MicroRNA-23b-3p Deletion Induces an IgA Nephropathy-like Disease Associated with Dysregulated Mucosal IgA Synthesis

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BACKGROUND: IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is the most common primary GN worldwide. Circulating immune complexes form that are prone to deposition in the mesangium, where they trigger glomerular inflammation. A growing body of evidence suggests that dysregulated expression of microRNAs in IgAN may play a significant role in establishing the disease phenotype.

METHODS: We generated single miR-23b-3p(miR-23b) knockout mice using CRISPR-Cas9.

RESULTS: In humans, miR-23b levels are downregulated in kidney biopsies and sera of patients with IgAN, and serum miR-23b levels are negatively correlated with serum IgA1 levels. We show that miR-23b-/- mice develop an IgAN-like phenotype of mesangial IgA and C3 deposition associated with development of albuminuria, hypertension, an elevated serum creatinine, and dysregulated mucosal IgA synthesis. Dysregulation of IgA production is likely mediated by the loss of miR-23b-mediated suppression of activation-induced cytidine deaminase in mucosal B cells. In addition, we show that loss of miR-23b increases the susceptibility of the kidney to progressive fibrosis through loss of regulation of expression of gremlin 2 and IgA accumulation through downregulation of the transferrin receptor.

CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest an indispensable role for miR-23b in kidney disease, and in particular, IgAN. miR-23b may in the future offer a novel therapeutic target for the treatment of IgAN.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:32

Enthalten in:

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN - 32(2021), 10 vom: 15. Okt., Seite 2561-2578

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Li, Hongzhi [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Zhichao [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Weitian [VerfasserIn]
Li, Jingyi [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Yunshuang [VerfasserIn]
Ma, Hongchuang [VerfasserIn]
Shi, Mingming [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Xuelian [VerfasserIn]
Yao, Xiusong [VerfasserIn]
Li, Zhijun [VerfasserIn]
Pawluczyk, Izabella Z A [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Shuchen [VerfasserIn]
Barratt, Jonathan [VerfasserIn]
Lv, Jicheng [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Kai [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Binghai [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Bone Morphogenetic Proteins
Chronic kidney disease
Complement C3
Cytidine Deaminase
Cytokines
EC 3.5.4.5
GREM2 protein, human
Grem2 protein, mouse
IgA
Immunoglobulin A
Immunology
Journal Article
MIRN23b microRNA, human
MicroRNAs
Mirn23b microRNA, mouse
Receptors, Transferrin
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 06.12.2021

Date Revised 03.02.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1681/ASN.2021010133

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM330224158