title: Patch-clamp study on T-lymphocyte potassium conductance in patients with chronic renal failure.
abstract: Using the patch-clamp technique, we studied the differences in whole-cell potassium conductance (g(K)+) in T lymphocytes (TL) from three groups of patients suffering from renal failure: not dialyzed patients, dialyzed patients, and dialyzed patients treated with human recombinant erythropoietin (rHuEPO). The differences in g(K+) values in the group of not dialyzed patients in comparison with controls was not significant (p > 0.05). In the group of dialyzed patients, after roughly 6 years of the hemodialysis therapy, the g(K+) value was significantly higher than in controls. In dialyzed patients treated with rHuEPO, g(K+) value was significantly lower in comparison with control. Moreover, in dialyzed patients treated with rHuEPO, the time duration of dialysis therapy did not significantly affect the TL whole-cell conductance. We conclude that the g(K+) is changed in TL in renal failure patients and that the time duration of hemodialysis therapy as well as the use of rHuEPO affect the g(K+) value. Possible mechanisms underlying the observed changes in g(K+) values, as well as medical implications of obtained results are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biophysics, Wrocław University of Medicine, Poland.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Teisseyre
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Zmonarski
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Klinger
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Mozrzymas
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Miekisz
mesh_terms: D000740:Anemia / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D004594:Electrophysiology; D004921:Erythropoietin / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000628:therapy; D008564:Membrane Potentials / Q000502:physiology; D018408:Patch-Clamp Techniques; D015221:Potassium Channels / Q000378:metabolism*; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D015221:Potassium Channels; D004921:Erythropoietin