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SynthesisInternational journal of molecular sciences2023

MicroRNAs Associated with Chronic Kidney Disease in the General Population and High-Risk Subgroups-A Systematic Review.

Dipuo D Motshwari, Don M Matshazi, Rajiv T Erasmus, Andre P Kengne, Tandi E Matsha, Cindy George

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Synthesis in International journal of molecular sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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25citing papers in PubMed
8.1field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 34 citations in OpenAlex.

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  11. miRNA in the Progression of Diabetic Kidney Disease: New Insight.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  12. Extracellular RNAs as Messengers and Early Biomarkers in Neurodegeneration.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  18. MicroRNAs in diabetes mellitus.Journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Dipuo D MotshwariSAMRC/CPUT/Cardiometabolic Health Research Unit, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Wellness Science, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town 7530, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0003-0740-1440
Don M MatshaziSAMRC/CPUT/Cardiometabolic Health Research Unit, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Wellness Science, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town 7530, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-6810-2842
Rajiv T ErasmusDivision of Chemical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) and University of Stellenbosch, Cape Town 7505, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0001-6831-4215
Andre P KengneNon-Communicable Disease Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Parow, Cape Town 7505, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-5183-131X
Tandi E MatshaSAMRC/CPUT/Cardiometabolic Health Research Unit, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Wellness Science, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town 7530, South Africa.
Cindy GeorgeNon-Communicable Disease Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Parow, Cape Town 7505, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-4561-0529
South African Medical Research Council · ZANational Health Laboratory Service · ZA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The potential utility of microRNAs (miRNAs) as diagnostic or prognostic biomarkers, as well as therapeutic targets, for chronic kidney disease (CKD) has been advocated. However, studies evaluating the expression profile of the same miRNA signatures in CKD report contradictory findings. This review aimed to characterize miRNAs associated with CKD and/or measures of kidney function and kidney damage in the general population, and also in high-risk subgroups, including people with hypertension (HTN), diabetes mellitus (DM) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Medline via PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and EBSCOhost databases were searched to identify relevant studies published in English or French languages on or before 30 September 2022. A total of 75 studies fulfilled the eligibility criteria: CKD (n = 18), diabetic kidney disease (DKD) (n = 51) and HTN-associated CKD (n = 6), with no study reporting on miRNA profiles in people with HIV-associated nephropathy. In individuals with CKD, miR-126 and miR-223 were consistently downregulated, whilst in DKD, miR-21 and miR-29b were consistently upregulated and miR-30e and let-7a were consistently downregulated in at least three studies. These findings suggest that these miRNAs may be involved in the pathogenesis of CKD and therefore invites further research to explore their clinical utility for CKD prevention and control.

Indexed as

Diabetic NephropathiesHypertensionMicroRNAsRenal Insufficiency, ChronicGene Expression ProfilingHumansMicroRNAschronic kidney diseasediabetic kidney diseasehypertension-associated CKDmicro-RNAs

Identifiers

PMID36675311
PMCPMC9863068
OpenAlexW4316672812

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