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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) belong to a class of endogenous small noncoding RNAs that regulate gene expression at the posttranscriptional level, through both translational repression and mRNA destabilization. They are key regulators of kidney morphogenesis, modulating diverse biological processes in different renal cell lineages. Dysregulation of miRNA expression disrupts early kidney development and has been implicated in the pathogenesis of developmental kidney diseases. In this Review, we summarize current knowledge of miRNA biogenesis and function and discuss in detail the role of miRNAs in kidney morphogenesis and developmental kidney diseases, including congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract and Wilms tumor. We conclude by discussing the utility of miRNAs as potentially novel biomarkers and therapeutic agents.
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Affiliation(s)
- Débora Malta Cerqueira
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- John G. Rangos Sr. Research Center, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- John G. Rangos Sr. Research Center, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- John G. Rangos Sr. Research Center, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Li Y, Xia M, Peng L, Liu H, Chen G, Wang C, Yuan D, Liu Y, Liu H. Downregulation of miR‑214-3p attenuates mesangial hypercellularity by targeting PTEN‑mediated JNK/c-Jun signaling in IgA nephropathy. Int J Biol Sci 2021; 17:3343-3355. [PMID: 34512151 PMCID: PMC8416718 DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.61274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2021] [Accepted: 07/21/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Mesangial cell (MC) proliferation and matrix expansion are basic pathological characteristics of IgA nephropathy (IgAN). However, the stepwise mechanism of MC proliferation and the exact set of related signaling molecules remain largely unclear. In this study, we found a significant upregulation of miR-214-3p in the renal cortex of IgAN mice by miRNA sequencing. In situ hybridization analysis showed that miR-214-3p expression was obviously elevated in MCs in the renal cortex in IgAN. Functionally, knockdown of miR-214-3p alleviated mesangial hypercellularity and renal lesions in IgAN mice. In vitro, the inhibition of miR-214-3p suppressed MC proliferation and arrested G1-S cell cycle pSrogression in IgAN. Mechanistically, a luciferase reporter assay verified PTEN as a direct target of miR-214-3p. Downregulation of miR-214-3p increased PTEN expression and reduced p-JNK and p-c-Jun levels, thereby inhibiting MC proliferation and ameliorating renal lesions in IgAN. Moreover, these changes could be attenuated by co-transfection with PTEN siRNA. Collectively, these results illustrated that miR-214-3p accelerated MC proliferation in IgAN by directly targeting PTEN to modulate JNK/c-Jun signaling. Therefore, miR-214-3p may represent a novel therapeutic target for IgAN.
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- Department of Nephrology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Hunan Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease and Blood Purification, Changsha, Hunan, China
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Non-Coding RNAs in Hereditary Kidney Disorders. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22063014. [PMID: 33809516 PMCID: PMC7998154 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22063014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2021] [Revised: 03/10/2021] [Accepted: 03/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Single-gene defects have been revealed to be the etiologies of many kidney diseases with the recent advances in molecular genetics. Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), as one of the most common inherited kidney diseases, is caused by mutations of PKD1 or PKD2 gene. Due to the complexity of pathophysiology of cyst formation and progression, limited therapeutic options are available. The roles of noncoding RNAs in development and disease have gained widespread attention in recent years. In particular, microRNAs in promoting PKD progression have been highlighted. The dysregulated microRNAs modulate cyst growth through suppressing the expression of PKD genes and regulating cystic renal epithelial cell proliferation, mitochondrial metabolism, apoptosis and autophagy. The antagonists of microRNAs have emerged as potential therapeutic drugs for the treatment of ADPKD. In addition, studies have also focused on microRNAs as potential biomarkers for ADPKD and other common hereditary kidney diseases, including HNF1β-associated kidney disease, Alport syndrome, congenital abnormalities of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT), von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease, and Fabry disease. This review assembles the current understanding of the non-coding RNAs, including microRNAs and long noncoding RNAs, in polycystic kidney disease and these common monogenic kidney diseases.
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Levin-Schwartz Y, Curtin P, Flores D, Aushev VN, Tamayo-Ortiz M, Svensson K, Pantic I, Estrada-Gutierrez G, Pizano-Zárate ML, Gennings C, Satlin LM, Baccarelli AA, Tellez-Rojo MM, Wright RO, Sanders AP. Exosomal miRNAs in urine associated with children's cardiorenal parameters: a cross-sectional study. Epigenomics 2021; 13:499-512. [PMID: 33635093 PMCID: PMC8033423 DOI: 10.2217/epi-2020-0342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Aims: The authors sought to examine associations between urinary exosomal miRNAs (exo-miRs), emerging biomarkers of renal health, and cardiorenal outcomes in early childhood. Materials & methods: The authors extracted exo-miRs in urine from 88 healthy Mexican children aged 4–6 years. The authors measured associations between 193 exo-miRs and cardiorenal outcomes: systolic/diastolic blood pressure, estimated glomerular filtration rate and urinary sodium and potassium levels. The authors adjusted for age, sex, BMI, socioeconomic status, indoor tobacco smoke exposure and urine specific gravity. Results: Multiple exo-miRs were identified meeting a false discovery rate threshold of q < 0.1. Specifically, three exo-miRs had increased expression with urinary sodium, 17 with urinary sodium-to-potassium ratio and one with decreased estimated glomerular filtration rate. Conclusions: These results highlight urinary exo-miRs as early-life biomarkers of children's cardiorenal health.
