Two-compartment model of cholesterol kinetics for establishment of treatment strategy of LDL apheresis in nephrotic hypercholesterolemia.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dyslipidemia is a common metabolic complication in patients with chronic kidney disease and is detected as changes in lipoprotein concentrations in serum. SUMMARY:Recently, other features of lipid abnormalities have been described, such as alterations in serum n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, cholesterol me...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Shoji T

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immune deficiency is one of the numerous consequences of chronic renal failure. We can hypothesize that an abnormal natural killer (NK) cell response is present in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). To characterize the immune defect in ESRD patients, we performed a NK cell subset analysis in 66 patients wit...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Peraldi MN,Berrou J,Métivier F,Toubert A

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Peritonitis remains a significant problem for patients on peritoneal dialysis (PD). There is a certain amount of controversy as to whether peritoneal modality is itself a risk factor for peritonitis, with one modality higher than another. METHODS:A literature review was done (August 2009) searching und...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Piraino B,Sheth H

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHP) is characterized by high bone turnover and elevated serum bone remodeling markers. Elevation of serum interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels is also characteristic of end-stage renal disease. This study investigates the effects of intravenous calcitriol on serum bone resorptive ...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Lu KC,Tseng CF,Wu CC,Yeung LK,Chen JS,Chao TY,Janckila AJ,Yam LT,Chu P

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To assess whether kidney transplantation improves sleep-related breathing disorders associated with hemodialysis. METHODS:A prospective study was carried out using full-night polysomnography. Nine hemodialysis patients (7 men and 2 women, aged 42 +/- 16.2 years, BMI 26 +/- 3.7) who later received a successful kid...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Jurado-Gámez B,Martin-Malo A,Rodriguez-Benot A,Muñoz-Cabrera L,Cosano Povedano A,Aljama P

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Some angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors are efficiently removed from circulation by hemodialysis ('high dialyzability'), whereas others are not ('low dialyzability'). In patients receiving hemodialysis, this may influence the effectiveness of ACE inhibitors. METHODS:Using linked healthcare ...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Weir MA,Fleet JL,Dixon SN,Jain AK,Oliver M,Wald R,McIntyre C,Garg AX

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During hemodialysis, amino acids (AA) are lost in the ultrafiltrate with consequent modification of their plasma profile. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to evaluate intradialytic changes of plasma AA levels during a single session of hemodiafiltration with endogenous reinfusion (HFR) versus acetate-free bio...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Borrelli S,Minutolo R,De Nicola L,Zamboli P,Iodice C,De Paola A,De Simone E,Zito B,Guastaferro P,Nigro F,Apperti V,Iulianiello G,Credendino O,Iacono G,Di Serafino A,D'Apice L,Saviano C,Sarti A,Capuano M,Genualdo R,

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the last years, publications have questioned the classical dose of 35 ml/kg, but are those studies strong enough in terms of scientific power in order to change our practice? We will try to settle some recommendations for clinicians. Manipulation of dose, porosity, and combinations have yielded promising findings. ...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Honoré PM,Joannes-Boyau O,Collin V,Boer W,Jennes S

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Oxidative stress has been considered a nontraditional risk factor for cardiovascular disease in the chronic kidney disease (CKD) population, possibly triggered by uremic toxicity. METHODS:A chromatographic method with coulometric detection was adapted to directly and simultaneously determine cysteine (...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Rodrigues SD,Batista GB,Ingberman M,Pecoits-Filho R,Nakao LS

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We estimated the flow of endotoxins (ET) from dialysates into the blood of patients on hemodialysis (HD) using limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL) assays and endotoxin activity (EA) determined by neutrophil respiratory burst activity. METHODS:A cross-sectional study compared groups given ultrapure bicarbonate (n...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Suzuki H,Honda H,Kato N,Michihata T,Takahashi K,Shishido K,Akizawa T

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Satisfactory and noninvasive diagnostic tools for coronary artery disease (CAD) are not available in hemodialysis patients. We aimed to elucidate a reliable tool to diagnose CAD in these patients. METHODS:102 hemodialysis patients received 2D speckle-tracking echocardiography with left ventricular (LV) stra...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Liu YW,Su CT,Wang SP,Yang CS,Huang JW,Hung KY,Chen JH,Tsai WC

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A strict control of secondary hyperparathyroidism in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is indicated to avoid serious complications linked to osteitis fibrosa and other parathyroid-hormone (PTH)-related bodily disturbances. However, such a control is often achieved only at the price of unacceptably high plasma...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Drüeke TB

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of bicarbonate dialysate and high-flux and reprocessed dialyzers has raised concerns about the reverse transfer of dialysate contaminants into the blood compartment. This in vitro study was performed to investigate the reverse transfer of soluble Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacterial products across a polyether sul...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Jaber BL,Gonski JA,Cendoroglo M,Balakrishnan VS,Razeghi P,Dinarello CA,Pereira BJ

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypertension affects almost all chronic kidney disease patients and is related to poor outcomes. Sodium intake is closely related to blood pressure (BP) levels in this population and decreasing its intake consistently improves the BP control particularly in short-term controlled trials. However, most patient...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Nerbass FB,Calice-Silva V,Pecoits-Filho R

