Can we expect something from prohepcidin measurement in hemodialysis patients?

Blood Purif. 2006;24(5-6):538; author reply 539. doi: 10.1159/000097074. Epub 2006 Nov 16.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides / blood*
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • Erythropoiesis* / drug effects
  • Erythropoietin / administration & dosage
  • Erythropoietin / blood
  • Female
  • Hematocrit
  • Hepcidins
  • Humans
  • Inflammation / blood
  • Injections, Subcutaneous
  • Interleukin-6 / blood
  • Iron / blood*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Protein Precursors / blood*
  • Renal Dialysis*

Substances

  • Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides
  • Hepcidins
  • Interleukin-6
  • Protein Precursors
  • Erythropoietin
  • Iron