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- Yuri Levin-Schwartz
- Department of Environmental Medicine & Public Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 10029 New York, USA
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- Department of Environmental Medicine & Public Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 10029 New York, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 10029 NY, USA
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- Department of Environmental Medicine & Public Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 10029 New York, USA
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- Center for Nutrition & Health Research, National Institute of Public Health, 62100 Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.,National Council for Science & Technology, 03940 Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Health Sciences, Karlstad University, 65188 Karlstad, Sweden
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- Department of Developmental Neurobiology, National Institute of Perinatology, 11000 Mexico City, Mexico
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- Division of Community Interventions Research, National Institute of Perinatology, 11000 Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Environmental Medicine & Public Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 10029 New York, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 10029 NY, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, 10027 New York, USA
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- Center for Nutrition & Health Research, National Institute of Public Health, 62100 Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
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- Department of Environmental Medicine & Public Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 10029 New York, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 10029 NY, USA
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- Department of Environmental Medicine & Public Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 10029 New York, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 10029 NY, USA
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Liu Z, Tang C, He L, Yang D, Cai J, Zhu J, Shu S, Liu Y, Yin L, Chen G, Liu Y, Zhang D, Dong Z. The negative feedback loop of NF-κB/miR-376b/NFKBIZ in septic acute kidney injury. JCI Insight 2020; 5:142272. [PMID: 33328388 PMCID: PMC7819752 DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.142272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2020] [Accepted: 11/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Sepsis is the leading cause of acute kidney injury (AKI). However, the pathogenesis of septic AKI remains largely unclear. Here, we demonstrate a significant decrease of microRNA-376b (miR-376b) in renal tubular cells in mice with septic AKI. Urinary miR-376b in these mice was also dramatically decreased. Patients with sepsis with AKI also had significantly lower urinary miR-376b than patients with sepsis without AKI, supporting its diagnostic value for septic AKI. LPS treatment of renal tubular cells led to the activation of NF-κB, and inhibition of NF-κB prevented a decrease of miR-376b. ChIP assay further verified NF-κB binding to the miR-376b gene promoter upon LPS treatment. Functionally, miR-376b mimics exaggerated tubular cell death, kidney injury, and intrarenal production of inflammatory cytokines, while inhibiting miR-376b afforded protective effects in septic mice. Interestingly, miR-376b suppressed the expression of NF-κB inhibitor ζ (NFKBIZ) in both in vitro and in vivo models of septic AKI. Luciferase microRNA target reporter assay further verified NFKBIZ as a direct target of miR-376b. Collectively, these results illustrate the NF-κB/miR-376b/NFKBIZ negative feedback loop that regulates intrarenal inflammation and tubular damage in septic AKI. Moreover, urinary miR-376b is a potential biomarker for the diagnosis of AKI in patients with sepsis.
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- Department of Nephrology and
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- Department of Nephrology and
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- Department of Nephrology and.,Department of Emergency Medicine, The Second Xiangya Hospital at Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Nephrology and.,Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University and Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, Augusta, Georgia, USA
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Let-7c-5p Is Involved in Chronic Kidney Disease by Targeting TGF- β Signaling. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 2020:6960941. [PMID: 32626757 PMCID: PMC7306863 DOI: 10.1155/2020/6960941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2020] [Accepted: 04/30/2020] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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The purpose of the present study was to investigate the expressions of hsa-let-7c-5p and TGF-β signaling-related molecules and their correlations with clinical characteristics in chronic kidney disease (CKD). Twenty-three biopsy specimens of CKD patients and 20 negative control tissues were selected. Quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) was used for the detection of hsa-let-7c-5p, transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) and TGF-β receptor type 1 (TGF-βR1) expression levels. Target gene of hsa-let-7c-5p was verified by dual-luciferase reporter assay. A significant decrease of hsa-let-7c-5p expression in CKD tissue was found, compared with that of normal renal tissues (p < 0.01). Expression levels of TGF-β in CKD were increased, compared with that of normal kidney tissue (p < 0.001). The difference in the expression of TGF-β R1 between CKD tissues and normal renal tissues was not significant (p > 0.05). A negative correlation was found between the expression of TGF-β and renal tissue hsa-let-7c-5p levels. Furthermore, hsa-let-7c-5p was identified to regulate TGF- β1 by directly binding with the 167-173 site in the 3′ untranslated region. Decreased hsa-let-7c-5p levels in CKD patients was found to be associated with disease severity, which shows a negative correlation with proteinuria and creatinine levels, and a positive correlation with estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), while relative TGF-β1 expression had a positive correlation with creatinine level. In summary, changes in hsa-let-7c-5p expression and its target gene TGF-β are associated with the disease status of CKD. Let-7c-5p may contribute to the pathogenesis of renal fibrosis through TGF-β signaling, a potential diagnostic and therapeutic target of the disease.
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Zhang W, Li X, Tang Y, Chen C, Jing R, Liu T. miR-155-5p Implicates in the Pathogenesis of Renal Fibrosis via Targeting SOCS1 and SOCS6. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2020; 2020:6263921. [PMID: 32587662 PMCID: PMC7298347 DOI: 10.1155/2020/6263921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2019] [Revised: 04/19/2020] [Accepted: 05/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Renal fibrosis is associated with the reduction in the functional renal parenchyma and in most cases progresses to end-stage kidney failure, a devastating condition that requires lifelong dialysis or kidney transplantation. However, due to the extreme complexity in the pathogenesis of renal fibrosis and our limited knowledge, therapeutic options for renal fibrosis in the clinical setting are still scarce and often ineffective. Hence, further studies on the molecular mechanisms underlying renal fibrosis are compellingly needed. Multiple miRNAs have demonstrated to participate in kidney diseases in a TGF-β dependent or independent manner, but there is very little known about miR-155-5p on renal fibrosis. In the present study, we firstly explored the expression level and functions of miR-155-5p in the setting of renal fibrosis. Our research revealed that miR-155-5p is highly expressed in kidney tissues from patients and unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO) rat models, and miR-155-5p knockdown significantly blocks renal fibrosis both in vivo and in vitro. In mechanism, our data demonstrate that miR-155-5p promotes renal fibrosis by increasing the phosphorylated activation of STAT3 via targeting SOCS1/6. Altogether, our findings highlight a miR-155-5p/SOCS/STAT3 axis in the pathogenesis of renal fibrosis, which may provide promising therapeutic targets for clinical prevention of this disease.
