Type of Renal Replacement Therapy (Hemodialysis versus Peritoneal Dialysis) Does Not Affect Cytokine Gene Expression or Clinical Parameters of Renal Transplant Candidates

Patients with renal failure suffer from immune disturbances, caused by uremic toxins and influenced by dialysis treatment. The aim of the present study was to reveal whether type of dialysis modality (hemodialysis, HD, versus peritoneal dialysis, PD) differentially affects the immunocompetence, part...

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Main Authors: Dorota Kamińska, Katarzyna Kościelska-Kasprzak, Paweł Chudoba, Oktawia Mazanowska, Mirosław Banasik, Marcelina Żabinska, Maria Boratyńska, Agnieszka Lepiesza, Krzysztof Korta, Agnieszka Gomółkiewicz, Piotr Dzięgiel, Marian Klinger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/797490