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| Thomé,F.S.; Senger,M.; Garcez,C.; Garcez,J.; Chemello,C.; Manfro,R.C.. |
| Atherosclerosis is a major complication of chronic renal failure. Microinflammation is involved in atherogenesis and is associated with uremia and dialysis. The role of dialysate water contamination in inducing inflammation has been debated. Our aim was to study inflammatory markers in patients on chronic dialysis, before and 3 to 6 months after switching the water purification system from deionization to reverse osmosis. Patients had demographic, clinical and nutritional information collected and blood drawn for determination of albumin, ferritin, C-reactive protein (CRP), interleukin-6, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha in both situations. Acceptable levels of water purity were less than 200 colony-forming units of bacteria and less than 1 ng/ml of... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Hemodialysis; C-reactive protein; Dialysate water; Reverse osmosi; Inflammation; Uremia. |
| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2005000500018 |
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