Communications Biology (Mar 2023)

Acetate attenuates hyperoxaluria-induced kidney injury by inhibiting macrophage infiltration via the miR-493-3p/MIF axis

  • Wei Zhu,
  • Chengjie Wu,
  • Zhen Zhou,
  • Guangyuan Zhang,
  • Lianmin Luo,
  • Yang Liu,
  • Zhicong Huang,
  • Guoyao Ai,
  • Zhijian Zhao,
  • Wen Zhong,
  • Yongda Liu,
  • Guohua Zeng

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-04649-w
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Acetate promotes miR-493-3p expression, which in turn suppresses the expression of macrophage migration inhibitory factor, leading to decreased macrophages recruitment and reduced hyperoxaluria-induced renal injury in mice.