Alpha-klotho and peritoneal membrane status : A hypothesis generating study

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BACKGROUND: Long-term success of peritoneal dialysis relies on the integrity of the peritoneal membrane. This proof-of-concept study addressed the hypothesis that fibrosis is already present in the membrane at pre-dialysis and that the membrane status is related to the individual's uraemic fingerprint.

METHODS: A clinical-mechanistic, transversal, single-centre study was conducted. Pre-dialysis peritoneal biopsies were scored considering the submesothelial compact zone thickness (STM), vasculopathy and inflammation. We investigated if the membrane status could be inferred from a panel of proteins (α-Klotho, Galectin-3, FGF21, FGF23, Tweak, TNFα and hsPCR) in blood.

RESULTS: A total 58 incident patients aged 56 ± 15 years old were included, 31% female, 55% hypertension, 29% diabetic and 24% obese. Person-to-person STM was found to be highly variable and 38% of patients were fibrosis positive. Both α-Klotho (Spearman r = -.7491, p < 0.001) and FGF21 (Spearman r = -.5102, p < 0.001) were negatively associated with STM. α-Klotho, but not FGF21, was able to discriminate fibrosis from nonfibrosis with/without inflammation and vasculopathy. PLS models identified α-Klotho as the protein most relevant for fibrosis. α-Klotho was independently associated with fibrosis of the peritoneal membrane (OR = .991 (.896-.997), p = 0.002).

CONCLUSION: Before the start of dialysis in incident patients, some patients already present fibrosis of the peritoneal membrane and other patients do not. Our findings suggest that α-Klotho may be implicated in fibrosis of the peritoneal membrane.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:53

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European journal of clinical investigation - 53(2023), 3 vom: 20. März, Seite e13903

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Branco, Patrícia [VerfasserIn]
Martins, Ana Rita [VerfasserIn]
Calça, Rita [VerfasserIn]
Mateus, Catarina [VerfasserIn]
Jervis, Maria João [VerfasserIn]
Rodrigues, Anabela [VerfasserIn]
Lopes, Sofia Azeredo [VerfasserIn]
Civantos, Ester [VerfasserIn]
Mas-Fontao, Sebastian [VerfasserIn]
Gaspar, Augusta [VerfasserIn]
Ramos, Sância [VerfasserIn]
Morello, Judit [VerfasserIn]
Gomes, Daniel Pinto [VerfasserIn]
Pereira, Sofia Azeredo [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Biopsy
Cytokines
Diabetes
Journal Article
Peritoneal membrane fibrosis
Precision medicine
Uraemic toxins

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Date Completed 14.02.2023

Date Revised 14.02.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/eci.13903

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM348906935