REVIEW ARTICLE
Blood Cell Proteomics in Chronic Kidney Disease
Mario Bonomini1, *, Luisa Pieroni2, Maurizio Ronci2, 3, Vittorio Sirolli1, Andrea Urbani4, 5
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2018Volume: 11
First Page: 28
Last Page: 38
Publisher ID: TOUNJ-11-28
DOI: 10.2174/1874303X01811010028
Article History:
Received Date: 15/3/2018Revision Received Date: 30/6/2018
Acceptance Date: 7/7/2018
Electronic publication date: 31/7/2018
Collection year: 2018

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Abstract
Background:
The uremic syndrome mimes a systemic poisoning with the retention of numerous compounds which are normally removed by the kidney. The study of proteins and peptides, or proteomics, represents an important field of research for the investigation of blood and blood diseases.
Methods and Materials:
We focused our review on the results of proteomic investigations on blood cells of uremic patients with particular regard to the study of red blood cells, platelets, and monocytes.
Results:
In literature there are few, preliminary studies on platelets and monocytes while the knowledge on uremic erythrocytes is much wider. Proteomic investigations showed that erythrocyte membrane proteome of uremic patients, differs significantly from the proteome of healthy subjects, being characterized by an extensive remodeling which may influence visco-elastic properties of RBC such as deformability and involve diverse molecular pathways driving red blood cell signaling and removal.
Conclusion:
Proteomic technologies emerged as a useful tool in defining and characterizing both physiological and disease processes being able, among others, to give important insights into uremic anemia.