Abstract
Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the leading causes of death across the
globe. Early diagnosis with high sensitivity can prevent CRC progression, thereby reducing the condition
of metastasis.
Objective: The purpose of this review is (i) to discuss miRNA based biomarkers responsible for CRC,
(ii) to brief on the different methods used for the detection of miRNA in CRC, (iii) to discuss different
nanobiosensors so far found for the accurate detection of miRNAs in CRC using spectrophotometric
detection, piezoelectric detection.
Methods: The keywords for the review like micro RNA detection in inflammation, colorectal cancer,
nanotechnology, were searched in PubMed and the relevant papers on the topics of miRNA related to
CRC, nanotechnology-based biosensors for miRNA detection were then sorted and used appropriately
for writing the review.
Results: The review comprises a general introduction explaining the current scenario of CRC, the biomarkers
used for the detection of different cancers, especially CRC and the importance of nanotechnology
and a general scheme of a biosensor. The further subsections discuss the mechanism of CRC
progression, the role of miRNA in CRC progression and different nanotechnology-based biosensors so
far investigated for miRNA detection in other diseases, cancer and CRC. A scheme depicting miRNA
detection using gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) is also illustrated.
Conclusion: This review may give insight into the different nanostructures, like AuNPs, quantum dots,
silver nanoparticles, MoS2derived nanoparticles, etc., based approaches for miRNA detection using
biosensors.
Keywords:
microRNA detection in inflammation, gold nanoparticles, colorectal cancer, biosensors, nanotechnology, nanosensors.
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