title: Chronic effects of long-term acetate-free biofiltration on the production of interleukin-1beta and interleukin-1 receptor antagonist by peripheral blood mononuclear cells.
abstract: The production of interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta) and interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra) by peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) was examined in patients on long-term acetate-free biofiltration (AFB). Five stable patients on AFB were switched to bicarbonate hemodialysis (BCD) for a 2-week period using the same AN69 membrane dialyzer. IL-1beta and IL-1Ra production was measured by ELISA before and after dialysis in the last session of both treatments. Cytokine production by unstimulated PBMC did not differ significantly before and after both AFB and BCD. However, the spontaneous IL-1Ra/IL-1beta production ratio in AFB was significantly higher than that in BCD. These findings indicate that AFB may have more beneficial effects on cytokine production by PBMC compared to BCD.
authors.affiliation: 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Higuchi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kuno
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kanmatsuse
mesh_terms: D000085:Acetates / Q000097:blood; D000328:Adult; D001639:Bicarbonates / Q000494:pharmacology; D015314:Dialysis Solutions / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D017583:Hemodiafiltration / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D053590:Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D007963:Leukocytes, Mononuclear / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000379:methods; D012795:Sialoglycoproteins / Q000096:biosynthesis*
chemical_list: D000085:Acetates; D001639:Bicarbonates; D015314:Dialysis Solutions; C507763:IL1RN protein, human; D053590:Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein; D007375:Interleukin-1; D012795:Sialoglycoproteins