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Evaluation of Glyoxal and Methylglyoxal Levels in Uremic Patients under Peritoneal Dialysis
Author(s) -
LAPOLLA A,
FLAMINI R,
LUPO A,
ARICÒ N C,
RUGIU C,
REITANO R,
TUBARO M,
RAGAZZI E,
SERAGLIA R,
TRALDI P
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1196/annals.1333.027
Subject(s) - pentosidine , methylglyoxal , glycation , peritoneal dialysis , glyoxal , medicine , endocrinology , dialysis , chemistry , fructosamine , renal function , diabetes mellitus , urology , biochemistry , enzyme , organic chemistry
A bstract : Advanced glycation end products (AGEs) accumulate in serum and tissues of patients with chronic renal failure, even in the absence of diabetes, and a different clearance of these species has been observed by hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). Furthermore, it has been shown that not only AGE but also 1,2‐dicarbonyl compounds are formed during heat sterilization of glucose‐based peritoneal dialysis fluids. Therefore, we investigated the level of some AGEs (pentosidine and free pentosidine) and dicarbonyl compounds (glyoxal and methylglyoxal) in end‐stage renal disease patients subjected to peritoneal dialysis. Samples (20 from healthy subjects, 16 from uremic patients before and after 12 h of peritoneal dialysis) were analyzed, and the plasma and dialysate levels of glyoxal, methylglyoxal, pentosidine, and free pentosidine were determined. In plasma of uremic patients, mean values of pentosidine showed a small decrease after dialysis and were always higher than those of healthy control subjects. An analogous trend was observed for free pentosidine. In the case of peritoneal dialysate, no pentosidine and free pentosidine were found at time zero, whereas both compounds were detected after 12 h of dialysis. Glyoxal and methylglyoxal mean levels showed a decrease in plasma after dialysis even if their values were always higher than those of healthy control subjects. Surprisingly, an analogous trend was observed also in dialysate. These results might indicate that glyoxal and methylglyoxal already present in the dialysis fluid react with the peritoneal matrix proteins, accounting for the gradual loss of peritoneal membrane function that is often observed in patients subjected to CAPD for a long time.