Adiponectin levels and atherosclerotic risk factors in pediatric chronic peritoneal dialysis patients

Bakkaloglu S., Buyan N., Funahashi T., Pasaoglu H., ELHAN A. H., Hasanoglu E., ...More

PERITONEAL DIALYSIS INTERNATIONAL, vol.25, no.4, pp.357-361, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 25 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2005
  • Doi Number: 10.1177/089686080502500410
  • Journal Name: PERITONEAL DIALYSIS INTERNATIONAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.357-361
  • Keywords: adiponectin, children, chronic peritoneal dialysis, atherosclerotic risk factors, PLASMA-PROTEIN ADIPONECTIN, ADIPOSE-SPECIFIC PROTEIN, CORONARY-ARTERY-DISEASE, STAGE RENAL-DISEASE, CARDIOVASCULAR-DISEASE, KIDNEY-DISEASE, CHILDREN, HEMODIALYSIS, CAPD, MACROPHAGES
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background. Atherosclerotic vascular diseases are the major cause of mortality in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) treated with chronic peritoneal dialysis (CPD), even in children. Adiponectin (ADPN) is a recently discovered adipocyte-derived plasma protein having anti-atherogenic properties. ADPN levels are elevated in ESRD but-it has-been reported that ESRD patients with low plasma ADPN levels have a high risk of cardiovascular death.