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Data on exosomal-derived urinary miRNAs have identified several miRNAs associated with disease activity and fibrosis formation, but studies on prognosis are lacking. We conducted a qPCR array screening on urinary exosomes from 14 patients with biopsy-proven proliferative lupus glomerulonephritis with a renal outcome of clinical response ( n = 7) and non-response ( n = 7) following therapy. Validation studies were performed by qRT-PCR in a new lupus nephritis (LN) cohort (responders = 22 and non-responders = 21). Responder patients expressed significantly increased levels of miR-31, miR-107, and miR-135b-5p in urine and renal tissue compared to non-responders. MiR-135b exhibited the best predictive value to discriminate responder patients (area under the curve = 0.783). In vitro studies showed exosome-derived miR-31, miR-107, and miR-135b-5p expression to be mainly produced by tubular renal cells stimulated with inflammatory cytokines (e.g IL1, TNFα, IFNα and IL6). Uptake of urinary exosomes from responders by mesangial cells was superior compared to that from non-responders (90% vs. 50%, p &lt; 0.0001). HIF1A was identified as a potential common target, and low protein levels were found in non-responder renal biopsies. HIF1A inhibition reduced mesangial proliferation and IL-8 , CCL2 , CCL3 , and CXCL 1 mesangial cell production and IL-6/VCAM-1 in endothelial cells. Urinary exosomal miR-135b-5p, miR-107, and miR-31 are promising novel markers for clinical outcomes, regulating LN renal recovery by HIF1A inhibition.

The Urinary Exosomal miRNA Expression Profile is Predictive of Clinical Response in Lupus Nephritis