Abstract

HD patients have impaired adaptive immune responses, which might depend on the primary cause of chronic kidney disease (CKD). We analyzed percentages of T cells subpopulations with the expression of CD69, CD25, CD95, and HLA-DR antigens in HD patients to determine the status of T cell activation. Also, we determined serum levels of cytokines: IL12p70, TNF, IL-10, IL-6, IL-1β, IL-8. HD patients had increased percentages of CD4+CD25+, CD4+CD69+, CD4+HLA-DR+, CD8+CD69+, and CD8+HLA-DR+ cells compared to healthy people. Also, their IL-6 and IL-8 serum levels were higher. Changes in T cell subpopulations were seen in patients with diabetic nephropathy (DN) or ischemic nephropathy (IN) but not with glomerulonephritis (GN). HD patients dialyzed for more than six months had a lower percentage of CD4+CD69+, CD8+HLA-DR+, CD8+CD95+ cells, higher IL-12p70 levels, and lower IL-8 levels. Our results show that HD treatment and CKD cause influence T cell activation status.

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