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NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION
卷 23, 期 8, 页码 2611-2618出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfn103
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calcification; cardiovascular disease; chronic haemodialysis; endothelial progenitor cells; fetuin-A
Background. End-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients exhibit increased cardiovascular mortality associated with cardiovascular calcifications and endothelial dysfunction. As circulating endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) harbour vascular regenerative potential and are altered in uraemia, we examined clinical and biochemical factors influencing EPC levels as well as the relation between EPC numbers and function and uraemic cardiovascular calcifications. Methods. Sixty-five haemodialysis patients were investigated. Cardiovascular calcifications were assessed by multi-slice spiral CT (MSCT, n = 44) with the calculation of coronary Agatston scores and indirectly by carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (PWV, n = 61). EPCs were quantified in peripheral blood (CD34(+)/KDR(+)) and at day 7 after ex vivo cultivation (ac-LDL(+)/lectin(+)) by flow cytometry. In addition, colony-forming units (CFUs), migratory activity, adhesion and viability of isolated EPCs were analysed. Results. EPC numbers were reduced (P < 0.001) compared to 27 healthy controls (-64%) or 81 patients with documented coronary artery disease and normal renal function (-58%). Coronary calcifications did not exhibit a significant association with the numbers of circulating CD34(+)/KDR(+) or isolated ac-LDL(+)/lectin(+) EPCs. No difference in EPC functions was observed between the 10 patients with the lowest Agatston scores (range 0-41) versus those with the highest scores (range 1181-3736). Multivariate analysis revealed low fetuin-A serum levels to be a positive predictor, while haematocrit and reticulocytes were negative predictors of reduced ac-LDL(+)/lectin(+) EPC numbers. Conclusions. EPC numbers and function did not correlate with the degree of coronary calcifications in haemodialysis patients. Rather they appear to be related to serum fetuin-A levels, haematocrit and reticulocytes.
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