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Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, Vol 6, 207-213, Copyright © 1995 by American Society of Nephrology

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Intracellular acidification mediates the inhibitory effect of peritoneal dialysate on peritoneal macrophages

A Douvdevani, J Rapoport, A Konforty, R Yulzari, A Moran and C Chaimovitz
Department of Nephrology, Soroka Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.

Commercial peritoneal dialysis solution (CDS) is known to have a detrimental effect on the capacity of peritoneal macrophages (PM phi) to kill bacteria and produce acute phase cytokines. This cytotoxic effect is largely caused by the low pH of CDS. Because the cytoplasmic pH (pHi) is an important determinant of cellular function, the effect of CDS on the pHi of PM phi from continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patients was studied. The pHi of PM phi was measured fluorometrically in N-hydroxyethylpiperazine-N'-2-ethanesulfonic acid (HEPES)-buffered salt solution (HBSS) or CDS at pH values of 5.3, 6.5, and 7.0, values that represent the pH existing in dialysate during the first 30 min of dwell time. For any given pH of the experimental medium, the pHi was always more acidic in CDS than in HBSS. When PM phi were incubated with a lactate-containing HBSS, a cellular acidification was observed that was similar to that attained by exposure to CDS at the same pH. This supports the hypothesis that the decrease in pHi was due to the influx of lactic acid from the CDS into the PM phi. In order to demonstrate a causal association between the CDS-induced cellular acidification and a defect in phagocytosis and cytokine production, these functions were studied after pHi clamping by means of K+/nigericin. It was found that clamping pHi to values below 6.5 led to a markedly reduced tumor necrosis factor-alpha production and phagocytosis. However, at values of pHi > 6.5, these functions were normal. (ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)




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