Efficient selective adsorption of cytokine IL-6 and other middle-macromolecular toxins in the serum of uremia patients with specially designed porous hollow carbon …

X Zhao, C Wang, B Xu, J Liang, K Li, Y Guo… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abnormally elevated middle-macromolecular toxins such as interleukin 6 (IL-6) and tumor
necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) in human blood are fatal precipitating factors for patients …

[HTML][HTML] Correlations between serum leptin levels and classical biomarkers in SARS-CoV-2 infection, in critically ill patients

LC Boicean, RM Birlutiu, V Birlutiu - Microbial Pathogenesis, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Altered levels of some blood markers might be linked with the degree of
severity and mortality of patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection. This study aimed to find out if …

[HTML][HTML] Cytokines and chemokines systemic levels are related to dialysis adequacy and creatinine clearance in patients with end-stage renal disease undergoing …

RE Silva, EC Santos, PBI Justino, MP Santos… - International …, 2021 - Elsevier
Although the clearance of low-molecular weight toxins is modulated by dialysis dose, the
relationship between dialysis adequacy and middle systemic inflammatory mediators is …

Humoral response to BNT162b2 mRNA COVID‐19 vaccine in peritoneal and hemodialysis patients: A comparative study

R Duarte, M Roldão, C Figueiredo, I Luz… - Therapeutic …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Maintenance dialysis patients (MDP) are at higher risk of exposure with
increased mortality from COVID‐19 with generalized immunization becoming the …

A low prognostic nutritional index is a risk factor for high peritoneal transport status in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis

Y Huang, X Zhang, X Tang, L Tang, S Shang… - Journal of Renal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objectives A high peritoneal transport status is a risk factor for mortality and causes technical
failure in patients on peritoneal dialysis (PD). High peritoneal transport status is associated …

IL-6 and IL-17 as potential links between pre-existing hypertension and long-term COVID sequelae in patients undergoing hemodialysis: a multicenter cross-sectional …

N Stepanova, V Driianska, A Rysyev, T Ostapenko… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Long COVID, characterized by persistent symptoms following acute infection, poses a
significant health challenge, particularly for patients with pre-existing chronic conditions …

Serological Response to SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine in Hemodialyzed Patients and the Association with Later COVID-19 Positivity

V Premuzic, R Stevanovic, T Vilibic-Cavlek, M Sirovica… - Antibodies, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: The effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccine may differ in hemodialysis patients.
The aim of this prospective multicenter study was to determine the degree of serological …

[HTML][HTML] Robust hepatitis B vaccine-reactive T cell responses in failed humoral immunity

G Awad, T Roch, U Stervbo, S Kaliszczyk… - … Therapy-Methods & …, 2021 - cell.com
While virus-specific antibodies are broadly recognized as correlates of protection, virus-
specific T cells are important for direct clearance of infected cells. Failure to generate …

Therapeutics in rheumatology and the kidney

T Harty, M O'Shaughnessy, S Harney - Rheumatology, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The field of rheumatology has advanced significantly in recent years to provide
rheumatologists with an extensive array of medications to combat rheumatic joint conditions …

characteristics, outcomes, and factors affecting mortality in hospitalized patients with CAP due to different variants of SARS-CoV-2 and non-COVID-19 CAP

N Tongsengkee, S Surasombatpattana… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The study was conducted from October 2020 to March 2022 in a province in southern
Thailand. The inpatients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and more than 18 …