TY - JOUR
T1 - Oxidative stress in elderly chronic renal failure patients
T2 - Effects of renal replacement therapies on cell membrane fluidity
AU - Goi, Giancarlo
AU - Massaccesi, Luca
AU - Baquero Herrera, Claudia J.
AU - Musetti, Claudio
AU - Ciurlino, Daniele
AU - Cusi, Daniele
AU - Bertoli, Silvio
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Background: Renal replacement therapies (RRTs) produce a partial loss of antioxidants and formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), which are a major factor involved in alterations of plasma membrane fluidity and endothelial activation, but their role on plasma membrane fluidity in vivo is still unclear. We compared erythrocyte plasma membrane fluidity, ROS and total plasma antioxidant defenses (Lagtime) in aged patients with chronic renal failure (CRF) on conservative treatment, peritoneal dialysis (PD) and hemodialysis (HD) before (HD-pre) and after (HD-post) a treatment, to evaluate the role of different RRTs on oxidative stress and plasma membrane fluidity in aged patients. Methods: We assessed erythrocyte plasma membrane fluidity, plasma lipid hydroperoxide levels and Lag-Time in 11 CRF patients on conservative treatment, 15 on PD, 12 on HD and 30 healthy controls. Results: Hydroperoxides were higher in CRF, PD and HD-post, whereas Lag-time was significantly lower in PD, CRF and in HD-post. CRF, PD and HD-pre also had higher membrane fluidity (rsDPH), compared with HD-post and controls. Conclusion: These findings are in keeping with the hypothesis that the Lag-time decrease is due not only to the effect of the RRT but also to the uremic state, and that PD patients undergo a chronic, greater oxidative stress. Contrary to expectations, all patients showed greater erythrocyte membrane fluidity, which can be attributed to uremic toxicity. These observations reinforce the hypothesis that oxidative stress is an intrinsic component of this disease state and indeed is already present also in CRF not yet requiring RRT.
AB - Background: Renal replacement therapies (RRTs) produce a partial loss of antioxidants and formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), which are a major factor involved in alterations of plasma membrane fluidity and endothelial activation, but their role on plasma membrane fluidity in vivo is still unclear. We compared erythrocyte plasma membrane fluidity, ROS and total plasma antioxidant defenses (Lagtime) in aged patients with chronic renal failure (CRF) on conservative treatment, peritoneal dialysis (PD) and hemodialysis (HD) before (HD-pre) and after (HD-post) a treatment, to evaluate the role of different RRTs on oxidative stress and plasma membrane fluidity in aged patients. Methods: We assessed erythrocyte plasma membrane fluidity, plasma lipid hydroperoxide levels and Lag-Time in 11 CRF patients on conservative treatment, 15 on PD, 12 on HD and 30 healthy controls. Results: Hydroperoxides were higher in CRF, PD and HD-post, whereas Lag-time was significantly lower in PD, CRF and in HD-post. CRF, PD and HD-pre also had higher membrane fluidity (rsDPH), compared with HD-post and controls. Conclusion: These findings are in keeping with the hypothesis that the Lag-time decrease is due not only to the effect of the RRT but also to the uremic state, and that PD patients undergo a chronic, greater oxidative stress. Contrary to expectations, all patients showed greater erythrocyte membrane fluidity, which can be attributed to uremic toxicity. These observations reinforce the hypothesis that oxidative stress is an intrinsic component of this disease state and indeed is already present also in CRF not yet requiring RRT.
KW - Chronic renal failure
KW - Erythrocyte
KW - Hemodialysis
KW - Oxidative stress
KW - Peritoneal dialysis
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M3 - Article
C2 - 19809996
AN - SCOPUS:70649085132
VL - 22
SP - 630
EP - 636
JO - Journal of Nephrology
JF - Journal of Nephrology
SN - 1121-8428
IS - 5
ER -