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- Wanfen Zhang
- Division of Nephrology, The Affiliated Changzhou No.2 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Division of Nephrology, The Affiliated Changzhou No.2 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Division of Nephrology, The Affiliated Changzhou No.2 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Division of Nephrology, The Affiliated Changzhou No.2 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Division of Nephrology, The Affiliated Changzhou No.2 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Division of Nephrology, The Affiliated Changzhou No.2 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, Jiangsu, China
- Institute of Nephrology, Zhong Da Hospital, Southeast University, School of Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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GENEŞ D, PEKKOLAY Z, BEYAZ C, KILINÇ F, TUZCU AK. Is HbA1c Misleading and 90-Minute Glucose Tolerance Test a Better Indicator in the Diagnosis of Diabetes Mellitus? DICLE MEDICAL JOURNAL 2020. [DOI: 10.5798/dicletip.706051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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YILMAZ K, GUNDUZ Z, KUTUK MS, DUSUNSEL R, DURSUN İ, YEL S. The Relationship Between MicroRNAs And Congenital Kidney Anomalies. DICLE MEDICAL JOURNAL 2020. [DOI: 10.5798/dicletip.706048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Modulation of polycystic kidney disease by non-coding RNAs. Cell Signal 2020; 71:109548. [PMID: 31982550 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2020.109548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2019] [Revised: 01/22/2020] [Accepted: 01/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
PURPOSE OF REVIEW microRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of small, evolutionarily conserved, non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) that function as inhibitors of post-transcriptional mRNA expression. They are implicated in the pathogenesis of numerous diseases, including many common kidney conditions. In this review, we focus on how miRNAs impact autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) progression. We also discuss the feasibility of the emerging novel antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) drug class, which includes anti-miRNA drugs, for the treatment of ADPKD. RECENT FINDINGS Aberrant miRNA expression is observed in multiple PKD murine models and human ADPKD samples. Gain and loss-of-function studies have directly linked dysregulated miRNA activity to kidney cyst growth. The most comprehensively studied miRNA in PKD is the miR-17 family, which promotes PKD progression through the rewiring of cyst metabolism and by directly inhibiting PKD1 and PKD2 expression. This discovery has led to the development of an anti-miR-17 drug for ADPKD treatment. Other miRNAs such as miR-21, miR-193, and miR-214 are also known to regulate cyst growth by modulating cyst epithelial apoptosis, proliferation, and interstitial inflammation. SUMMARY miRNAs have emerged as novel pathogenic regulators of ADPKD progression. Anti-miR-based drugs represent a new therapeutic modality to treat ADPKD patients.
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Guo C, Dong G, Liang X, Dong Z. Epigenetic regulation in AKI and kidney repair: mechanisms and therapeutic implications. Nat Rev Nephrol 2019; 15:220-239. [PMID: 30651611 PMCID: PMC7866490 DOI: 10.1038/s41581-018-0103-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a major public health concern associated with high morbidity and mortality. Despite decades of research, the pathogenesis of AKI remains incompletely understood and effective therapies are lacking. An increasing body of evidence suggests a role for epigenetic regulation in the process of AKI and kidney repair, involving remarkable changes in histone modifications, DNA methylation and the expression of various non-coding RNAs. For instance, increases in levels of histone acetylation seem to protect kidneys from AKI and promote kidney repair. AKI is also associated with changes in genome-wide and gene-specific DNA methylation; however, the role and regulation of DNA methylation in kidney injury and repair remains largely elusive. MicroRNAs have been studied quite extensively in AKI, and a plethora of specific microRNAs have been implicated in the pathogenesis of AKI. Emerging research suggests potential for microRNAs as novel diagnostic biomarkers of AKI. Further investigation into these epigenetic mechanisms will not only generate novel insights into the mechanisms of AKI and kidney repair but also might lead to new strategies for the diagnosis and therapy of this disease.
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- Chunyuan Guo
- Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University and Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, Augusta, GA, USA
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- Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University and Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, Augusta, GA, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangdong Geriatrics Institute, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University and Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, Augusta, GA, USA.
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Nishikawa M, Yuri S, Kimura H, Yanagawa N, Hamon M, Hauser P, Zhao L, Jo OD, Yanagawa N. Comprehensive analysis of chromatin signature and transcriptome uncovers functional lncRNAs expressed in nephron progenitor cells. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENE REGULATORY MECHANISMS 2018; 1862:58-70. [PMID: 30416088 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2018.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2018] [Revised: 08/25/2018] [Accepted: 09/12/2018] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Emerging evidence from recent studies has unraveled the roles of long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) in the function of various tissues. However, little is known about the roles of lncRNAs in kidney development. In our present study, we aimed to identify functional lncRNAs in one of the three lineages of kidney progenitor cells, i.e., metanephric mesenchymal (MM) cells. We conducted comprehensive analyses of the chromatin signature and transcriptome by RNA-seq and ChIP-seq. We found seventeen lncRNAs that were expressed specifically in MM cells with an active chromatin signature, while remaining silenced in a bivalent chromatin state in non-MM cells. Out of these MM specific lncRNAs, we identified a lncRNA, Gm29418, in a distal enhancer region of Six2, a key regulatory gene of MM cells. We further identified three transcript variants of Gm29418 by Rapid Amplification of cDNA Ends (RACE), and confirmed that the transcription-start-sites (TSSs) of these variants were consistent with the result of Cap Analysis Gene Expression (CAGE). In support of the enhancer-like function of Gm29418 on Six2 expression, we found that knock-down of Gm29418 by two independent anti-sense locked nucleic acid (LNA) phosphorothioate gapmers suppressed Six2 mRNA expression levels in MM cells. We also found that over-expression of Gm29418 led to an increase in Six2 mRNA expression levels in a mouse MM cell line. In conclusion, we identified a lncRNA, Gm29418, in nephron progenitor cells that has an enhancer-like function on a key regulatory gene, Six2.
