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. 2016 Jun;50(2):108-115.
doi: 10.15644/asc50/2/2.

Comparison of RNA Extraction Methods for Molecular Analysis of Oral Cytology

Mônica Ghislaine Oliveira Alves  1 , Mario Pérez-Sayáns  2 , Maria-Elena Padín-Iruegas  3 , Maria Dolores Reboiras-López  2 , José Manuel Suarez-Peńaranda  4 , Rafael López-López  5 , Celina Faig Lima Carta  6 , Jaqueline Scholz Issa  7 , Abel García-García  2 , Janete Dias Almeida  6
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Comparison of RNA Extraction Methods for Molecular Analysis of Oral Cytology

Mônica Ghislaine Oliveira Alves et al. Acta Stomatol Croat. 2016 Jun.

Abstract

Objective of work: The aim of this study was to compare three methods of RNA extraction for molecular analysis of oral cytology to establish the best technique, considering its concentration and purity for molecular tests of oral lesions such as real-time reverse transcriptase reaction.

Material and methods: The sample included exfoliative cytology from the oral cavity mucosa of patients with no visible clinical changes, using Orcellex Rovers Brush®. The extraction of total RNA was performed using the following three techniques: 30 samples were extracted by Trizol® technique, 30 by the Direct-zolTM RNA Miniprep system and 30 by the RNeasy mini Kit. The absorbance was measured by spectrophotometer to estimate the purity. The estimated RNA concentration was obtained by multiplying the value of A260 (ng/mL) by 40. Statistical analysis of the obtained data was performed using GraphPad Prism 5.03 software with Student t, analysis of variance and Bonferroni tests, considering p ≤0.05.

Results: Trizol® group revealed higher average concentration, followed by Direct-zolTM and Rneasy group. It was observed that the RNA Direct-zolTM group had the highest purity, followed by RNeasy and Trizol® groups, allowing for the two ratios.

Conclusion: Considering all aspects, concentration, purity and time spent in the procedures, the Direct-zolTM group showed the best results.

Keywords: RNA; cytology; oral; oral exfoliative cytology.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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