Author:
Seo Jung-Woo,Lee Yu Ho,Tae Dong Hyun,Kim Yang Gyun,Moon Ju-Young,Jung Su Woong,Kim Jin Sug,Hwang Hyeon Seok,Jeong Kyung-Hwan,Jeong Hye Yun,Lee So-Young,Chung Byung Ha,Kim Chan-Duck,Park Jae Berm,Seok Junhee,Kim Yeong Hoon,Lee Sang-Ho
Abstract
IntroductionAcute rejection (AR) continues to be a significant obstacle for short- and long-term graft survival in kidney transplant recipients. Herein, we aimed to examine urinary exosomal microRNAs with the objective of identifying novel biomarkers of AR.Materials and methodsCandidate microRNAs were selected using NanoString-based urinary exosomal microRNA profiling, meta-analysis of web-based, public microRNA database, and literature review. The expression levels of these selected microRNAs were measured in the urinary exosomes of 108 recipients of the discovery cohort using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR). Based on the differential microRNA expressions, AR signatures were generated, and their diagnostic powers were determined by assessing the urinary exosomes of 260 recipients in an independent validation cohort.ResultsWe identified 29 urinary exosomal microRNAs as candidate biomarkers of AR, of which 7 microRNAs were differentially expressed in recipients with AR, as confirmed by qPCR analysis. A three-microRNA AR signature, composed of hsa-miR-21-5p, hsa-miR-31-5p, and hsa-miR-4532, could discriminate recipients with AR from those maintaining stable graft function (area under the curve [AUC] = 0.85). This signature exhibited a fair discriminative power in the identification of AR in the validation cohort (AUC = 0.77).ConclusionWe have successfully demonstrated that urinary exosomal microRNA signatures may form potential biomarkers for the diagnosis of AR in kidney transplantation recipients.
Funder
National Research Foundation of Korea
Subject
Immunology,Immunology and Allergy
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