title: [Impaired neutrophil function in chronic renal failure--dysregulation of surface adhesion molecule expression and phagocytosis].
abstract: To elucidate the impaired neutrophil function in patients with chronic renal failure, we analyzed the expression of the adhesion molecules, LAM-1, LFA-1, Mac-1, gp150/95 and phagocytosis activity of neutrophils in predialysis and hemodialysis patients by flow cytometry. Further, the response to granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF), N-formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (fMLP) and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF alpha) were investigated. In hemodialysis patients, the expression of LAM-1 was decreased and that of MAC-1 was increased, indicating the activation of neutrophils. Also in predialysis patients, the same condition of "low LAM-1, high MAC-1" was observed, but to a lesser degree. Phagocytosis activity was significantly decreased in hemodialysis patients, whereas the neutrophils of predialysis patients showed almost the same phagocytosis activity compared to the controls. The responses to G-CSF, fMLP, TNF alpha were significantly reduced both in hemodialysis and predialysis patients. The inadequate activation of neutrophils and impaired response to stimulation may play an important role in uremic patients with regard to increased susceptibility to infections.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine (II), Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saeki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kaito
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000276:immunology*; D019041:L-Selectin / Q000378:metabolism; D016169:Lymphocyte Function-Associated Antigen-1 / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009240:N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine / Q000494:pharmacology; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000276:immunology*; D010587:Phagocytosis; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; D016169:Lymphocyte Function-Associated Antigen-1; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D019041:L-Selectin; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor; D009240:N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine