title: Increase in blood silicon concentration in patients with renal failure.
abstract: Comparatively with aluminium, human blood silicon concentration was determined by plasma emission spectrometry. In 33 healthy subjects mean value of 110 micrograms/l (s = 34) was obtained. In 14 patients with renal failure, but non dialyzed, Si increased and showed a good correlation with creatinine suggesting that Si is a good indicator of renal failure. In 127 hemodialyzed patients Si was increased up to a mean blood concentration of 1,740 micrograms/l and sometimes to values as high as 5,000 micrograms/l. Possible pathological consequences of this elevation are still to be determined.
mesh_terms: D000535:Aluminum / Q000097:blood; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000097:blood* / Q000628:therapy; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D012825:Silicon / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D003404:Creatinine; D000535:Aluminum; D012825:Silicon