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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2010 Dec;25(12):4023-31.
doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfq552. Epub 2010 Oct 27.

Endothelial progenitor cells in patients on extracorporeal maintenance dialysis therapy

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Randomized Controlled Trial

Endothelial progenitor cells in patients on extracorporeal maintenance dialysis therapy

Detlef H Krieter et al. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2010 Dec.

Abstract

Background: Chronic renal failure patients have a high cardiovascular disease burden, low numbers and impaired function of endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs). We hypothesized that enhanced uraemic toxin removal restores EPCs in haemodialysis patients.

Methods: In a prospective, randomized, cross-over trial, 18 patients were subjected to 4 weeks of each low-flux haemodialysis, high-flux haemodialysis and haemodiafiltration differing in uraemic toxin removal. EPCs were determined at baseline and at the end of each 4-week period. A cohort of 16 healthy volunteers served as control. EPCs were studied after culture on fibronectin (CFU-Hill) and collagen-1 (ECFC).

Results: Dialysis patients had a lower number of ECFCs than in healthy controls (P < 0.001) and a reduced fraction of vital ECFCs (P < 0.05), whereas the formation of endothelial cell colonies (ECCs) was increased (P < 0.05). Different middle molecular uraemic toxin removal had no effects on EPC numbers. The number of prototypical EPCs (CD34( +)/VEGFR2-KDR( +)/CD45( -) ECFCs) was similar between patients and controls. Correlations of plasma C-reactive protein with ECC count, CFU-Hill colony count and CD34( +)/VEGFR2-KDR( +)/CD45( -) subpopulation of both ECFC and CFU-Hill cells were observed.

Conclusions: Different middle molecule removal has no effect on EPCs. Reduced vitality and enhanced ECC formation suggest growth induction of impaired EPCs in chronic renal failure and are associated with inflammation.

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