasive plasma-based tumor biomarker for LSCC

155

circSATB2

↑

Acting as a biomarker for the diagnosis of NSCLC

156

circ-0007761, circ-0047921, circ-0056285

↑

Acting as promising biomarkers for NSCLC diagnosis

159

BC

miR-9

↑

Inducing tumor growth

174

miR-10b

↑

Modulating tumor microenvironment

170

miR-1246

↑

Regulating breast tumor progression

171

miR-20a-5p

↑

Inducing proliferation and differentiation of osteoclasts

183

miR-134

↓

Acting as a potential biomarker for BC

172

MALAT1

↑

Inducing BC progression

188

H19

↑

Acting as a biomarker for the diagnosis of BC

190

circHIF1A

↑

Regulating stem cell properties of BC

196

HCC

miR-10b-5p

↑

Acting as a biomarker for early-stage HCC

211

miR-125b

↓

Associated with tumor number, encapsulation, and TNM stage

214

miR-18a, miR-221, miR-222, miR-224

↑

Function as novel serological biomarkers for HCC

217

miR-101, miR-106b, miR-122, miR-195

↓

FAL1

↑

Promoting cell proliferation and metastasis

220

H19

↑

Promoting cell proliferation, migration, and invasion

221

LINC00161

↑

Serving as a novel biomarker for HCC

227

HEIH

↑

Serving as a novel biomarker for HCC

230

SENP3-EIF4A1

↓

Inducing tumor growth

231

FAM138B

↓

Inhibiting HCC growth

232

circUHRF1

↑

Inducing immunosuppression

240

CRC

miR-1229, miR-1246, miR-150, miR-21, miR-223, miR-23a

↑

Promising biomarkers for non-invasive diagnosis of CRC

256

miR-23a, miR-301a

↑

Promising biomarkers for non-invasive diagnosis of CRC

257

miR-6803-5p

↑

Serving as a diagnostic and prognostic biomarker

259

LINC02418

↑

Inducing tumorigenesis

267

NNT-AS1

↑

Inducing the proliferation, migration and invasion of CRC cells

578

LINC02418

↑

Involvement in CRC tumorigenesis

267

CCAT2

↑

Serving as a novel potential predictor in CRC

274

LNCV6-116109, LNCV6-98390, LNCV6-38772, LNCV-108266, LNCV6-84003, LNCV6-98602

↑

Serving as potential non-invasive biomarkers for early diagnosis of CRC

275

circPACRGL

↑

Inducing cell proliferation, migration and invasion

278

circFMN2

↑

Mediating cell proliferation and migration

279

hsa-circ-0004771

↑

Serving as a novel diagnostic biomarker of CRC

283

GC

miR-34

↓

Inducing GC cell proliferation and invasion and tumor growth

289

miR-1246

↑

Serving as potential biomarker for the early diagnosis of GC

296

miR-1290

↑

Inducing GC cell proliferation and invasion

285

UEGC1

↑

Acting as a promising biomarker in the development of GC

305

GC1

↑

Serving as a noninvasive biomarker for detecting early-stage GC

307

lnc-SLC2A12-10:1

↑

Serving as a noninvasive biomarker for the diagnosis of GC

310

CEBPA-AS1

↑

Promoting cell proliferation, inhibiting apoptosis, and inducing GC progression

311

lnc-GNAQ-6:1

↓

Serving as a potential biomarker for the detection of GC

312

circNEK9

↑

Promoting the proliferation, migration, and invasion of GC cells

316

circ29

↑

Involved in the occurrence and development of GC

317

has-circ-0065149

↓

Acting as a novel biomarker for diagnosis

320

PCa

miR-141

↑

Function as a useful biomarker for the diagnosis of metastatic PCa

331

circ-0044516

↑

Inducing tumor cell metastasis

337

T2DM

miR-20b-5p

↑

Attenuating insulin-stimulated glycogen accumulation

363

Obesity

miR-26a

↓

Inversely correlated with BMI

360

MetS

MALAT1

↓

Serving as a potential epigenetic biomarker of diabetes risk or MetS

366

OP

miR-214

↑

Repressing osteoblasts activity

395

hsa-circ-0006859

↑

Serving as a high sensitivity and specificity biomarker

404

Hypertension

miR-155-5p

↓

