PMID- 36695327 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20230126 LR - 20230202 IS - 1525-6049 (Electronic) IS - 0886-022X (Print) IS - 0886-022X (Linking) VI - 45 IP - 1 DP - 2023 Dec TI - Expression of urinary exosomal miRNA-615-3p and miRNA-3147 in diabetic kidney disease and their association with inflammation and fibrosis. PG - 2121929 LID - 10.1080/0886022X.2022.2121929 [doi] LID - 2121929 AB - BACKGROUND: Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is one of the most common chronic complications of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), and it is particularly important to identify a high-quality method for evaluating disease progression. Urinary exosomes contain microRNA that might promise early diagnostic and monitoring markers of DKD. The present study aimed to identify novel exosome-related markers associated with inflammation and fibrosis to assess the progression of DKD. METHOD: Exosomes were extracted from the urine of 83 participants to determine the expression levels of miRNA-615-3p and miRNA-3147 in 20 healthy people, 21 patients with T2DM and 42 patients with DKD, as determined by RT-qPCR. The circulating expression level of TGF-beta1 was detected by ELISA. Serum Cystatin C was measured by a latex-enhanced immunoturbidimetric method. The correlation analyses were performed for all clinical and laboratory parameters. RESULT: The expression level of urinary exosomal miRNA-615-3p in DKD patients was significantly higher than that in the control group and the T2DM group by RT-qPCR. The expression of miRNA-3147 showed an upward trend in the three groups of subjects, but it was not statistically significant. The urinary exosomal miRNA-615-3p was positively correlated with serum Cystatin C, plasma TGF-beta1, creatinine, BUN, PCR and 24-h urine protein, and negatively correlated with eGFR and albumin. The diagnostic efficacy of urinary exosomal miRNA-615-3p combined with the ACR was higher than that of ACR alone. CONCLUSIONS: Urinary exosomal miRNA-615-3p may be used as a novel biomarker for evaluating the progression of DKD, and may be involved in the process of inflammation and fibrosis in DKD. The combined diagnosis of urinary exosomal miRNA-615-3p and ACR may be used as more stable and sensitive diagnostic criteria for DKD. FAU - Wang, Jiaxin AU - Wang J AD - Department of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China. FAU - Tao, Yiying AU - Tao Y AD - Department of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China. FAU - Zhao, Fan AU - Zhao F AD - Department of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China. FAU - Liu, Tong AU - Liu T AD - Department of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China. FAU - Shen, Xiahong AU - Shen X AD - Department of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China. FAU - Zhou, Ling AU - Zhou L AD - Department of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - England TA - Ren Fail JT - Renal failure JID - 8701128 RN - 0 (MicroRNAs) RN - 0 (Cystatin C) RN - 0 (Transforming Growth Factor beta1) RN - 0 (Biomarkers) SB - IM MH - Humans MH - *MicroRNAs/urine MH - *Diabetic Nephropathies MH - Cystatin C MH - Transforming Growth Factor beta1 MH - *Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 MH - Biomarkers MH - Inflammation MH - Fibrosis PMC - PMC9879181 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Exosomes OT - diabetic kidney disease OT - inflammation and fibrosis OT - microRNA COIS- The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare. EDAT- 2023/01/26 06:00 MHDA- 2023/01/27 06:00 PMCR- 2023/01/25 CRDT- 2023/01/25 06:12 PHST- 2023/01/25 06:12 [entrez] PHST- 2023/01/26 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/01/27 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2023/01/25 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 2121929 [pii] AID - 10.1080/0886022X.2022.2121929 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Ren Fail. 2023 Dec;45(1):2121929. doi: 10.1080/0886022X.2022.2121929.