Plasma Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenase and Arginase Type I May Contribute to Decreased Blood T-Cell Count in Hemodialysis Patients.
Summary of "Plasma Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenase and Arginase Type I May Contribute to Decreased Blood T-Cell Count in Hemodialysis Patients."
Background: Acquired immunity is impaired in hemodialysis (HD) patients, and decreased T-cell number may contribute. Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) and arginase type I (ARG) catabolize tryptophane and arginine, respectively, and exert proapoptotic and antiproliferative effects on T-cells. Plasma levels of IDO and ARG and their relation to blood T-cell number were evaluated in HD patients. Methods: Thirty-two HD patients and 20 healthy controls participated in the study. Plasma IDO and ARG were measured by means of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. T-cell number was assessed by means of flow cytometry. Results: IDO concentration was significantly higher in HD patients than in healthy volunteers (44.30 ± 31.83 ng/mL vs. 21.28 ± 26.21 ng/mL, p = 0.009). There was a trend for higher ARG concentration in HD patients (13.43 ± 11.91 ng/mL) than in healthy volunteers (9.56 ± 4.03 ng/mL), which, however, did not reach statistic significance (p = 0.099). Absolute T-cell count was significantly lower in HD patients than in healthy controls (1176.99 ± 567.71 cells/mm(3) vs. 1519.85 ± 594.96 cells/mm(3), p = 0.040). Absolute blood T-cell number was inversely related to plasma IDO (r = -0.490, p = 0.004) and to plasma ARG (r = -0.387, p = 0.029) concentrations. Conclusions: Plasma IDO and ARG may contribute to decreased blood T-cell count in HD patients.
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Department of Nephrology, Medical School, University of Thessaly , Larissa , Greece.
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Name: Renal failure
ISSN: 1525-6049
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- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22897519
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/0886022X.2012.713297
Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Indoleamine-pyrrole 2,3,-dioxygenase
A dioxygenase with specificity for the oxidation of the indoleamine ring of TRYPTOPHAN. It is an extrahepatic enzyme that plays a role in metabolism as the first and rate limiting enzyme in the kynurenine pathway of TRYPTOPHAN catabolism.
Tryptophan Oxygenase
A dioxygenase with specificity for the oxidation of the indoleamine ring of TRYPTOPHAN. It is a LIVER-specific enzyme that is the first and rate limiting enzyme in the kynurenine pathway of TRYPTOPHAN catabolism.
Renal Plasma Flow
The amount of PLASMA that perfuses the KIDNEYS per unit time, approximately 10% greater than effective renal plasma flow (RENAL PLASMA FLOW, EFFECTIVE). It should be differentiated from the RENAL BLOOD FLOW; (RBF), which refers to the total volume of BLOOD flowing through the renal vasculature, while the renal plasma flow refers to the rate of plasma flow (RPF).
Blood Viscosity
The internal resistance of the BLOOD to shear forces. The in vitro measure of whole blood viscosity is of limited clinical utility because it bears little relationship to the actual viscosity within the circulation, but an increase in the viscosity of circulating blood can contribute to morbidity in patients suffering from disorders such as SICKLE CELL ANEMIA and POLYCYTHEMIA.
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