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ArticleDiabetes2015

Circulating TGF-β1-Regulated miRNAs and the Risk of Rapid Progression to ESRD in Type 1 Diabetes.

Marcus G Pezzolesi, Eiichiro Satake, Kevin P McDonnell, Melissa Major, Adam M Smiles, Andrzej S Krolewski

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Article in Diabetes, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 62 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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62citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

62 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 100 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. miRNA in the Progression of Diabetic Kidney Disease: New Insight.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  16. Epigenetic modification in diabetic kidney disease.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2023
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  19. MicroRNAs in kidney injury and disease.Nature reviews. Nephrology · 2022
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  20. Novel biomarkers for diabetic kidney disease.Kidney research and clinical practice · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Marcus G PezzolesiSection on Genetics and Epidemiology, Research Division, Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, MA Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Eiichiro SatakeSection on Genetics and Epidemiology, Research Division, Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, MA Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Kevin P McDonnellSection on Genetics and Epidemiology, Research Division, Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, MA.
Melissa MajorSection on Genetics and Epidemiology, Research Division, Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, MA.
Adam M SmilesSection on Genetics and Epidemiology, Research Division, Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, MA.
Andrzej S KrolewskiSection on Genetics and Epidemiology, Research Division, Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, MA Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA andrzej.krolewski@joslin.harvard.edu.
Joslin Diabetes Center · USHarvard University · US

Funding

SPECIAL ASSAY COREP30DK036836 · NIDDK · JOSLIN DIABETES CENTER · PI LAURIE J GOODYEAR · 1986 to 2026
$50.5M
Coordinating and Bioinformatics Unit for the MMPC/DiaCompU24DK076169 · NIDDK · AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY · PI MCINDOE, RICHARD A. · 2006 to 2018
$42.4M
Search of Diabetes Nephropathy Genes in Type 1 DiabetesK01DK090125 · NIDDK · JOSLIN DIABETES CENTER · PI PEZZOLESI, MARCUS GUY · 2011 to 2015
$591k
NIDDK NIH HHS DK-090125NIDDK NIH HHS DK-14526NIDDK NIH HHS K01 DK090125NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK036836NIDDK NIH HHS P30-DK-036836NIDDK NIH HHS U24 DK076169NIDDK NIH HHS U24-DK-076169
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We investigated whether circulating TGF-β1-regulated miRNAs detectable in plasma are associated with the risk of rapid progression to end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in a cohort of proteinuric patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) and normal eGFR. Plasma specimens obtained at entry to the study were examined in two prospective subgroups that were followed for 7-20 years (rapid progressors and nonprogressors), as well as a reference panel of normoalbuminuric T1D patients. Of the five miRNAs examined in this study, let-7c-5p and miR-29a-3p were significantly associated with protection against rapid progression and let-7b-5p and miR-21-5p were significantly associated with the increased risk of ESRD. In logistic analysis, controlling for HbA1c and other covariates, let-7c-5p and miR-29a-3p were associated with more than a 50% reduction in the risk of rapid progression (P ≤ 0.001), while let-7b-5p and miR-21-5p were associated with a >2.5-fold increase in the risk of ESRD (P ≤ 0.005). This study is the first prospective study to demonstrate that circulating TGF-β1-regulated miRNAs are deregulated early in T1D patients who are at risk for rapid progression to ESRD.

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AdultCase-Control StudiesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1Diabetic NephropathiesDisease ProgressionFemaleHumansKidney Failure, ChronicLogistic ModelsMaleMicroRNAsMiddle AgedPrognosisProspective StudiesProteinuriaTransforming Growth Factor beta1MicroRNAsMIRN21 microRNA, humanMIRN29a microRNA, humanmirnlet7 microRNA, humanTGFB1 protein, humanTransforming Growth Factor beta1

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PMID25931475
PMCPMC4542435
OpenAlexW2108223316

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