Research Article

Metabolic Syndrome Alters the Cargo of Mitochondria-Related microRNAs in Swine Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Extracellular Vesicles, Impairing Their Capacity to Repair the Stenotic Kidney

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MetS-EVs failed to improve poststenotic kidney injury. (a) Representative kidney dihydroethidium (DHE, red), periodic acid-Schiff (PAS), and trichrome staining in study groups. (b) Renal production of superoxide anion, tubular injury score, and tubulointerstitial fibrosis that increased in MetS+RAS compared to Lean and MetS, decreased in MetS+RAS+Lean-EVs, but not in MetS+RAS+MetS-EVs. vs. Lean; † vs. MetS; ‡ vs. MetS+RAS; # vs. MetS+RAS+Lean-EVs.
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