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have investigated the effect of the direction of the dialysate flow during continuous arteriovenous haemodialysis. Under similar conditions countercurrent flow was more efficient than concurrent flow in terms of both urea clearance (mean +/- SEM), 23.5 +/- 0.5 compared to 18.4 +/- 0.4 ml/min (p less than 0.001) and...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Davenport A,Will EJ,Davison AM

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the clinical course of 29 patients with Wegener's granulomatosis (WG) treated with plasma exchange (PE) in Norway in the period from 1988 to 1999. Median follow-up was 41.5 months. The mean number of exchanges was 8.5 +/- 5.8 (range 2-32). Median serum creatinine concentration was 400 micromol/l (range 90-1,...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Aasarød K,Iversen BM,Hammerstrøm J,Bostad L,Jørstad S

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hemodiafiltration (HDF) is effective in delaying the surgical need for carpal tunnel syndrome in chronic hemodialysis patients, however, predialysis beta(2)-microglobulin levels were not reduced in most short-term studies. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of long-term and differing frequencies ...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Lin CL,Yang CW,Chiang CC,Chang CT,Huang CC

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of mortality in hemodialysis (HD) patients. Recently, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has been recognized as a new risk factor for adverse CVD events in the general population. Our aim was to analyze the incidence of NAFLD in HD patients by u...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Mikolasevic I,Orlic L,Milic S,Zaputovic L,Lukenda V,Racki S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We explored whether biocompatible dialyzer membranes modulate the inflammatory response during blood contact in patients with systemic inflammation. METHODS:15 patients with end-stage renal disease and systemic inflammation (mean serum C-reactive protein 86 +/- 4 mg/l) were randomly treated with Cuprophan (...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Gueler F,Gwinner W,Schiborr C,Martin M,Klos A,Kirsch T,Fiebeler A,Haller H,Fliser D

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of blood-membrane interaction on several biocompatibility parameters has been investigated. Four groups of healthy subjects underwent sham hemodialysis, i.e. the establishment of blood-dialysis membrane contact, but without circulating dialysate, using cellulose-based membranes (regenerated cellulose and ce...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Gutierrez A,Alvestrand A,Bergström J,Beving H,Lantz B,Henderson LW

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 50-year-old man with the rare McLeod syndrome, associated with glomerular lesion to the end stage of chronic renal failure and death, is reported. McLeod syndrome is an X-linked recessive disorder on the basis of abnormal expression of the Kell blood group antigens and absence of erythrocyte surface Kx antigen. Most...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Jeren-Strujić B,Jeren T,Thaller N,Zivković Z,Raos V

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It was recently reported that the severity of coronary and carotid atherosclerosis in patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) has improved over the last two decades. However, the frequency of coronary artery events observed at the initiation of dialysis remains high. SUMMARY:Recently, 5 different clin...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Tanaka Y,Joki N,Hase H

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Renal medullary hypoxia precedes the development of acute kidney injury in experimental sepsis and can now be assessed by continuous measurement of urinary oxygen tension (PuO2). OBJECTIVES:We aimed to test if PuO2 measurements in patients with septic shock would be similar to those shown in experimental se...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Osawa EA,Cutuli SL,Bitker L,Canet E,Cioccari L,Iguchi N,Lankadeva YR,Eastwood GM,Evans RG,May CN,Bellomo R

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Establishment of reference values for small solute transport, sodium sieving and effluent CA125 with 3.86% (4 h) peritoneal equilibration test (PET), and comparison with fast-fast PET with regard to small solute transport categories. METHODS:Cross-sectional study; 69 prevalent patients. Sodium sieving ...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Rodrigues AS,Silva S,Bravo F,Oliveira JC,Fonseca I,Cabrita A,Krediet RT

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the major cause of morbidity and mortality in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. As traditional risk factors cannot alone explain the unacceptable high prevalence and incidence of CVD in this population, inflammation (a common phenomenon in ESRD), and other non-traditional ri...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Stenvinkel P,Lindholm B

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heart failure results in significant morbidity and mortality in the United States. Chronic heart failure is often complicated by renal insufficiency. Further, acute decompensated heart failure is often complicated by worsening renal function or the development of diuretic resistance. Heart failure complicated by renal...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Kociol R,Rogers J,Shaw A

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medicare pays 80% of the cost of dialysis treatment and associated medications. Congress directed the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to develop both a process of regular and more or less "automatic" updates of composite rate setting and "bundling" as much of the laboratory and ancillary medications a...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： DeOreo PB

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The evidence concerning online hemodiafiltration (HDF) includes the following: (1) the increase of removal of uremic toxin, (2) the prevention of dialysis rerated hypotension, (3) the recovery of survival, and (4) the recovery of dialysis related uncertain symptoms. Although clinical evidence has been noted, the hypot...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Kawanishi H

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many organic solutes accumulate in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and some are poorly removed with urea-based prescriptions for hemodialysis. However, their toxicities have been difficult to assess. We have employed an animal model, the zebrafish embryo, to test the toxicity of uremic serum compared to control. Serum ...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Berman N,Lectura M,Thurman J,Reinecke J,Raff AC,Melamed ML,Reinecke J,Quan Z,Evans T,Meyer TW,Hostetter TH

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Haemodialysis is associated with increased oxidant stress. This appears to be due to (1) an increased production of free radicals during haemodialysis, (2) a net reduction of many antioxidants and (3) factors intrinsic to the uremic state. These alterations can lead to cardiovascular disease and many of the pathologie...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Wratten ML,Navino C,Tetta C,Verzetti G

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00