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World J Diabetes. Jan 15, 2024; 15(1): 92-104
Published online Jan 15, 2024. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v15.i1.92
Urinary exosomal microRNA-145-5p and microRNA-27a-3p act as noninvasive diagnostic biomarkers for diabetic kidney disease
Lu-Lu Han, Sheng-Hai Wang, Ming-Yan Yao, Hong Zhou
Lu-Lu Han, Hong Zhou, Department of Endocrinology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050000, Hebei Province, China
Lu-Lu Han, Ming-Yan Yao, Department of Endocrinology, Baoding No. 1 Central Hospital, Baoding 071000, Hebei Province, China
Sheng-Hai Wang, Department of Critical Care Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Hebei University, Baoding 071000, Hebei Province, China
Co-first authors: Lu-Lu Han and Sheng-Hai Wang.
Author contributions: Zhou H contributed to the conceptualization, methodology, resources, writing-reviewing and editing of this manuscript; Han LL participated in the visualization, writing-original draft preparation of this study; Wang SH took part in the investigation and data curation of this article; Yao MY was major in the interpretation of data, manuscript revision, language and format editing; and all authors were responsible for the content and proposed critical comments on the manuscript, as well as approving final version submission.
Supported by the Nature Science Foundation of Hebei Province, No. H2023104011.
Institutional review board statement: The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki, all research protocols were approved by Ethical Committee of the Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University (approval number: 2022-R059, 28 February 2022) and the Chinese Clinical Trial Registry (approval number: ChiCTR2200066055). A written informed consent was demanded from each participant before they joined this study.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
Data sharing statement: The raw data supporting the conclusions of this article will be made available by the authors, without undue reservation.
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Corresponding author: Hong Zhou, PhD, Chief Physician, Doctor, Department of Endocrinology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, No. 215 Heping West Road, Shijiazhuang 050000, Hebei Province, China. zhoubs2013@163.com
Received: September 7, 2023
Peer-review started: September 7, 2023
First decision: November 17, 2023
Revised: November 27, 2023
Accepted: December 25, 2023
Article in press: December 25, 2023
Published online: January 15, 2024
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Core Tip: Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is a serious complication of diabetes mellitus (DM). Novel biomarkers and effective therapeutic targets for DKD are needed in clinical settings. In this study, urinary exosomal microRNA-145-5p (miR-145-5p) and miR-27a-3p from patients with DKD were associated with kidney injury progression in type 2 DM patients. MiR-145-5p was highly specific and sensitive to DKD. It may be involved in the signaling pathways related to the pathological processes of DKD. Urinary exosomal miR-145-5p and miR-27a-3p may serve as novel noninvasive diagnostic biomarkers and therapy targets for DKD.