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- Masaki Nishikawa
- Medical and Research Services, Greater Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Healthcare System at Sepulveda, North Hills, CA, USA; University of California at Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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- Nara Institute of Science & Technology, Nara 630-0192, Japan
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- Medical and Research Services, Greater Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Healthcare System at Sepulveda, North Hills, CA, USA; University of California at Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Medical and Research Services, Greater Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Healthcare System at Sepulveda, North Hills, CA, USA; University of California at Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Medical and Research Services, Greater Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Healthcare System at Sepulveda, North Hills, CA, USA; University of California at Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Medical and Research Services, Greater Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Healthcare System at Sepulveda, North Hills, CA, USA
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- Medical and Research Services, Greater Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Healthcare System at Sepulveda, North Hills, CA, USA; University of California at Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Medical and Research Services, Greater Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Healthcare System at Sepulveda, North Hills, CA, USA; University of California at Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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Fay MJ, Alt LAC, Ryba D, Salamah R, Peach R, Papaeliou A, Zawadzka S, Weiss A, Patel N, Rahman A, Stubbs-Russell Z, Lamar PC, Edwards JR, Prozialeck WC. Cadmium Nephrotoxicity Is Associated with Altered MicroRNA Expression in the Rat Renal Cortex. TOXICS 2018; 6:E16. [PMID: 29543730 PMCID: PMC5874789 DOI: 10.3390/toxics6010016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2018] [Revised: 03/08/2018] [Accepted: 03/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Cadmium (Cd) is a nephrotoxic environmental pollutant that causes a generalized dysfunction of the proximal tubule characterized by polyuria and proteinuria. Even though the effects of Cd on the kidney have been well-characterized, the molecular mechanisms underlying these effects have not been fully elucidated. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs that regulate cellular and physiologic function by modulating gene expression at the post-transcriptional level. The goal of the present study was to determine if Cd affects renal cortex miRNA expression in a well-established animal model of Cd-induced kidney injury. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were treated with subcutaneous injections of either isotonic saline or CdCl₂ (0.6 mg/kg) 5 days a week for 12 weeks. The 12-week Cd-treatment protocol resulted in kidney injury as determined by the development of polyuria and proteinuria, and a significant increase in the urinary biomarkers Kim-1, β₂ microglobulin and cystatin C. Total RNA was isolated from the renal cortex of the saline control and Cd treated animals, and differentially expressed miRNAs were identified using µParafloTM microRNA microarray analysis. The microarray results demonstrated that the expression of 44 miRNAs were significantly increased and 54 miRNAs were significantly decreased in the Cd treatment group versus the saline control (t-test, p ≤ 0.05, N = 6 per group). miR-21-5p, miR-34a-5p, miR-146b-5p, miR-149-3p, miR-224-5p, miR-451-5p, miR-1949, miR-3084a-3p, and miR-3084c-3p demonstrated more abundant expression and a significant two-fold or greater increased expression in the Cd-treatment group versus the saline control group. miR-193b-3p, miR-455-3p, and miR-342-3p demonstrated more abundant expression and a significant two-fold or greater decreased expression in the Cd-treatment group versus the saline control group. Real-time PCR validation demonstrated (1) a significant (t-test, p ≤ 0.05, N = 6 per group) increase in expression in the Cd-treated group for miR-21-5p (2.7-fold), miR-34a-5p (10.8-fold), miR-146b-5p (2-fold), miR-224-5p (10.2-fold), miR-3084a-3p (2.4-fold), and miR-3084c-3p (3.3-fold) and (2) a significant (t-test, p ≤ 0.05, N = 6 per group) 52% decrease in miR-455-3p expression in the Cd-treatment group. These findings demonstrate that Cd significantly alters the miRNA expression profile in the renal cortex and raises the possibility that dysregulated miRNA expression may play a role in the pathophysiology of Cd-induced kidney injury. In addition, these findings raise the possibility that Cd-dysregulated miRNAs might be used as urinary biomarkers of Cd exposure or Cd-induced kidney injury.
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- Michael J Fay
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Midwestern University, 555 31st Street, Downers Grove, IL 60515, USA.
- Department of Pharmacology, Midwestern University, 555 31st Street, Downers Grove, IL 60515, USA.
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Midwestern University, 555 31st Street, Downers Grove, IL 60515, USA.
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Midwestern University, 555 31st Street, Downers Grove, IL 60515, USA.
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Midwestern University, 555 31st Street, Downers Grove, IL 60515, USA.
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Midwestern University, 555 31st Street, Downers Grove, IL 60515, USA.
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Midwestern University, 555 31st Street, Downers Grove, IL 60515, USA.
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Midwestern University, 555 31st Street, Downers Grove, IL 60515, USA.
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Midwestern University, 555 31st Street, Downers Grove, IL 60515, USA.
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Midwestern University, 555 31st Street, Downers Grove, IL 60515, USA.
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Midwestern University, 555 31st Street, Downers Grove, IL 60515, USA.
