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Exogenous miR-26a suppresses muscle wasting and renal fibrosis in obstructive kidney disease.


ABSTRACT: Kidney fibrosis occurs in almost every type of chronic kidney disease. We found that microRNA (miR)-26a was decreased in the kidney, muscle, and exosomes of unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO) mice. We hypothesized that exogenous miR-26 could suppresses renal fibrosis and muscle wasting in obstructive kidney disease. For this purpose, we generated exosomes that encapsulated miR-26, then injected these into skeletal muscle of UUO mice. The expression of miR-26a was elevated in serum exosomes from UUO mice following exosome-miR-26a injection. In these mice, muscle wasting has been ameliorated as evidenced by increased muscle weights. In addition, a muscle atrophy marker, myostatin, is increased in UUO muscle; provision of miR-26a abolished this increase. We detected a remote effect of exosomes containing miR-26a in UUO-induced renal fibrosis. The intervention of miR-26a attenuated UUO-induced renal fibrosis as determined by immunohistological assessment of α-smooth muscle actin and Masson's trichrome staining. Furthermore, exogenous miR-26a decreased the protein levels of 2 profibrosis proteins, connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) and TGF-β1, in UUO kidney. Our data showed that exosomes containing miR-26a prevented muscle atrophy by inhibiting the transcription factor forkhead box O1. Likewise, the exosome-carried miR-26a limited renal fibrosis by directly suppressing CTGF. Our findings provide an experimental basis for exosome-mediated therapy of muscle atrophy and renal fibrosis.-Zhang, A., Wang, H., Wang, B., Yuan, Y., Klein, J. D., Wang, X. H. Exogenous miR-26a suppresses muscle wasting and renal fibrosis in obstructive kidney disease.

SUBMITTER: Zhang A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6894078 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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