microRNAs profiles of contrast-induced acute kidney injury rats

Contrast-induced acute kidney injury (CI-AKI) is typically defined by an increase in serum creatinine (SCr) after intravascular administration of contrast medium. Since creatinine is an unreliable indicator for acute changes in kidney function, an early biomarkers for CI-AKI diagnosis is important for initiating therapy.We assessed the hypothesis that circulating microRNAs (miRNAs) could be served as potential biomarkers to early detect CI-AKI.The rat model of acute kidney injury was developed as we previously described. We first detect miRNA profile of plasma and kidney tissue using Agilent microarray platform. 3 miRNA species with > 1.5-fold increase in plasma samples of CI-AKI rats, including miRNA-30a, miRNA-30e and miRNA-188, were selected as candidate miRNAs of potential biomarkers.