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Midwestern University, 555 31st Street, Downers Grove, IL 60515, USA.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Midwestern University, 555 31st Street, Downers Grove, IL 60515, USA.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Midwestern University, 555 31st Street, Downers Grove, IL 60515, USA.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Midwestern University, 555 31st Street, Downers Grove, IL 60515, USA.
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Spreafico F, Ciceri S, Gamba B, Torri F, Terenziani M, Collini P, Macciardi F, Radice P, Perotti D. Chromosomal anomalies at 1q, 3, 16q, and mutations of SIX1 and DROSHA genes underlie Wilms tumor recurrences. Oncotarget 2017; 7:8908-15. [PMID: 26802027 PMCID: PMC4891013 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.6950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2015] [Accepted: 12/08/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Approximately half of children suffering from recurrent Wilms tumor (WT) develop resistance to salvage therapies. Hence the importance to disclose events driving tumor progression/recurrence. Future therapeutic trials, conducted in the setting of relapsing patients, will need to prioritize targets present in the recurrent lesions. Different studies identified primary tumor-specific signatures associated with poor prognosis. However, given the difficulty in recruiting specimens from recurrent WTs, little work has been done to compare the molecular profile of paired primary/recurrent diseases. We studied the genomic profile of a cohort of eight pairs of primary/recurrent WTs through whole-genome SNP arrays, and investigated known WT-associated genes, including SIX1, SIX2 and micro RNA processor genes, whose mutations have been recently proposed as associated with worse outcome. Through this approach, we sought to uncover anomalies characterizing tumor recurrence, either acquired de novo or already present in the primary disease, and to investigate whether they overlapped with known molecular prognostic signatures. Among the aberrations that we disclosed as potentially acquired de novo in recurrences, some had been already recognized in primary tumors as associated with a higher risk of relapse. These included allelic imbalances of chromosome 1q and of chromosome 3, and CN losses on chromosome 16q. In addition, we found that SIX1 and DROSHA mutations can be heterogeneous events (both spatially and temporally) within primary tumors, and that their co-occurrence might be positively selected in the progression to recurrent disease. Overall, these results provide new insights into genomic and genetic events underlying WT progression/recurrence.
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- Filippo Spreafico
- Pediatric Unit, Department of Hematology and Pediatric Onco-Hematology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Molecular Bases of Genetic Risk and Genetic Testing Unit, Department of Preventive and Predictive Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Molecular Bases of Genetic Risk and Genetic Testing Unit, Department of Preventive and Predictive Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Genomics and Bioinformatics Unit, University of Milan-Fondazione Filarete, Milan, Italy
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- Pediatric Unit, Department of Hematology and Pediatric Onco-Hematology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Molecular Bases of Genetic Risk and Genetic Testing Unit, Department of Preventive and Predictive Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Molecular Bases of Genetic Risk and Genetic Testing Unit, Department of Preventive and Predictive Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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Diabetes and diabetic kidney diseases have continually exerted a great burden on our society. Although the recent advances in medical research have led to a much better understanding of diabetic kidney diseases, there is still no successful strategy for effective treatments for diabetic kidney diseases. Recently, treatment of diabetic kidney diseases relies either on drugs that reduce the progression of renal injury or on renal replacement therapies, such as dialysis and kidney transplantation. On the other hand, searching for biomarkers for early diagnosis and effective therapy is also urgent. Discovery of microRNAs has opened to a novel field for posttranscriptional regulation of gene expression. Results from cell culture experiments, experimental animal models, and patients under diabetic conditions reveal the critical role of microRNAs during the progression of diabetic kidney diseases. Functional studies demonstrate not only the capability of microRNAs to regulate expression of target genes, but also their therapeutic potential to diabetic kidney diseases. The existence of microRNAs in plasma, serum, and urine suggests their possibility to be biomarkers in diabetic kidney diseases. Thus, identification of the functional role of microRNAs provides an essentially clinical impact in terms of prevention and treatment of progression in diabetic kidney diseases as it enables us to develop novel, specific therapies and diagnostic tools for diabetic kidney diseases.
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Wang B, Yao K, Huuskes BM, Shen HH, Zhuang J, Godson C, Brennan EP, Wilkinson-Berka JL, Wise AF, Ricardo SD. Mesenchymal Stem Cells Deliver Exogenous MicroRNA-let7c via Exosomes to Attenuate Renal Fibrosis. Mol Ther 2016; 24:1290-301. [PMID: 27203438 DOI: 10.1038/mt.2016.90] [Citation(s) in RCA: 274] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2015] [Accepted: 04/20/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The advancement of microRNA (miRNA) therapies has been hampered by difficulties in delivering miRNA to the injured kidney in a robust and sustainable manner. Using bioluminescence imaging in mice with unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO), we report that mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), engineered to overexpress miRNA-let7c (miR-let7c-MSCs), selectively homed to damaged kidneys and upregulated miR-let7c gene expression, compared with nontargeting control (NTC)-MSCs. miR-let7c-MSC therapy attenuated kidney injury and significantly downregulated collagen IVα1, metalloproteinase-9, transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1, and TGF-β type 1 receptor (TGF-βR1) in UUO kidneys, compared with controls. In vitro analysis confirmed that the transfer of miR-let7c from miR-let7c-MSCs occurred via secreted exosomal uptake, visualized in NRK52E cells using cyc3-labeled pre-miRNA-transfected MSCs with/without the exosomal inhibitor, GW4869. The upregulated expression of fibrotic genes in NRK52E cells induced by TGF-β1 was repressed following the addition of isolated exosomes or indirect coculture of miR-let7c-MSCs, compared with NTC-MSCs. Furthermore, the cotransfection of NRK52E cells using the 3'UTR of TGF-βR1 confirmed that miR-let7c attenuates TGF-β1-driven TGF-βR1 gene expression. Taken together, the effective antifibrotic function of engineered MSCs is able to selectively transfer miR-let7c to damaged kidney cells and will pave the way for the use of MSCs for therapeutic delivery of miRNA targeted at kidney disease.
