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ABSTRACT: Background and aims
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is strongly associated with a high burden of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Therefore, we aimed to characterize the putative role of microRNAs (miR)s in uremic vascular remodelling and endothelial dysfunction.Methods
We investigated the expression pattern of miRs in two independent end-stage renal disease (ESRD) cohorts and in the animal model of uremic DBA/2 mice via quantitative RT-PCR. Moreover, DBA/2 mice were treated with intravenous injections of synthetic miR-142-3p mimic and were analysed for functional and morphological vascular changes by mass spectrometry and wire myography.Results
The expression pattern of miRs was regulated in ESRD patients and was reversible after kidney transplantation. Out of tested miRs, only blood miR-142-3p was negatively associated with carotid-femoral pulse-wave velocity in CKD 5D patients. We validated these findings in a murine uremic model and found similar suppression of miR-142-3p as well as decreased acetylcholine-mediated vascular relaxation of the aorta. Therefore, we designed experiments to restore bioavailability of aortic miR-142-3p in vivo via intravenous injection of synthetic miR-142-3p mimic. This intervention restored acetylcholine-mediated vascular relaxation.Conclusions
Taken together, we provide compelling evidence, both in humans and in mice, that miR-142-3p constitutes a potential pharmacological agent to prevent endothelial dysfunction and increased arterial stiffness in ESRD.
SUBMITTER: Ketszeri M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6591123 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kétszeri Máté M Kirsch Andrijana A Frauscher Bianca B Moschovaki-Filippidou Foteini F Mooslechner Agnes A AA Kirsch Alexander H AH Schabhuettl Corinna C Aringer Ida I Artinger Katharina K Pregartner Gudrun G Ekart Robert R Breznik Silva S Hojs Radovan R Goessler Walter W Schilcher Irene I Müller Helmut H Obermayer-Pietsch Barbara B Frank Saša S Rosenkranz Alexander R AR Eller Philipp P Eller Kathrin K
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<h4>Background and aims</h4>Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is strongly associated with a high burden of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Therefore, we aimed to characterize the putative role of microRNAs (miR)s in uremic vascular remodelling and endothelial dysfunction.<h4>Methods</h4>We investigated the expression pattern of miRs in two independent end-stage renal disease (ESRD) cohorts and in the animal model of uremic DBA/2 mice via quantitative RT-PCR. Moreover, DBA/2 mice were treated ...[more]