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Serum HSP27 is associated with medullary perfusion in kidney allografts
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Serum HSP27 is associated with medullary perfusion in kidney allografts

Eva Marquez, Elizabeth Sadowski, Shannon Reese, Aparna Vidyasagar, Nathan Artz, Sean Fain, Lynn Jacobson, William Swain and Arjang Djamali
Journal of nephrology, Vol.25(6), pp.1075-1080
11/01/2012
DOI: 10.5301/jn.5000099
PMCID: PMC4609193
PMID: 22383348

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Abstract

Background: Heat shock protein 27 (HSP27) is a small HSP up-regulated in response to stress in the kidney. The relationship between HSP27 and intrarenal oxygenation in patients with native and transplant kidney disease is unknown. Methods: We compared HSP27 levels, intrarenal oxygenation measured by blood oxygen-level dependent (BOLD) imaging using R2* values, and perfusion determined by arterial spin labeling (ASL) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), between patients with native and transplant kidney disease (n=28). Results: There were no statistical differences in mean age (53.9 vs. 47.1 years), kidney function (63.6 vs. 50.7 ml/min per 1.73 m(2)), mean arterial blood pressure (91.6 vs. 91.1 mm Hg), hematocrit (40.6% vs. 39.3%), diuretic or angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor use, serum or urine levels of hydrogen peroxide, nitric oxide, F-2 isoprostanes and HSP27 between native and transplant kidneys. BOLD-MRI studies demonstrated comparable patterns in intrarenal oxygen bioavailability (medullary R-2* 18.1 vs. 18.3/s and cortical R-2* 12 vs. 11.7/s, respectively). However, medullary perfusion was significantly lower in transplant kidneys (36.4 vs. 78.7 m1/100 g per minute, p=0.0002). There was a linear relationship between serum HSP27 concentrations and medullary perfusion in kidney allografts (HSP27 concentration [ng/mL] = 0.78 + 0.09 medullary perfusion, R-2=0.43, p=0.01). Conclusions: Our study demonstrates that medullary perfusion is significantly lower in kidney allografts compared with native kidneys with comparable renal function. We further noted a direct association between serum HSP27 levels and medullary perfusion after transplantation. Additional studies are needed to examine the role of HSP27 as a biomarker of kidney disease progression.
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