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- Bo Wang
- Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Monash University, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Monash University, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Monash University, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Monash University, Victoria, Australia
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- Diabetes Complications Research Centre, Conway Institute and School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Diabetes Complications Research Centre, Conway Institute and School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Monash University, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Monash University, Victoria, Australia
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Wei Q, Liu Y, Liu P, Hao J, Liang M, Mi QS, Chen JK, Dong Z. MicroRNA-489 Induction by Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-1 Protects against Ischemic Kidney Injury. J Am Soc Nephrol 2016; 27:2784-96. [PMID: 26975439 PMCID: PMC5004659 DOI: 10.1681/asn.2015080870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2015] [Accepted: 01/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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MicroRNAs have been implicated in ischemic AKI. However, the specific microRNA species that regulates ischemic kidney injury remains unidentified. Our previous microarray analysis revealed microRNA-489 induction in kidneys of mice subjected to renal ischemia-reperfusion. In this study, we verified the induction of microRNA-489 during ischemic AKI in mice and further examined the underlying mechanisms. Hypoxia-inducible factor-1α deficiency associated with diminished microRNA-489 induction in cultured rat proximal tubular cells subjected to hypoxia and kidney tissues of mice after renal ischemia-reperfusion injury. Moreover, genomic analysis revealed that microRNA-489 is intronic in the calcitonin receptor gene, and chromatin immunoprecipitation assays showed increased binding of hypoxia-inducible factor-1 to a specific site in the calcitonin receptor gene promoter after hypoxia. Inhibition of microRNA-489 increased apoptosis in renal tubular cells after ATP depletion injury in vitro, whereas microRNA-489 mimics mediated protection. In mice, inhibition of microRNA-489 enhanced tubular cell death and ischemic AKI without significantly affecting tubular cell proliferation. Deep sequencing identified 417 mRNAs that were recruited to the RNA-induced silencing complex by microRNA-489. Of the identified mRNAs, 127 contain microRNA-489 targeting sites, and of those, 18 are involved in the cellular stress response, including the poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 gene implicated in ischemic kidney injury. Sequence analysis and in vitro studies validated poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 as a microRNA-489 target. Together, these results suggest that microRNA-489 is induced via hypoxia-inducible factor-1 during ischemic AKI to protect kidneys by targeting relevant genes.
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- Qingqing Wei
- Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University and Charlie Norwood Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Augusta, Georgia;
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- Department of Physiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Department of Physiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University and Charlie Norwood Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Augusta, Georgia; Kidney Institute, Changzheng Hospital of Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Physiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Kidney Institute, Changzheng Hospital of Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China; Departments of Dermatology and Internal Medicine, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan; and
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- Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University and Charlie Norwood Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Augusta, Georgia
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- Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University and Charlie Norwood Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Augusta, Georgia; The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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Huang YP, Qiu LZ, Zhou GP. MicroRNA-939 down-regulates CD2-associated protein by targeting promoter in HEK-293T cells. Ren Fail 2016; 38:508-13. [DOI: 10.3109/0886022x.2016.1144443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Bitzer M, Wiggins J. Aging Biology in the Kidney. Adv Chronic Kidney Dis 2016; 23:12-8. [PMID: 26709058 DOI: 10.1053/j.ackd.2015.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2015] [Revised: 11/15/2015] [Accepted: 11/16/2015] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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The notion that kidney function declines with age in the general population is well known in the Nephrology community and the average loss of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) about 1ml per year in most longitudinal studies. There is much debate within the community about whether this represents "normal aging" or whether this constitutes a form of renal disease. However this debate turns out, the real question is whether this decline is preventable - can it be modified or slowed? Efforts to find drivers of this decline are still in the very earliest stages, but have shown some promise at elucidating some of the pathologies involved. This article will address both the wider issue of the biology of aging as well as the specific pathologies of the aging kidney.
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Mukhadi S, Hull R, Mbita Z, Dlamini Z. The Role of MicroRNAs in Kidney Disease. Noncoding RNA 2015; 1:192-221. [PMID: 29861424 PMCID: PMC5932548 DOI: 10.3390/ncrna1030192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2015] [Revised: 09/28/2015] [Accepted: 11/08/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are short noncoding RNAs that regulate pathophysiological processes that suppress gene expression by binding to messenger RNAs. These biomolecules can be used to study gene regulation and protein expression, which will allow better understanding of many biological processes such as cell cycle progression and apoptosis that control the fate of cells. Several pathways have also been implicated to be involved in kidney diseases such as Transforming Growth Factor-β, Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase signaling, and Wnt signaling pathways. The discovery of miRNAs has provided new insights into kidney pathologies and may provide new innovative and effective therapeutic strategies. Research has demonstrated the role of miRNAs in a variety of kidney diseases including renal cell carcinoma, diabetic nephropathy, nephritic syndrome, renal fibrosis, lupus nephritis and acute pyelonephritis. MiRNAs are implicated as playing a role in these diseases due to their role in apoptosis, cell proliferation, differentiation and development. As miRNAs have been detected in a stable condition in different biological fluids, they have the potential to be tools to study the pathogenesis of human diseases with a great potential to be used in disease prognosis and diagnosis. The purpose of this review is to examine the role of miRNA in kidney disease.
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- Sydwell Mukhadi
- Forensic Science Laboratory, 730 Pretorius street, Arcadia 0083, South Africa.
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- College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of South Africa, Private Bag X6, Florida 1709, Johannesburg 1709, South Africa.
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Biotechnology, University of Limpopo, Private Bag x1106, Sovenga 0727, South Africa.
