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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-6-16
pubmed:abstractText
Mortality from cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease due to atherosclerosis is increased in patients on chronic hemodialysis. Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 and its receptor, C-C chemokine receptor 2, play an important role in recruiting monocytes to atherosclerotic lesions. The relationship between atherosclerosis in hemodialysis patients and C-C chemokine receptor 2 expression is unknown. Fifty-six patients on chronic hemodialysis and 27 age- and sex-matched controls were enrolled. Serum levels of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 and expression of C-C chemokine receptor 2 by circulating monocytes were determined. Atherosclerosis was evaluated from the carotid intima-media thickness and cardio-ankle vascular index. Serum levels of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 and expression of C-C chemokine receptor 2 by monocytes were significantly higher in the hemodialysis patients than the controls. Multiple regression analysis showed a positive correlation between receptor expression and both indexes of atherosclerosis. C-C chemokine receptor 2 expression by circulating monocytes influences atherosclerosis in patients on chronic hemodialysis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1744-9987
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
13
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
205-12
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
C-C chemokine receptor 2 expression by circulating monocytes influences atherosclerosis in patients on chronic hemodialysis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Molecular and Internal Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical Science, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article