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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-5-6
pubmed:abstractText
Since polyamines have been suggested to be one of the uremic "toxins," the levels of each polyamine, its oxidized product, acrolein, and amine oxidase in plasma of patients with renal failure were investigated. The level of putrescine was increased, whereas the level of spermine was decreased in the plasma of patients with renal failure. The patients also had increased serum amine oxidase activity leading to increased degradation of spermine. Both levels of free and protein-conjugated acrolein were also increased in plasma of patients with renal failure. The accumulated acrolein found as protein conjugates was equivalent to 180 microM, which was 6-fold higher than in plasma of normal subjects. It was found that acrolein is mainly produced by polyamine oxidase in plasma. A cell lysate containing polyamine oxidase was cytotoxic in the presence of spermine. Our results indicate that the level of acrolein is well correlated with the degree of seriousness of chronic renal failure.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0006-291X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
23
pubmed:volume
305
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
143-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Increase in putrescine, amine oxidase, and acrolein in plasma of renal failure patients.
pubmed:affiliation
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8522, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't