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- Research, Innovation & Engagements Portfolio, Mangosuthu University of Technology, Durban 4031, South Africa.
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Differentially expressed microRNAs in kidney biopsies from various subtypes of nephrotic children. Exp Mol Pathol 2015; 99:590-5. [PMID: 26481277 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexmp.2015.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2015] [Accepted: 10/15/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Our previous study showed a set of increased miRNAs in serum or urine from nephrotic syndrome children. In this study, we investigated the renal expression of these miRNAs in nephrotic children and explored their role in pathogenesis and as potential indicators to differentiate subtypes of kidney diseases. METHODS We enrolled 52 children with six different subtypes of nephropathy, and 8 normal kidney tissues were used as controls. RT-qPCR was used to quantify the expression of miR-191, miR-151-3p, miR-150, miR-30a-5p and miR-19b in renal tissues. RESULTS miR-191 and miR-151-3p exhibited significantly higher and lower intrarenal expression in all six subtypes of kidney diseases compared to controls. miR-19b was upregulated in three subtypes, and miR-30a-5p and miR-150 were downregulated in two and four subtypes, respectively. The intrarenal expression of miR-150 was significantly different between minimal change disease (MCD) and some other subtypes. The renal levels of these miRNAs correlated significantly with some renal functions and immune parameters. Bioinformatics showed that some target genes of these miRNAs were associated with immune and renal pathological changes. CONCLUSIONS These five miRNAs may be involved in the pathogenesis of nephropathy in children. miR-150 is a potential typing indictor to differentiate MCD from other nephropathy subtypes.
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Wang B, Ricardo S. Role of microRNA machinery in kidney fibrosis. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol 2015; 41:543-50. [PMID: 24798583 DOI: 10.1111/1440-1681.12249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2014] [Revised: 04/10/2014] [Accepted: 04/25/2014] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs that are critical regulators of gene expression at the post-transcriptional level. The miRNAs constitute an abundant class of RNAs conserved from plants to animals and, as such, play key roles in diverse biological processes, including inflammation, development, differentiation and apoptosis. More recently, it has become apparent that changes in miRNA expression contribute to a wide spectrum of human pathologies, including heart and kidney disease, organ developmental abnormalities and neuronal degeneration. Moreover, inflammation and the development of kidney fibrosis is accompanied by changes in miRNA expression. This review summarizes the emerging field deciphering the complex connections between human miRNA biology and different aspects of kidney injury, focusing on kidney fibrosis. The miRNA-regulated fibrosis is discussed based on the classification of pivotal mechanisms, notably involving the transforming growth factor-β1 signalling pathway. In addition, the challenge of miRNA delivery vehicles as mechanisms of cellular transfer are reviewed, as is the use of miRNA as a potential biomarker for disease.
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- Bo Wang
- Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Nagalakshmi VK, Yu J. The ureteric bud epithelium: morphogenesis and roles in metanephric kidney patterning. Mol Reprod Dev 2015; 82:151-66. [PMID: 25783232 DOI: 10.1002/mrd.22462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2014] [Accepted: 01/12/2015] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The mammalian metanephric kidney is composed of two epithelial components, the collecting duct system and the nephron epithelium, that differentiate from two different tissues -the ureteric bud epithelium and the nephron progenitors, respectively-of intermediate mesoderm origin. The collecting duct system is generated through reiterative ureteric bud branching morphogenesis, whereas the nephron epithelium is formed in a process termed nephrogenesis, which is initiated with the mesenchymal-epithelial transition of the nephron progenitors. Ureteric bud branching morphogenesis is regulated by nephron progenitors, and in return, the ureteric bud epithelium regulates nephrogenesis. The metanephric kidney is physiologically divided along the corticomedullary axis into subcompartments that are enriched with specific segments of these two epithelial structures. Here, we provide an overview of the major molecular and cellular processes underlying the morphogenesis and patterning of the ureteric bud epithelium and its roles in the cortico-medullary patterning of the metanephric kidney.
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- Vidya K Nagalakshmi
- Department of Cell Biology and Division of Center of Immunity, Inflammation and Regenerative Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia
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Walz AL, Ooms A, Gadd S, Gerhard DS, Smith MA, Guidry Auvil JM, Guidry Auvil JM, Meerzaman D, Chen QR, Hsu CH, Yan C, Nguyen C, Hu Y, Bowlby R, Brooks D, Ma Y, Mungall AJ, Moore RA, Schein J, Marra MA, Huff V, Dome JS, Chi YY, Mullighan CG, Ma J, Wheeler DA, Hampton OA, Jafari N, Ross N, Gastier-Foster JM, Perlman EJ. Recurrent DGCR8, DROSHA, and SIX homeodomain mutations in favorable histology Wilms tumors. Cancer Cell 2015; 27:286-97. [PMID: 25670082 PMCID: PMC4800737 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2015.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 184] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2014] [Revised: 11/28/2014] [Accepted: 01/12/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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We report the most common single-nucleotide substitution/deletion mutations in favorable histology Wilms tumors (FHWTs) to occur within SIX1/2 (7% of 534 tumors) and microRNA processing genes (miRNAPGs) DGCR8 and DROSHA (15% of 534 tumors). Comprehensive analysis of 77 FHWTs indicates that tumors with SIX1/2 and/or miRNAPG mutations show a pre-induction metanephric mesenchyme gene expression pattern and are significantly associated with both perilobar nephrogenic rests and 11p15 imprinting aberrations. Significantly decreased expression of mature Let-7a and the miR-200 family (responsible for mesenchymal-to-epithelial transition) in miRNAPG mutant tumors is associated with an undifferentiated blastemal histology. The combination of SIX and miRNAPG mutations in the same tumor is associated with evidence of RAS activation and a higher rate of relapse and death.
