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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF KIDNEY DISEASES
Volume 45, Issue 2, Pages 353-359Publisher
W B SAUNDERS CO
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2004.10.022
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mononuclear cell senescence; telomere length shortening; cytokine production; chronic inflammation in hemodialysis (HD)
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Background: Repeatedly stimulated mononuclear cells may become senescent prematurely as a result of frequent activation-induced replication. In hemodialysis patients, mononuclear cells are activated repeatedly with each hemodialysis procedure. Characteristics of senescent mononuclear cells include telomere length shortening, increased p53 expression, CD14dim/CD16bright expression, and interleukin overproduction. Methods: Peripheral mononuclear cells from 15 hemodialysis patients and 15 age-matched controls were evaluated. Telomere length was assessed by means of fluorescence in situ hybridization in flow cytometry. Expression of p53, CD14/CD16, and intracellular cytokine production (interleukin-1 beta [IL-1 beta], IL-6, and IL-4) was evaluated by means of flow cytometry using specific antibodies. Results: Features of senescence were found in a subpopulation of mononuclear cells: (1) accelerated telomere shortening, (2) increased p53 expression, (3) CD14dim/CD16bright expression, and (4) cytokine overproduction (IL-1 beta, IL-6, and IL-4). Telomere length shortening was present in 40% +/- 6% of cells from hemodialysis patients compared with less than 5% from age-matched controls. Percentage of cells with short telomeres correlated positively with serum C-reactive protein level, which reflects inflammation. p53 expression was increased in mononuclear cells from hemodialysis patients. Mononuclear cells from hemodialysis patients with decreased telomere length mainly showed the CD14dim/CD16bright phenotype; conversely, cells with normal telomeres presented the CD14bright/CD16dim phenotype. Finally, mononuclear cells from hemodialysis patients, but not controls, spontaneously produced the proinflammatory cytokines IL-1 beta and IL-6. Conclusion: This study shows the presence of a prematurely senescent subpopulation of peripheral mononuclear cells in hemodialysis patients. These senescent cells probably result from repeated activation and may have a pathophysiological role in the chronic inflammation described in hemodialysis patients.
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