Neutrophil activation and resistance to recombinant human erythropoietin therapy in Hemodialysis Patients

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. Methods: We studied 63 CKD patients under hemodialysis and rhEPO treatment (32 respon...

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Main Author: Costa, Elísio (author)
Other Authors: Rocha, Susana (author), Rocha-Pereira, Petronila (author), Nascimento, Henrique (author), Castro, Elisabeth (author), Miranda, Vasco (author), Faria, Maria do Sameiro (author), Loureiro, Alfredo (author), Belo, Luís (author), Santos-Silva, Alice (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2011
Subjects:
rhEPO therapy, resistance
Neutrophil activation
Elastase
Lactoferrin
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/4376
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.ucp.pt:10400.14/4376

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/4376

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