U6 can be used as a housekeeping gene for urinary sediment miRNA studies of IgA nephropathy

Recent studies have indicated that urinary sediment miRNAs not only are able to serve as non-invasive diagnostic biomarkers for IgA nephropathy (IgAN) but may also be closely related to several clinical and pathological indicators. However, the lack of a suitable internal reference miRNA has hampere...

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Published in:Scientific reports 2018-07, Vol.8 (1), p.10875-7, Article 10875
Main Authors: Duan, Zhi-Yu, Cai, Guang-Yan, Li, Ji-Jun, Bu, Ru, Wang, NanNan, Yin, Pei, Chen, Xiang-Mei
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Language:English
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Cell lines
Disease control
Hair loss
Humanities and Social Sciences
IgA nephropathy
Immunoglobulin A
Membranous nephropathy
miRNA
multidisciplinary
Patients
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Sclerosis
Sediments
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Summary:Recent studies have indicated that urinary sediment miRNAs not only are able to serve as non-invasive diagnostic biomarkers for IgA nephropathy (IgAN) but may also be closely related to several clinical and pathological indicators. However, the lack of a suitable internal reference miRNA has hampered research into urinary sediment miRNAs. To date, U6 has been used as a reference gene in urinary sediment miRNA studies mostly based on the results from studies using tissue samples and cell lines. In a total of 330 IgAN patients, 164 disease control patients and 130 normal control patients, there was no significant difference in U6 levels. We also compared the U6 levels in different types of primary glomerular disease groups (IgA nephropathy, membranous nephropathy, minimal change nephrosis and focal segmental glomerular sclerosis). The results confirmed that there was no significant difference in the expression of U6 in different primary glomerular disease groups. Moreover, treatment had no significant effect on the expression levels of U6 in IgA nephropathy. Therefore, U6 is an excellent housekeeping gene for urinary sediment miRNA studies of IgA nephropathy.
ISSN:2045-2322
2045-2322
DOI:10.1038/s41598-018-29297-7