title: Hemodialysis related interleukin-2 receptor release by peripheral blood mononuclear cells.
abstract: To evaluate the effects of hemodialysis treatment on the spontaneous cell release of interleukin-2 receptor (IL-2R), we studied 19 hemodialyzed patients (HD), 9 non hemodialyzed patients with chronic uremia (UR, glomerular filtration rate: 8.4 +/- 1.8 ml/min), and 8 healthy control subjects (C). We measured the release of IL-2R in the supernatant of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) cultured for 24 hrs in Iscove's medium as well as the plasma levels of IL-2R. A significant increase of IL-2R release was detected in the supernatant of PBMC harvested from HD patients (32.4 +/- 2.4 and 34.2 +/- 5.6 U/3 x 10(6) PBMC daily before and after HD, respectively) as compared with UR (16.6 +/- 5.2 U/3 x 10(6) PBMC daily) and C (21.4 +/- 3.8 U/3 x 10(6) PBMC daily). Similarly, IL-2R plasma levels were significantly higher in HD (378.5 +/- 164.6 U/ml) than in UR (189.5 +/- 89.3 U/ml) and C (11.2 +/- 2.68 U/ml). To summarize, the current study demonstrates: a) an enhancement of spontaneous IL-2R cell release in HD patients; b) an increase of sIL-2R plasma levels in UR patients possibly related to reduced metabolism and/or urinary excretion, because it was not associated with high IL-2R cell release; and c) a further increment of IL-2R systemic levels in HD likely secondary to the high cell release of IL-2R. Therefore, a chronic T cell activation with increased release of IL-2R secondary to the dialysis procedure is suggested.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, University Federico II of Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Memoli
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Libetta
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: De Nicola
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rampino
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Capuano
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Guida
authors.forename: V E
authors.initials: VE
authors.lastname: Andreucci
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002482:Cellulose / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007688:Kidneys, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects; D007963:Leukocytes, Mononuclear / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2 / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000378:metabolism*; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012995:Solubility; D014511:Uremia / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2; D002482:Cellulose; C009865:cuprammonium cellulose