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

Table 1

Systemic characteristics and single-kidney function in study groups at 16 weeks.

LeanMetSMetS+RASMetS+RAS+ LeanEVsMetS+RAS+ MetS-EVs

Body weight (kg)
MAP (mmHg)
Degree of stenosis (%)00
Total cholesterol (mg/dl)84.5 (78.0-90.1)328.0 (315.1-481.1)345.2 (321.2-406.2)345.2 (323.7-413.1)316.5 (310.5-329.5)
LDL cholesterol (mg/dl)
Triglycerides (mg/dl)7.6 (5.9-8.7)17.3 (13.0-22.5)15.1 (14.2-16.1)16.7 (12.9-17.3)14.8 (12.4-17.0)
Fasting glucose (mg/dl)
Fasting insulin (μU/ml)0.4 (0.4-0.5)0.8 (0.7-0.8)0.8 (0.7-0.8)0.8 (0.7-0.8)0.7 (0.7-0.8)
HOMA-IR score0.6 (0.5-0.7)1.9 (1.5-1.9)1.8 (1.7-1.8)1.7 (1.7-1.8)1.8 (1.5-1.9)
Renal volume (ml)†#
RBF (ml/min)†#
GFR (ml/min)†#

MAP: mean arterial pressure; LDL: low-density lipoprotein; HOMA-IR: homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance; RBF: renal blood flow; GFR: glomerular filtration rate. vs. Lean; † vs. MetS; ‡ vs. MetS + RAS; # vs. MetS+RAS+Lean-EVs.