title: Association between pentosidine and arteriosclerosis in patients receiving hemodialysis.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  It has been suggested that advanced glycation endproducts (AGEs) accumulate in arteriosclerotic lesions, playing and important role in the development and progression of arteriosclerosis. A chemical quantification method using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) has been established to determine pentosidine levels in these products. Some studies reported that the abdominal aorta calcification index (ACI), obtained by computed tomography (CT), was useful for noninvasively diagnosing arteriosclerosis and determining its severity. In the present study, we measured the ACI and plasma pentosidine in patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis, and investigated the association between arteriosclerosis and pentosidine.
  
  
  METHODS
  In 73 patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis (43 men; 30 women), we determined the ACI, and investigated the association of the ACI with plasma total pentosidine, total cholesterol, triglyceride, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, serum creatinine, and parathyroid hormone (PTH), as well as the product of serum calcium and serum phosphorus, duration of dialysis, and age.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The ACI did not correlate with total cholesterol, triglyceride, HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, serum creatinine, PTH, or the product of serum calcium and serum phosphorus. Age, duration of dialysis, and plasma total pentosidine correlated with the ACI: (y = -33.12 + 0.913x; r = 0.407; P < 0.01), (y = 13.94 + 0.403x; r = 0.488; P < 0.01), and (y = 14.13 + 0.630x; r = 0.365; P < 0.01), respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It is suggested that pentosidine may be associated with arteriosclerotic development in hemodialysis patients. It has been suggested that advanced glycation endproducts (AGEs) accumulate in arteriosclerotic lesions, playing an important role in the development and progression of arteriosclerosis. A chemical quantification method using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) has been established to determine pentosidine levels in these products. Some studies reported that the abdominal aorta calcification index (ACI), obtained by computed tomography (CT), was useful for noninvasively diagnosing arteriosclerosis and determining its severity. In the present study, we measured the ACI and plasma pentosidine in patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis, and investigated the association between arteriosclerosis and pentosidine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Nara Medical University, Shijo-cho 840, Kashihara, 634-8522, Nara, Japan. t-kita46@zeus.eonet.ne.jp
authors.forename: Takanori
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kitauchi
authors.forename: Katsunori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: Tatsuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoneda
authors.forename: Toshihisa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Saka
authors.forename: Motoyoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yoshikawa
authors.forename: Seiichirou
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ozono
authors.forename: Yoshihiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hirao
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000097:blood; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001120:Arginine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000097:blood*; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000097:blood*; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000628:therapy*; D008239:Lysine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012044:Regression Analysis; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D001120:Arginine; C062187:pentosidine; D008239:Lysine