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[Endothelial cell dysfunction in patients with impaired renal function]

S Kuriyama1, H Tomonari, H Yoshida

  • 1Division of Nephrology, Saiseikai Central Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.

Nihon Jinzo Gakkai Shi
|August 1, 1996
PubMed
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Patients with impaired renal function show endothelial cell dysfunction, indicated by elevated endothelin (ET-1) and thrombomodulin (Tm) levels. This damage may reverse in acute renal failure (ARF) with improved kidney function.

Area of Science:

  • Nephrology
  • Vascular Biology
  • Biomarkers

Context:

  • Endothelial cell dysfunction is a known complication in patients with impaired renal function.
  • Circulating endothelin (ET-1) and thrombomodulin (Tm) are established markers of endothelial cell injury.

Purpose:

  • To investigate endothelial cell dysfunction in patients with varying degrees of renal failure.
  • To assess the relationship between renal function markers and endothelial cell injury markers.
  • To evaluate the impact of dialysis modality and renal function improvement on endothelial cell markers.

Summary:

  • Patients with renal failure (acute renal failure - ARF, chronic renal failure - CRF) and pre-dialysis patients exhibited significantly higher ET-1 and Tm levels compared to healthy subjects.
  • Tm levels were higher in CRF than ARF, while ET-1 was higher in ARF than CRF.

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  • A positive correlation was observed between serum creatinine and Tm in pre-dialysis patients, and between Tm and dialysis duration in hemodialysis (HD) patients.
  • Endothelial cell markers (Tm and ET-1) decreased in ARF patients with improved renal function post-HD, but not in CRF patients.

    • Impact:

    • This study confirms endothelial cell dysfunction in renal impairment and suggests differing progression patterns between HD and continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) patients.
    • Reversibility of endothelial cell dysfunction is indicated in ARF patients upon improvement of renal function.
    • Findings highlight the importance of monitoring endothelial health in renal disease management.