Promoting VSMCs proliferation and vascular remodeling

422

miR-27a

↑

Promoting vasodilation and causing hypertension

423

miR-425-5p, miR-17-5p

↑

Potentially serving as biomarkers

421

miR-17

↓

Promoting ECs inflammation

424

AS

miR-223

↑

Inhibiting inflammation and VSMCs proliferation

434,435

miR-92a

↑

Promoting ECs inflammation and the formation of atherosclerotic plaque

437

miR-342-5p

↑

Promoting H2O2-induced ECs apoptosis

438

miR-155

↑

Inhibiting ECs proliferation and migration

430

miR-21-3p

↑

Promoting VSMCs proliferation and migration

432

miR-106a-3p

↑

Promoting proliferation and inhibiting apoptosis in VSMCs

439

GAS5

↑

Promoting the apoptosis of macrophages and ECs

440

MALAT1

↑

Promoting the M2 macrophage polarization, the formation of neutrophil extracellular traps in neutrophils

442,443

circRNA-0006896

↑

Promoting proliferation and migration of ECs

445

AMI

miR-125b

↑

Ameliorating cardiomyocytes apoptosis and facilitating ischemic cardiac repair

450

miR-22

↑

Inhibiting apoptosis of cardiomyocytes

452

miR-301

↑

Inhibiting myocardial autophagy

454

miR-25-3p

↑

Reducing myocardial apoptosis and inflammation

458

miR-144

↑

Ameliorating hypoxia-induced cardiomyocyte apoptosis

459

miR-146a

↑

Inhibiting myocardial apoptosis, inflammatory response, and fibrosis

461

MALAT1

↑

Enhancing neovascularization

448

H19

↓

Reducing infarct size and cardiomyocyte apoptosis

449

lncAK139128

↓

Promoting the apoptosis and inhibiting the proliferation, migration, and invasion of cardiac fibroblasts

463

HF

miR-425, miR-744

↓

Protecting against myocardial remodeling

466

AF

miR-320d

↓

Promoting viability and inhibiting apoptosis of cardiomyocytes

469

miR-107

↑

Suppressing viability and migration of ECs, enhancing cell apoptosis

470

AD

miR-34a

↑

Promoting amyloid processing of APP

486,487

miR-141-3p

↑

Damaging the antioxidant defense system and up-regulating oxidative stress

496

miR125b-5p

↑

Promoting neuronal apoptosis and Tau phosphorylation

498

PD

let-7

↑

Leading to neurodegenerative changes

511

RA

miR-548a-3p

↓

Regulating macrophage mediated inflammation

528

Hotair

↑

Inducing an immune response

529

SLE

miR-155

↑

Regulating autoimmune inflammation in SLE

536

miR-21

↑

Inducing the production of type I interferon

532

Pneumonia

miR-155

↑

Promoting inflammation and proliferation

555

miR-371b-5p

↑

Promoting proliferation and re-epithelialization of injured alveoli

556

miR-221/222

↑

Promoting epithelial cell proliferation

557

miR-223/142

↑

Inhibiting LPS-induced lung inflammation

558

miR-103a-3p

↓

Inhibiting inflammation

559

Viral hepatitis

miR-221-3p, miR-25-3p

↑

Associated with liver fibrosis and inflammation

563

miR-372-3, miR-10a-5p

↓

Associated with liver fibrosis and inflammation

563

miR-19a

↑

Promoting liver fibrosis

564

  1. NSCLC non-small cell lung cancer, STAT3 signal transducer and activator of transcription 3, EMT epithelial-mesenchymal transition, LSCC lung squamous cell carcinoma, BC breast cancer, HCC hepatocellular carcinoma, CRC colorectal cancer, GC gastric cancer, PCa prostate cancer, T2DM type 2 diabetes mellitus, BMI body mass index, MetS metabolic syndrome, OP osteoporosis, AS atherosclerosis, VSMCs vascular smooth muscle cells, ECs endothelial cells, AMI acute myocardial infarction, HF heart failure, AF atrial fibrillation, AD Alzheimer’s disease, APP amyloid precursor proteins, PD Parkinson’s disease, RA rheumatoid arthritis, SLE systemic lupus erythematosus, LPS lipopolysaccharide