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Endotoxaemia in haemodialysis: a novel factor in erythropoetin resistance?

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العنوان: Endotoxaemia in haemodialysis: a novel factor in erythropoetin resistance?
المؤلفون: Laura E A Harrison, James O Burton, Cheuk-Chun Szeto, Philip K T Li, Christopher W McIntyre
المصدر: PLoS ONE, Vol 7, Iss 6, p e40209 (2012)
بيانات النشر: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012.
سنة النشر: 2012
المجموعة: LCC:Medicine
LCC:Science
مصطلحات موضوعية: Medicine, Science
الوصف: Background/objectivesTranslocated endotoxin derived from intestinal bacteria is a driver of systemic inflammation and oxidative stress. Severe endotoxaemia is an underappreciated, but characteristic finding in haemodialysis (HD) patients, and appears to be driven by acute repetitive dialysis induced circulatory stress. Resistance to erythropoietin (EPO) has been identified as a predictor of mortality risk, and associated with inflammation and malnutrition. This study aims to explore the potential link between previously unrecognised endotoxaemia and EPO Resistance Index (ERI) in HD patients.Methodology/principal findings50 established HD patients were studied at a routine dialysis session. Data collection included weight, BMI, ultrafiltration volume, weekly EPO dose, and blood sampling pre and post HD. ERI was calculated as ratio of total weekly EPO dose to body weight (U/kg) to haemoglobin level (g/dL). Mean haemoglobin (Hb) was 11.3±1.3 g/dL with a median EPO dose of 10,000 [IQR 7,500-20,000] u/wk and ERI of 13.7 [IQR 6.9-23.3] ((U/Kg)/(g/dL)). Mean pre-HD serum ET levels were significantly elevated at 0.69±0.30 EU/ml. Natural logarithm (Ln) of ERI correlated to predialysis ET levels (r = 0.324, p = 0.03) with a trend towards association with hsCRP (r = 0.280, p = 0.07). Ln ERI correlated with ultrafiltration volume, a driver of circulatory stress (r = 0.295, p = 0.046), previously identified to be associated with increased intradialytic endotoxin translocation. Both serum ET and ultrafiltration volume corrected for body weight were independently associated with Ln ERI in multivariable analysis.ConclusionsThis study suggests that endotoxaemia is a significant factor in setting levels of EPO requirement. It raises the possibility that elevated EPO doses may in part merely be identifying patients subjected to significant circulatory stress and suffering the myriad of negative biological consequences arising from sustained systemic exposure to endotoxin.
نوع الوثيقة: article
وصف الملف: electronic resource
اللغة: English
تدمد: 1932-6203
Relation: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22768256/?tool=EBI; https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0040209
URL الوصول: https://doaj.org/article/184bccc7445f444d821ef9cc5133951f
رقم الانضمام: edsdoj.184bccc7445f444d821ef9cc5133951f
قاعدة البيانات: Directory of Open Access Journals
الوصف
تدمد:19326203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0040209