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MCP-1 levels are elevated in peritonitis fluid from CAPD patients due to secretion by peritoneal macrophages

M Sach1, P Loetscher, J A Burger

  • 1Department of Nephrology, Freiburg University Hospital, Germany.

Advances in Peritoneal Dialysis. Conference on Peritoneal Dialysis
|January 1, 1995
PubMed

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Elevated levels of interleukin 8 (IL-8) and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) were found in the peritoneal dialysis fluid of patients with peritonitis. Macrophages in the fluid are a significant source of these inflammatory chemokines.

Area of Science:

  • Nephrology
  • Immunology
  • Molecular Biology

Background:

  • Intraperitoneal inflammation involves leukocyte migration.
  • Chemokines like IL-8 and MCP-1 play a role in this process.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate IL-8 and MCP-1 levels in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) patients with peritonitis.
  • To determine if peritoneal macrophages are a source of these chemokines.

Main Methods:

  • Measured IL-8 and MCP-1 concentrations in dialysate effluent from CAPD patients with and without peritonitis.
  • Isolated peritoneal macrophages from peritonitis effluent to analyze mRNA expression via Northern blot.

Main Results:

  • Significantly higher concentrations of MCP-1 and IL-8 were observed in the effluent of peritonitis patients compared to noninfected controls.
  • Northern blot analysis confirmed strong mRNA signals for MCP-1 and IL-8 in macrophages isolated from peritonitis effluent.

Conclusions:

  • Elevated MCP-1 and IL-8 levels in CAPD peritonitis effluent suggest their involvement in leukocyte recruitment.
  • Peritoneal macrophages are identified as a major source of these inflammatory mediators during CAPD peritonitis.

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