Advanced glycation endproducts (AGEs) as uremic toxins. |
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Authors: | V Schwenger M Zeier T Henle E Ritz |
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Affiliation: | Ruperto Carola University of Heidelberg, Department of Internal Medicine, Bergheimer Strasse 58, D-69115 Heidelberg, Germany. |
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Abstract: | Products of non-enzymatic glycation accumulate both in diabetic and non-diabetic patients with renal failure. The increase in concentration is presumably due to increased generation, secondary to oxidative stress and due to decreased (renal) elimination; whether accumulation of AGEs of dietary origin plays a role is currently under investigation. AGE's have been related to progression of diabetic (and possibly also non-diabetic) renal disease and to a number of complications of the uremic syndrome. These comprise beta-2-microglobulin-derived dialysis-related amyloidosis, dyslipidemia, vascular dysfunction and accelerated atherogenesis. A specific case is AGE related damage to the peritoneal membrane in CAPD patients. Removal of AGE by dialysis is negligible and even high flux dialysis eliminates only a quantitatively limited amount of AGE. In contrast, a rapid decrease of AGE concentrations in plasma is noted after renal transplantation. Dietary AGEs may contribute significantly to the total AGE load of the body, particularly in uremia. |
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