title: Red blood cells and platelet membrane fatty acids in non-dialyzed and dialyzed uremics.
abstract: Three groups of patients with chronic renal failure (CRF), 16 non-dialyzed, 16 undergoing haemodialysis (HD), 16 undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD), and 48 controls were examined. We analyzed the fatty acid composition in membranes from erythrocytes and platelets and the platelet malondialdehyde (MDA) production as an index of thromboxane metabolism. Marked differences in erythrocytes fatty acid composition were observed between patients with CRF and controls and, particularly, among the three groups of patients with CRF. Patients on CAPD were characterized by an increase in oleic acid, while haemodialyzed had a marked increase in arachidonic acid. Platelet fatty acid composition showed similar differences, suggesting a 'systemic' membrane abnormality. Platelet MDA was increased in haemodialyzed and positively correlated with the platelet arachidonate content.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medical Pathology, University of Verona, Italy.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Girelli
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Azzini
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Olivieri
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Guarini
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Trevisan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lupo
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bernich
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Panzetta
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Corrocher
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016718:Arachidonic Acid / Q000097:blood; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000378:metabolism*; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D004910:Erythrocyte Membrane / Q000378:metabolism*; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000097:blood*; D005229:Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated / Q000097:blood; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019787:Linoleic Acid; D008041:Linoleic Acids / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008315:Malondialdehyde / Q000097:blood; D008875:Middle Aged; D019301:Oleic Acid; D009829:Oleic Acids / Q000097:blood; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D014511:Uremia / Q000097:blood* / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D005227:Fatty Acids; D005229:Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated; D008041:Linoleic Acids; D009829:Oleic Acids; D016718:Arachidonic Acid; D019301:Oleic Acid; D008315:Malondialdehyde; D019787:Linoleic Acid