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BLOOD PURIFICATION
卷 26, 期 4, 页码 317-321出版社
KARGER
DOI: 10.1159/000130068
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hemodialysis; immune response; inflammation; natural killer cell; zeta chain
Background: Natural killer (NK) cell activity is decreased in hemodialysis (HD) patients. Zeta-chain phosphorylation is an early event that follows the triggering of some NK cellactivating receptors. NK cell zeta-chain is downregulated in patients with cancer due to chronic inflammation. HD is also a chronic inflammatory state. NK cell zeta- chain expression in HD was evaluated. Patients and Methods: Thirty-three HD patients and 30 healthy volunteers were enrolled into the study. The CD3-CD16+ subpopulation was examined, since it corresponds to 90% of all NK cells and has the highest cytotoxicity. NK cell count and zeta- chain mean fluorescence intensity were evaluated with flow cytometry. The inflammatory markers C- reactive protein, IL-6 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha were measured with ELISA. Results: The inflammatory markers were increased in HD patients. NK cell count did not differ between HD patients and healthy volunteers. NK cell zeta- chain mean fluorescence intensity was decreased in the patient group. Conclusions: Chronic inflammation could be responsible for the NK cell zetachain downregulation in HD patients, contributing to the decreased NK cell activity. Copyright (c) 2008 S. Karger AG, Basel.
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