title: Visfatin and endothelial function in dialyzed patients.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Visfatin is an adipocytokine that has recently generated much interest. The aim of the study was to assess visfatin in correlation with markers of endothelial damage and inflammation in haemodialyzed and peritoneally dialyzed patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  Visfatin, leptin, apelin and adiponectin, markers of coagulation (thrombin-antithrombin complexes (TAT), prothrombin fragments 1+2 (F1+2)), fibrinolysis (tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1 (PAI-1)), endothelial function/injury (Von Willebrand factor (vWF), thrombomodulin, intracellular adhesion molecule (ICAM), vascular cell adhesion molecule (VCAM), CD146) and inflammation (high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP), tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and interleukin (IL)-6) were assessed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Triglycerides, hsCRP, creatinine, IL-6, TNF-alpha, vWF, F1+2, TAT, thrombomodulin, ICAM, VCAM, CD146, PAI-1, leptin, adiponectin and visfatin were elevated in dialyzed patients over controls. Visfatin correlated significantly, in univariate analysis, in haemodialyzed patients with markers of endothelial damage/inflammation (CD146, ICAM, IL-6), other adipocytokines, Kt/V and dialysis vintage, and tended to correlate with hsCRP. In peritoneally dialyzed patients, visfatin correlated significantly with haemoglobin, and markers of endothelial damage. In the healthy volunteers visfatin correlated significantly with ICAM, creatinine and IL-6. In multiple regression analysis in HD patients visfatin was only independently related to Kt/V, dialysis vintage and IL-6.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Elevated visfatin related to markers of inflammation might represent a novel link between inflammation and adipocytokines in dialyzed patients. Time on dialyses and dialysis adequacy may influence visfatin in dialyzed patients due to the decreased clearance of visfatin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology and Transplantology, Medical University, Bialystok, Poland. jolmal@poczta.onet.pl
authors.forename: Jolanta
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Malyszko
authors.forename: Jacek S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Malyszko
authors.forename: Michal
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mysliwiec
mesh_terms: D054392:Adipokines / Q000097:blood; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D016207:Cytokines / Q000097:blood*; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000276:immunology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000276:immunology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D018836:Inflammation Mediators / Q000097:blood; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D016014:Linear Models; D008875:Middle Aged; D054409:Nicotinamide Phosphoribosyltransferase / Q000097:blood*; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory / Q000009:adverse effects; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D015854:Up-Regulation
chemical_list: D054392:Adipokines; D015415:Biomarkers; D016207:Cytokines; D018836:Inflammation Mediators; D054409:Nicotinamide Phosphoribosyltransferase; C085455:nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase, human