Neutrophil Activation and Resistance to Recombinant Human Erythropoietin Therapy in Hemodialysis Patients
Author(s) -
Elı́sio Costa,
Susana Rocha,
Petronila RochaPereira,
Henrique Nascimento,
Elisabeth Castro,
Vasco Miranda,
Maria Faria,
Alfredo Loureiro,
Alexandre Quintanilha,
Luı́s Belo,
Alice SantosSilva
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
american journal of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1421-9670
pISSN - 0250-8095
DOI - 10.1159/000142147
Subject(s) - medicine , hemodialysis , erythropoietin , elastase , lactoferrin , dialysis , kidney disease , gastroenterology , hemoglobin , neutrophil elastase , immunology , inflammation , biochemistry , chemistry , biology , genetics , enzyme
The aim of this work was to evaluate the neutrophil activation state in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients under hemodialysis, and its linkage with resistance to recombinant human erythropoietin (rhEPO) therapy.
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