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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-4-13
pubmed:abstractText
Although clearance of beta(2)-microglobulin is greater with hemodiafiltration than with high-flux hemodialysis, beta(2)-microglobulin concentrations after long-term hemodiafiltration are only slightly less than those obtained with high-flux hemodialysis. Resistance to beta(2)-microglobulin transfer between body compartments could explain this observation. beta(2)-Microglobulin kinetics were determined in patients receiving on-line post-dilution hemodiafiltration for 4 h with 18 l of filtration. Plasma beta(2)-microglobulin concentrations were measured during and for 2 h following hemodiafiltration and immediately before the next treatment. The filter clearance of beta(2)-microglobulin was determined from arterial and venous concentrations. The beta(2)-microglobulin generation rate was calculated from the change in the plasma concentration between treatments. The intercompartmental clearance was obtained by fitting the observed concentrations to a two-compartment, variable volume model. The plasma clearance of beta(2)-microglobulin by the filter was 73 +/- 2 ml/min. Plasma beta(2)-microglobulin concentrations decreased by 68 +/- 2% from pre- to post-treatment (27.1 +/- 2.2-8.5 +/- 0.7 mg/l), but rebounded by 32+/-3% over the next 90 min. The generation rate of beta(2)-microglobulin was 0.136 +/- 0.008 mg/min. The model fit yielded an intercompartmental clearance of 82 +/- 7 ml/min and a volume of distribution of 10.2 +/- 0.6 l, corresponding to 14.3 +/- 0.7% of body weight. Hemodiafiltration provides a beta(2)-microglobulin clearance of similar magnitude to the intercompartmental clearance within the body. As a result, intercompartmental mass transfer limits beta(2)-microglobulin removal by hemodiafiltration. This finding suggests that alternative strategies, such as increased treatment times or frequency of treatment, are needed to further reduce plasma beta(2)-microglobulin concentrations.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0085-2538
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
69
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1431-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Resistance to intercompartmental mass transfer limits beta2-microglobulin removal by post-dilution hemodiafiltration.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, University of Louisville, Kentucky 40202-1718, USA. richard.ward@kdp.louisville.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study