P-selectin, E-selectin, and CD40L over time in chronic hemodialysis patients

Hemodial Int. 2012 Jan;16(1):38-46. doi: 10.1111/j.1542-4758.2011.00579.x.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to measure P-selectin, E-selectin, and CD-4L levels over time in chronic hemodialysis (HD) patients. Thirty stable patients with end-stage renal failure undergoing chronic HD were included in the study. Blood samples were obtained before HD for measurement of P-selectin, E-selectin, and CD-40L. Measurements were performed at month 0 (T0), 3 (T2), 8 (T3), and 13 (T4). The levels of P-selectin, E-selectin, and CD40L were also analyzed according to the occurrence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and to CVD-related mortality. The levels of CD40L and P-selectin changed significantly over time, decreasing at month 3 and 6 and returning at the T0 levels at month 13. Conversely, E-selectin levels did not. The levels of CD40L, P-selectin and E-selectin over time did not differ significantly between patients with age ≤ 65 or > 65 years, between patients with or without CVD, or between patients who died or who survived during the follow-up. In end-stage renal failure patients undergoing chronic HD, CD40L and P-selectin, but not E-selectin, showed a transient decrease over time, and the serum levels of these molecules were not associated with CVD or with CVD-related mortality.

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Body Mass Index
  • CD40 Ligand / blood*
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / mortality
  • E-Selectin / blood*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • P-Selectin / blood*
  • Renal Dialysis*

Substances

  • E-Selectin
  • P-Selectin
  • CD40 Ligand