title: Soluble leptin receptor levels in patients with chronic renal failure.
abstract: Soluble leptin receptor (SLR) is the extracellular part of the leptin receptor. This protein is released into circulation and constitutes the main circulating leptin-binding protein. The aim of our study was to measure SLR concentrations in patients with chronic renal failure (CRF) and healthy subjects and to explore the relationship of SLR to other hormones and cytokines. The patients with CRF had significantly higher serum leptin, TNF-alpha and insulin levels than healthy subjects (25.1+/-23.5 vs. 9.4+/-7.6 ng.ml(-1) (S.D.); 14.2+/-4.2 vs. 4.55+/-2.5 ng.ml(-1); 39.8+/-36.1 vs. 20.3+/-11.1 mU.l(-1)). Serum soluble leptin receptor levels did not differ between these groups (19.1+/-11.3 vs. 19.6+/-6.1 U.ml(-1)). An inverse relationship between serum SLR and leptin levels was found in both groups. In patients with CRF the inverse relationship between SLR and insulin, body fat content and total protein levels were also found, while in healthy subjects only inverse relationship of SLR with insulin and albumin concentrations were detected. We conclude that soluble leptin receptor levels in patients with chronic renal failure do not differ from those of healthy subjects despite higher serum leptin levels in CRF patients. The physiological consequences of this finding require further investigation.
authors.affiliation: Third Medical Department, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic. jsvob@email.cz
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Krízová
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sulková
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bednárová
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Parízková
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kotrlíková
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Haluzík
mesh_terms: D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D001823:Body Composition; D001835:Body Weight; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000097:blood*; D020738:Leptin / Q000097:blood; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000097:blood*; D054411:Receptors, Leptin; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000032:analysis; D012885:Skinfold Thickness; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D001798:Blood Proteins; D007328:Insulin; C515448:LEPR protein, human; D020738:Leptin; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D054411:Receptors, Leptin; D012709:Serum Albumin; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha