Lymphocyte subpopulations in maintenance hemodialysis patients.
Lymphocyte counts and T,B and null cell proportions were analyzed in forty non-splenectomized, non-nephrectomized maintenance hemodialysis patients, and compared with those in controls. The patients were lymphopenic, but had normal T, B and null cell percentages, regardless of tehir primary renal disease. It is postulated that their lymphocyte suppression is non-selective and may be related to the state of controlled azotemia or to the dialysis procedure.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology; D002452:Cell Count; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology