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ArticleBioengineered2022

miRNA-93-5p in exosomes derived from M2 macrophages improves lipopolysaccharide-induced podocyte apoptosis by targeting Toll-like receptor 4.

Zhu Wang, Wansen Sun, Ruiping Li, Yan Liu

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Article in Bioengineered, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

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30citing papers in PubMed
3.9field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

30 citing papers in PubMed, 46 citations in OpenAlex.

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  13. Role of miRNAs in macrophage-mediated kidney injury.Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Zhu WangDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'An Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an,Shaanxi, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8215-6505
Wansen SunDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'An Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an,Shaanxi, China.
Ruiping LiDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'An Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an,Shaanxi, China.
Yan LiuDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'An Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an,Shaanxi, China.
Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a common complication of diabetes mellitus which can result in renal failure and severely affect public health. Several studies have revealed the important role of podocyte injury in DN progression. Although, the involvement of exosomes derived from M2 macrophages has been reported in podocyte injury, the underlying molecular mechanism of M2 macrophage-secreted exosomes has not been fully elucidated. Our study suggests that M2 macrophages mitigate lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced injury of podocytes via exosomes. Moreover, we observed that miR-93-5p expression was markedly upregulated in exosomes from M2 macrophages. Inhibition of miR-93-5p derived from M2 macrophage exosomes resulted in apoptosis of LPS-treated podocytes. Additionally, TLR4 showed the potential to bind to miR-93-5p. Subsequently, we validated that TLR4 is a downstream target of miR-93-5p. Further findings indicated that silencing of TLR4 reversed the renoprotective effects of miR-93-5p-containing M2 macrophage exosomes on LPS-induced podocyte injury. In summary, our study demonstrated that M2 macrophage-secreted exosomes attenuated LPS-induced podocyte apoptosis by regulating the miR-93-5p/TLR4 axis, which provides a new perspective for the treatment of patients with DN.

Indexed as

Diabetic NephropathiesExosomesMicroRNAsPodocytesApoptosisHumansLipopolysaccharidesMacrophagesToll-Like Receptor 4LipopolysaccharidesMicroRNAsMIRN93 microRNA, humanToll-Like Receptor 4Diabetic nephropathyexosomemacrophagemiR-93-5pTLR4

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PMID35291915
PMCPMC9208503
OpenAlexW4220948555

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