Clinical determinants and mortality predictability of stearoyl-CoA desaturase-1 activity indices in dialysis patients.

Summary of "Clinical determinants and mortality predictability of stearoyl-CoA desaturase-1 activity indices in dialysis patients."

BACKGROUND:
Stearoyl-CoA desaturase-1 (SCD-1) converts dietary saturated fatty acids to monounsaturated fatty acids. Elevated SCD-1 activity thus signifiesimpaired fatty acid metabolism and excess saturated fat intake. In the general population,increased SCD-1 activity is associated with cardiovascular disease and mortality. The determinants and implications of SCD-1 activity in dialysis patients are unknown.
SUBJECTS:
A total of222 dialysis patients (39% women) with prospective follow-up, median age of 57 years and an average of 12 months of dialysis.
DESIGN:
Fatty acid compositions in plasma phospholipids and free fatty acids (FFAs) were assessed by gas-liquid chromatography. SCD-1 activity indices were calculated asthe product-to-precursor fatty acid ratio (palmitoleic acid/palmitic acid) in each fraction to reflect SCD-1 activities in the liver and adipose tissue.
RESULTS:
Median hepatic and adipose tissue SCD-1 activity indices were 0.016 and 0.150, respectively. In multivariate analyses, SCD-1 was positively associated with age, female sex and serum interleukin-6 level. During 18.4 (interquartile range5.5-37.3) months of follow-up, there were 61 deaths and 115 kidney transplants. The cut-off level for high SCD-1 indices was determined by receiver operating characteristic curve analyses. In fully adjusted competing risk models, patients with high SCD-1 indices in both phospholipids and FFAs had more than two-fold increased mortality risk before kidney transplantation [hazard ratio (HR)2.29, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.28-4.11 and HR 2.36, 95% CI 1.38-4.03, respectively],compared with patients with low SCD-1 indices.
CONCLUSIONS:
Both hepatic and adipose tissue SCD-1 activity indices independently predict mortality in dialysis patients. Further studies are warranted to determine whether reducing SCD-1 activity by dietary intervention(limiting saturated fat) could improve survival in dialysis patients. © 2012 The Association for the Publication of the Journal of Internal Medicine.

Affiliation

Divisions of Renal Medicine and Baxter Novum, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention, and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm.

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Name: Journal of internal medicine
ISSN: 1365-2796
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• PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22897446
• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2796.2012.02573.x