Effects of uremic serum on the proliferation and trans-differentiation of human renal tubular epithelial cells / 中国病理生理杂志

ABSTRACT

AIM: To explore the effects of uremic serum on proliferation and trans-differentiation of human renal tubular epithelial cells. METHODS: Human renal tubular epithelial cell line (HK-2) was cultured in RPMI-1640 medium. The proliferation effects of uremic serum at different concentrations were evaluated by methylene blue assay (MTT method) and flow cytometry. The positive cells percentage of ?-smooth muscle actin(?-SMA)in different concentration uremic serum medium was also measured by flow cytometry in vitro. RESULTS: Absorbance 490 (A 490) was increased in 5%-20% uremic serum groups compared with that in normal controls with the use of MTT. Cells in G 1 phase were decreased, but proliferation index (PI) was increased in 10%-20% uremic serum groups compared with that in normal controls with the use of flow cytometry. No significant difference of cell proliferation index was found among uremic serum groups. The positive percentage of ?-SMA cells was increased significantly in uremic serum groups compared with that in normal controls, and increased in parallel with the increasing of uremic serum concentration. CONCLUSION: Uremic toxin may accelerate renal tubulointerstitial fibrosis through promoting renal tubular epithelial cell proliferation and trans-differentiation in patients with chronic renal failure.