Open AccessChanges in Serum Inflammatory Proteins during Peritonitis in CAPD Patients
Author(s) -
Gilmour Janet,
Tymiansky Rosemary,
Pierratos Andreas,
Vas Stephen,
Kline Michael,
Khanna Ramesh,
Digenis George,
Cuff Sally,
Oreopoulos Dimitrios G.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
peritoneal dialysis international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.79
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1718-4304
pISSN - 0896-8608
DOI - 10.1177/089686088300300413
Subject(s) - peritonitis , peritoneal dialysis , medicine , haptoglobin , c reactive protein , acute phase protein , gastroenterology , immunology , inflammation
The serum concentrations of IgG, IgA, IgM, C3, C4, haptoglobin, tranferrin, αl-antitrypsin, αl-acid glycoprotein, and C-reactive protein were measured in 14 CAPD patients during the course of peritonitis and at one, two and three months thereafter. Of these parameters only the CRP showed consistent changes paralleling the course of the peritonitis. The CRP baseline values in CAPD patients (second and third month after peritonitis) were similar to those found in non-dialysed normal controls, suggesting that the CRP changes, which were observed, can be attributed to the peritonitis; CRP may be a valid acute phase reactant during peritonitis in PD patients.
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