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Simvastatin Down Regulates mRNA Expression of RANTES and CCR5 in Posttransplant Renal Recipients With Hyperlipidemia.

Chemokines and hyperlipidemia are involved in the mechanism of chronic allograft nephropathy (CAN). In this study, the mRNA expression of RANTES and its receptor CCR5 on peripheral blood mononuclear cells were measured in renal transplant recipients with hyperlipidemia, and the effect of simvastatin treatment observed to investigate the mechanism and prevention of CAN. Sixty recipients selected from 167 renal transplant recipients were divided into two groups: group A without hyperlipidemia (n = 30) and group B with hyperlipidemia (n = 30). The control group consisted of 30 healthy volunteers. The recipients in group B were treated with simvastatin for 3 months. We estimated serum lipid levels and mRNA expressions of RANTES and CCR5. The mRNA expressions of RANTES and CCR5 were significantly higher in renal transplant recipients compared with controls. The expressions were much higher in group B than in group A patients. In group B patients, serum lipid levels decreased dramatically after simvastatin treatment. Meanwhile, the mRNA expressions of RANTES and CCR5 were reduced significantly after 1.5 months of simvastatin treatment to a level significantly lower than that in group A after 3 months of treatment. The increased expressions of RANTES and CCR5 mRNAs in renal transplant recipients with hyperlipidemia might be involved in CAN due to hyperlipidemia. Simvastatin seemed to reduce the chemokine transcripts in renal recipients with hyperlipidemia.[1]

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