title: Plasma levels of tumor necrosis factor alpha during hemodialysis.
abstract: Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) levels were measured by immunoradiometric assay in chronically hemodialyzed patients consisting of 9 males and 3 females aged between 14 and 60 years. TNF-alpha levels were 5.47-15.1 pg/ml (mean 9.76 +/- 6.63) before hemodialysis (HD), and 5.75-58.55 pg/ml (mean 22.15 +/- 15.14) after HD. According to these results TNF-alpha levels in chronically hemodialyzed patients were within normal limits, but after 4 h of HD, higher levels of TNF-alpha were found.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Paydaş
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Aksu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Paydaş
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Karademir
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Gürçay
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha