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Leukotriene release from neutrophils of patients on hemodialysis with cellulose membranes.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  1313396     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The role of cytokines in patients with chronic renal failure is currently under investigation. We therefore studied the release of leukotriene B4 (LTB4) from polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN) in stable dialysis patients treated with two different cellulose membranes, Cuprophan and Hemophan, a modified cellulose with less complement activation. Six patients were treated for four weeks with Cuprophan then switched to Hemophan for another four weeks. Before and after the last treatment of each period, PMN were separated from 20 ml heparinized blood by FICOLL density gradient centrifugation. Portions of 5 x 10(6) PMN were resuspended in Hanks' buffer and stimulated for 5 minutes with calcium ionophore A23187 (5 micrograms/ml). LTB4 in cell supernatants was determined by specific radioimmunoassay. PMN from dialysis patients before HD released significantly (p less than 0.01) more LTB4 than healthy donors. No significant difference between pre- and post-dialysis values was observed with Cuprophan or Hemophan dialyzers. Our data suggest that the acute effects of blood membrane interaction with either complement activating or non-activating dialyzers do not lead to changes in post-dialysis leukotriene metabolism, but leukotriene production is enhanced chronically in dialysis patients.
Authors:
A Jörres; D Jörres; G M Gahl; E Schulz; A Mahiout
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The International journal of artificial organs     Volume:  15     ISSN:  0391-3988     ISO Abbreviation:  Int J Artif Organs     Publication Date:  1992 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1992-05-07     Completed Date:  1992-05-07     Revised Date:  2006-04-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7802649     Medline TA:  Int J Artif Organs     Country:  ITALY    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  84-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Rudolf Virchow University Clinic, Berlin-Charlottenberg, Germany.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Cellulose / analogs & derivatives*
Humans
Kidney Failure, Chronic / blood,  therapy*
Leukocyte Count
Leukotriene B4 / metabolism*
Membranes, Artificial
Middle Aged
Neutrophils / metabolism*
Renal Dialysis*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Membranes, Artificial; 106254-94-8/Hemophan; 71160-24-2/Leukotriene B4; 9004-34-6/Cellulose; 9050-09-3/cuprammonium cellulose

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