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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-9-10
pubmed:abstractText
Patients treated with chronic haemodialysis are at risk of infections, possibly because of impaired function of macrophage Fc receptors. Using [123I]-labelled aggregates of human IgG ([123I]-AIgG) as a probe of Fc-receptor-mediated function, we examined eight patients treated with chronic intermittent haemodialysis (HD), eight patients treated with CAPD, eight patients with preterminal renal failure who had not yet received renal replacement therapy, and eight healthy controls. In all three patient groups the first elimination half-life of [123I]-AIgG was decreased, suggesting accelerated binding of the probe. In the HD group overall clearance of [123I]-AIgG was similar to the value found in healthy controls. In the CAPD and preterminal renal failure group clearance was decreased as compared with the HD patients. Uptake of [123I]-AIgG by liver and spleen was quantitatively similar in patients and controls, but hepatic uptake of [123I]-AIgG reached its maximum earlier in the patients treated with HD. These results suggest that Fc receptor function is not impaired in patients who undergo chronic haemodialysis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0931-0509
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
7
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
618-22
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Does haemodialysis impair macrophage Fc receptor function?
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Nephrology, University Hospital Leiden, The Netherlands.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article