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| Nascimento,M.M.; Bruchfeld,A.; Suliman,M.E.; Hayashi,S.Y.; Pecoits-Filho,R.; Manfro,R.C.; Pachaly,M.A.; Renner,L.; Stenvinkel,P.; Riella,M.C.; Lindholm,B.. |
| Hepatitis C (HCV) is not an uncommon feature in hemodialysis (HD) patients and may be a cause of systemic inflammation. Plasma cytokine interleukin-6 (IL-6) is mainly produced by circulating and peripheral cells and induces the hepatic synthesis of C-reactive protein (CRP), which is the main acute phase reactant. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of HCV on two markers of systemic inflammation, serum CRP and IL-6, in HD patients. The study included 118 HD patients (47% males, age 47 ± 13 years, 9% diabetics) who had been treated by standard HD for at least 6 months. The patients were divided into two groups depending on the presence (HCV+) or absence (HCV-) of serum antibodies against HCV. Serum albumin (S-Alb), plasma high sensitivity... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Hepatitis C; C-reactive protein; Interleukin-6; Hemodialysis. |
| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2005000500017 |
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