PMID- 15896974 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20060317 LR - 20061115 IS - 1043-4666 (Print) IS - 1043-4666 (Linking) VI - 31 IP - 1 DP - 2005 Jul 7 TI - Circulating beta-chemokines and matrix metalloproteinase-9/tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 system in hemodialyzed patients--role of oxidative stress. PG - 18-24 AB - Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and their tissue inhibitors (TIMPs), beta-chemokines, increased oxidative stress (SOX) and inflammation have been implicated as important factors in atherosclerosis and vascular remodeling. We hypothesized the possible roles of beta-chemokines [monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), macrophage inflammatory proteins (MIP-1alpha, MIP-1beta) and regulated upon activation, normal T-cell expressed and secreted (RANTES)] as regulators of the metabolism of the vascular extracellular matrix in conditions of increased SOX in hemodialysis (HD) patients. We compared pre-dialysis levels of MMP-9/TIMP-1 system, beta-chemokines, Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase (Cu/Zn SOD) as a marker of SOX and C-reactive protein (CRP) as a marker of inflammation in HD patients with and without cardiovascular disease (CVD) to those of controls. HD patients, particularly those with CVD, showed a significant increase in values of Cu/Zn SOD, CRP, TIMP-1, TIMP-1/MMP-9 ratio, MCP-1 and MIP-1beta, whereas RANTES levels were lower than in the controls. The levels of MIP-1alpha as well as MMP-9 in all HD groups were similar to the controls. The positive correlations were observed between the MMP-9/TIMP-1 system and beta-chemokines, SOX and inflammation in whole HD group and in the subgroup with CVD. Multivariate analysis showed that the duration of dialysis followed by Cu/Zn SOD, MIP-1alpha and beta levels were the significant positive predictors of TIMP-1. In conclusion, our data show that MMP-9/TIMP-1 system and beta-chemokines could cooperate in conditions of elevated SOX, which ultimately predisposes hemodialysis patients to accelerated atherosclerosis. FAU - Pawlak, Krystyna AU - Pawlak K AD - Department of Nephrology and Transplantology, Medical University of Bialystok, 14 Zurawia Street, 15-540 Bialystok, Poland. krystynapawlak@poczta.onet.pl FAU - Pawlak, Dariusz AU - Pawlak D FAU - Mysliwiec, Michal AU - Mysliwiec M LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - England TA - Cytokine JT - Cytokine JID - 9005353 RN - 0 (Chemokines, CC) RN - 0 (Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1) RN - 9007-41-4 (C-Reactive Protein) RN - EC 1.15.1.1 (Superoxide Dismutase) RN - EC 3.4.24.35 (Matrix Metalloproteinase 9) SB - IM MH - C-Reactive Protein/metabolism MH - Cardiovascular Diseases/blood MH - Chemokines, CC/*blood MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Male MH - Matrix Metalloproteinase 9/*blood/metabolism MH - Middle Aged MH - *Oxidative Stress MH - *Renal Dialysis MH - Superoxide Dismutase/blood/metabolism MH - Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1/*blood/metabolism EDAT- 2005/05/18 09:00 MHDA- 2006/03/18 09:00 CRDT- 2005/05/18 09:00 PHST- 2004/05/12 00:00 [received] PHST- 2004/10/05 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2005/02/21 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2005/05/18 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2006/03/18 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2005/05/18 09:00 [entrez] AID - S1043-4666(05)00109-2 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.cyto.2004.12.020 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Cytokine. 2005 Jul 7;31(1):18-24. doi: 10.1016/j.cyto.2004.12.020.