Increased Intracellular Reactive Oxygen Species in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells from Renal Transplant Recipients with Decreased Graft Function.
- Author:
Ji Hye KIM
1
;
Jehyun PARK
;
Hunjoo HA
;
Hi Bahl LEE
;
Kyu Ha HUH
;
Myoung Soo KIM
;
Soon Il KIM
;
Yu Seun KIM
;
Kiil PARK
Author Information
1. The Research Institute for Transplantation, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Reactive oxygen species;
Peripheral blood mononuclear cells;
Transplantation;
Graft function
- MeSH:
Allografts;
Creatinine;
Flow Cytometry;
Humans;
Hydrogen;
Hydrogen Peroxide;
Kidney Failure, Chronic;
Kidney Transplantation;
Oxidative Stress;
Reactive Oxygen Species*;
Tissue Donors;
Transplantation*;
Transplants*
- From:The Journal of the Korean Society for Transplantation
2003;17(2):131-136
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: Oxidative stress plays an important role in the development and progression of renal injury. However, the role of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in renal allograft dysfunction is not clear. The present study examined the level of intracellular ROS in healthy control (kidney donor, n=37), end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients (n=36), transplant recipients with serum creatinine (Scr) less than 1.5 mg% (n=33), and recipients with Scr between 1.5 and 5.0 mg% (n=36) at least one year after renal transplantation. METHODS: Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) were isolated by Ficoll-Hypaque gradient method. Dichlorofluorescein (DCF)-sensitive ROS was measured by flow cytometry and expressed as an arbitrary unit. RESULTS: Basal ROS production in PBMC was significantly increased in ESRD patients compared to healthy control. Basal ROS production in both transplant patient groups was not significantly different from healthy control. Phorbol-12-myristate-13- acetate (PMA) and hydrogen peroxide significantly enhanced intracellular ROS in all 4 groups. PMA- and hydrogen peroxide-induced cellular ROS was significantly higher in renal recipients with Scr between 1.5 and 5.0 mg% than in both healthy control and patients with Scr below 1.5 mg%. In regression analysis all, PMA- and hydrogen peroxide- induced as well as basal intracellular ROS in PBMC was correlated with Scr. CONCLUSION: Our results demonstrate that oxidative stress correlates with the declining of renal graft function.