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- Amy L Walz
- Division of Hematology-Oncology and Transplantation, Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Josephine Nefkens Institute, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam CA 3000, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Lurie Children's Hospital, Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine and Robert H. Lurie Cancer Center, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Office of Cancer Genomics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Center for Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Center for Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Center for Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Center for Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Center for Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Center for Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Canada's Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC V5Z 4S6, Canada
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- Canada's Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC V5Z 4S6, Canada
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- Canada's Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC V5Z 4S6, Canada
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- Canada's Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC V5Z 4S6, Canada
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- Canada's Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC V5Z 4S6, Canada
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- Canada's Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC V5Z 4S6, Canada
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- Canada's Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC V5Z 4S6, Canada; Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6H 3N1, Canada
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- Department of Genetics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC 20010, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
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- Department of Pathology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA
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- Department of Pathology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Center for Genetic Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH 43205, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH 43205, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Lurie Children's Hospital, Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine and Robert H. Lurie Cancer Center, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
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MicroRNAs: potential regulators of renal development genes that contribute to CAKUT. Pediatr Nephrol 2014; 29:565-74. [PMID: 23996519 PMCID: PMC3944105 DOI: 10.1007/s00467-013-2599-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2013] [Revised: 08/01/2013] [Accepted: 08/02/2013] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT) are the leading cause of childhood chronic kidney disease (CKD). While mutations in several renal development genes have been identified as causes for CAKUT, most cases have not yet been linked to known mutations. Furthermore, the genotype-phenotype correlation is variable, suggesting that there might be additional factors that have an impact on the severity of CAKUT. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs that regulate gene expression at the post-transcriptional level, and are involved in many developmental processes. Although little is known about the function of specific miRNAs in kidney development, several have recently been shown to regulate the expression of, and/or are regulated by, crucial renal development genes present in other organ systems. In this review, we discuss how miRNA regulation of common developmental signaling pathways may be applicable to renal development. We focus on genes that are known to contribute to CAKUT in humans, for which miRNA interactions in other contexts have been identified, with miRNAs that are present in the kidney. We hypothesize that miRNA-mediated processes might play a role in kidney development through similar mechanisms, and speculate that genotypic variations in these small RNAs or their targets could be associated with CAKUT.
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Li R, Chung ACK, Yu X, Lan HY. MicroRNAs in Diabetic Kidney Disease. Int J Endocrinol 2014; 2014:593956. [PMID: 24550986 PMCID: PMC3914440 DOI: 10.1155/2014/593956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2013] [Accepted: 12/22/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Rapid growth of diabetes and diabetic kidney disease exerts a great burden on society. Owing to the lack of effective treatments for diabetic kidney disease, treatment relies on drugs that either reduces its progression or involve renal replacement therapies, such as dialysis and kidney transplantation. It is urgent to search for biomarkers for early diagnosis and effective therapy. The discovery of microRNAs had lead to a new era of post-transcriptional regulators of gene expression. Studies from cells, experimental animal models and patients under diabetic conditions demonstrate that expression patterns of microRNAs are altered during the progression of diabetic kidney disease. Functional studies indicate that the ability of microRNAs to bind 3' untranslated region of messenger RNA not only shows their capability to regulate expression of target genes, but also their therapeutic potential to diabetic kidney disease. The presence of microRNAs in plasma, serum, and urine has been shown to be possible biomarkers in diabetic kidney disease. Therefore, identification of the pathogenic role of microRNAs possesses an important clinical impact in terms of prevention and treatment of progression in diabetic kidney disease because it allows us to design novel and specific therapies and diagnostic tools for diabetic kidney disease.
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- Rong Li
- Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
- Department of Chemical Pathology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- Department of Nephrology, The First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, Yunnan, China
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- Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
- Shenzhen Research Institute, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, China
- *Arthur C. K. Chung:
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- Department of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
- Shenzhen Research Institute, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, China
- Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Alvarez ML, DiStefano JK. Towards microRNA-based therapeutics for diabetic nephropathy. Diabetologia 2013; 56:444-56. [PMID: 23135222 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-012-2768-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2012] [Accepted: 09/09/2012] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
Abstract
There is no cure for diabetic nephropathy and the molecular mechanisms underlying disease aetiology remain poorly understood. While current paradigms for clinical management of diabetic nephropathy are useful in delaying disease onset and preventing its progression, they do not do so for a significant proportion of diabetic individuals, who eventually end up developing renal failure. Thus, novel therapeutic targets are needed for the treatment and prevention of the disease. MicroRNAs (miRNAs), a class of non-coding RNAs that negatively regulate gene expression, have recently been identified as attractive targets for therapeutic intervention. It is widely recognised that dysregulation of miRNA expression or action contributes to the development of a number of different human diseases, and evidence of a role for miRNAs in the aetiology of diabetic nephropathy is emerging. The discovery that modulation of miRNA expression in vivo is feasible, combined with recent results from successful clinical trials using this technology, opens the way for future novel therapeutic applications. For instance, inhibition of miRNAs that are commonly upregulated in diabetic nephropathy decreases albuminuria and mesangial matrix accumulation in animal models, suggesting that a therapeutic agent against these molecules may help to prevent the development of diabetic nephropathy. Certain challenges, including the development of safe and reliable delivery systems, remain to be overcome before miRNA-based therapeutics become a reality. However, the findings accumulated to date, in conjunction with newly emerging results, are expected to yield novel insights into the complex pathogenesis of diabetic nephropathy, and may eventually lead to the identification of improved therapeutic targets for treatment of this disease.
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Affiliation(s)
- M L Alvarez
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases Division, Translational Genomics Research Institute, 445 North Fifth St, Phoenix, AZ 85004, USA
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