BACKGROUND: Overexpression of glutathione S-transferase (GST; EC 2.5. 1.18) has been documented in the erythrocytes of patients with chronic renal failure, and this event may well be of relevance from a clinical standpoint. In fact, it could serve as a marker of uremic toxicity overall, which can contribute to impair the function and survival of the erythrocytes. However, the biochemical details of this phenomenon are poorly understood. METHODS: In this study, we characterized the expression of GST in erythrocytes of 118 uremic patients under different clinical conditions. The mechanisms responsible for the regulation of protein expression and enzyme activity were investigated in light of different dialysis approaches, oxidative stress, uremic toxins, erythrocyte age, and erythropoietin (EPO) supplementation. RESULTS: Mean GST activity in uremic patients was highly overexpressed with respect to controls, and this phenomenon was exclusively attributable to an increased expression of GST. Overexpression of GST did not appear to be dependent on oxidative stress and was not influenced by vitamin E supplementation. In the same manner, both erythrocyte age and EPO supplementation apparently did not interfere with the GST concentrations, which were the same in controls and patients. Preliminary experiments suggested that high-molecular weight or protein-bound toxins could play some role in the overexpression of GST. CONCLUSIONS: GST expression may be a useful marker for the individual accumulation of uremic toxins as well as of the efficiency of new dialysis strategies in removing them.
BACKGROUND: Overexpression of glutathione S-transferase (GST; EC 2.5. 1.18) has been documented in the erythrocytes of patients with chronic renal failure, and this event may well be of relevance from a clinical standpoint. In fact, it could serve as a marker of uremic toxicity overall, which can contribute to impair the function and survival of the erythrocytes. However, the biochemical details of this phenomenon are poorly understood. METHODS: In this study, we characterized the expression of GST in erythrocytes of 118 uremic patients under different clinical conditions. The mechanisms responsible for the regulation of protein expression and enzyme activity were investigated in light of different dialysis approaches, oxidative stress, uremic toxins, erythrocyte age, and erythropoietin (EPO) supplementation. RESULTS: Mean GST activity in uremic patients was highly overexpressed with respect to controls, and this phenomenon was exclusively attributable to an increased expression of GST. Overexpression of GST did not appear to be dependent on oxidative stress and was not influenced by vitamin E supplementation. In the same manner, both erythrocyte age and EPO supplementation apparently did not interfere with the GST concentrations, which were the same in controls and patients. Preliminary experiments suggested that high-molecular weight or protein-bound toxins could play some role in the overexpression of GST. CONCLUSIONS:GST expression may be a useful marker for the individual accumulation of uremic toxins as well as of the efficiency of new dialysis strategies in removing them.
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