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ArticleBiomedicines2024

Altered Expression of Intestinal Tight Junctions in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: A Pathogenetic Mechanism of Intestinal Hyperpermeability.

Georgia-Andriana Georgopoulou, Marios Papasotiriou, Pinelopi Bosgana, Anne-Lise de Lastic, Eleni-Evangelia Koufou, Evangelos Papachristou, Dimitrios S Goumenos, Periklis Davlouros, Eleni Kourea, Vasiliki Zolota and 3 more

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Article in Biomedicines, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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Georgia-Andriana GeorgopoulouDivision of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-6130-7100
Marios PapasotiriouDivision of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-9375-989X
Pinelopi BosganaDepartment of Pathology, Medical School, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece.
Anne-Lise de LasticLaboratory of Immunohematology, Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-3152-4777
Eleni-Evangelia KoufouDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-8979-8554
Evangelos PapachristouDivision of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece.
Dimitrios S GoumenosDivision of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece.
Periklis DavlourosDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece.
Eleni KoureaDepartment of Pathology, Medical School, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-7600-6973
Vasiliki ZolotaDepartment of Pathology, Medical School, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece.
Konstantinos ThomopoulosDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece.
Athanasia MouzakiLaboratory of Immunohematology, Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-5548-7002
Stelios F AssimakopoulosDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-6901-3681
University of Patras · GR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSystemic inflammation in chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated (as a cause or effect) with intestinal barrier dysfunction and increased gut permeability, with mechanisms not yet fully understood. This study investigated different parameters of the intestinal barrier in CKD patients, especially tight junction (TJ) proteins and their possible association with systemic endotoxemia and inflammation.

methodsThirty-three patients with stage I-IV CKD (n = 17) or end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) (n = 16) and 11 healthy controls underwent duodenal biopsy. Samples were examined histologically, the presence of CD3+ T-lymphocytes and the expression of occludin and claudin-1 in the intestinal epithelium was evaluated by means of immunohistochemistry, circulating endotoxin concentrations were determined by means of ELISA and the concentrations of the cytokines IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10 and TNF-α in serum were measured using flow cytometry.

resultsPatients with stage I-IV CKD or ESKD had significantly higher serum endotoxin, IL-6, IL-8 and IL-10 levels compared to controls. Intestinal occludin and claudin-1 were significantly decreased, and their expression was inversely correlated with systemic endotoxemia. Regarding occludin, a specific expression pattern was observed, with a gradually increasing loss of its expression from the crypt to the tip of the villi.

conclusionThe expression of occludin and claudin-1 in enterocytes is significantly reduced in patients with CKD, contributing to systemic endotoxemia and inflammatory responses in these patients.

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chronic kidney diseaseendotoxinintestinal barrieroccludintight junctions

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