Comparison of six methods for isolation of urinary microvesicles for miRNA profiling in proteinuria.

Urinary extracellular vesicles (uEVs) are a promising source for biomarker discovery, including miRNAs. The optimal isolation method of uEVs for miRNA profiling in patients with proteinuria is unknown. Six different methods were compared for the isolation of microvesicles and these were compared to raw urine (method A). 2 methods failed and further analysis was performed with the following methods: ExoRNeasy (method C), modified protocol for ExoRNeasy (method E) and ultracentrifugation (method F). Different miRNAs are enriched by method C and F. No differences were observed between method C and E. 10 urine samples from patients with proteinuria