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.
Lean
MetS
MetS+RAS
MetS+RAS+ LeanEVs
MetS+RAS+ MetS-EVs
Body weight (kg)
MAP (mmHg)
Degree of stenosis (%)
0
0
†
†
†
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 score
0.6 (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.