INFLUENCE OF THERAPY WITH RECOMBINANT ERYTHROPOIETIN ON SERUM LEVELS OF NEOPTERIN IN HEMODIALYZED SUBJECTS

被引:14
作者
BUEMI, M [1 ]
ALLEGRA, A [1 ]
ALOISI, C [1 ]
FRISINA, N [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV MESSINA, INST INTERNAL MED, CHAIR MED PATHOL 1, I-98100 MESSINA, ITALY
关键词
ERYTHROPOIETIN; NEOPTERIN; IMMUNE SYSTEM;
D O I
10.1159/000168322
中图分类号
R5 [内科学]; R69 [泌尿科学(泌尿生殖系疾病)];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
The authors wished to investigate some aspects of the cell-mediated immunity in hemodialyzed subjects undergoing a treatment with recombinant erythropoietin (rHuEPO). The study was carried out through the dosage of the serum levels of neopterin, a substance produced by the macrophages and usable as a marker of their state of activation. The results show a significant reduction of the serum levels of pteridine already at the second month of treatment with rHuEPO (61 +/- 9 vs. 95 +/- 12 nmol/l), thus proving a probable inhibitory action carried out by erythropoietin on certain cells of the immune system.
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页码:281 / 283
页数:3
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