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ReviewFrontiers in medicine2026

The translational potential of m6A RNA methylation in DKD: emerging biomarkers for early detection and targeted therapies.

Huihui Liu, Jun Luo, Yinzhong Dai, Chenguang Wu, Yan An, Wei Jiang

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Huihui Liu *Second Affiliated Hospital, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China.
Jun Luo *Heilongjiang Academy of Chinese Medicine Sciences, Harbin, China.
Yinzhong Dai *Heilongjiang Academy of Chinese Medicine Sciences, Harbin, China.
Chenguang WuHeilongjiang Academy of Chinese Medicine Sciences, Harbin, China.
Yan AnHeilongjiang Academy of Chinese Medicine Sciences, Harbin, China.
Wei JiangFirst Affiliated Hospital of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China.

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Abstract

Diabetic Kidney Disease (DKD) is a primary cause of end-stage renal disease, characterized by podocyte dysfunction. While current clinical biomarkers including albuminuria and estimated glomerular filtration rate are foundational for diagnosis, they often function as lagging indicators and fail to detect early renal injury. Recently, N6-methyladenosine (m6A) RNA methylation has emerged as a key epitranscriptomic link between hyperglycemia and podocyte injury, offering a novel frontier for diagnostic biomarker discovery. This review shifts the traditional focus from basic molecular mechanisms to the preclinical translational potential of m6A regulators and their downstream targets as early detection tools. Current experimental evidence in cell and animal models indicates that the abnormal upregulation of

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biomarkersDKDearly detectionM6A RNA methylationpodocyte injurytranslational medicine

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