Reduction of Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines through Hemodiafiltration

Figures & data

Table 1 The biological and hematological data of patients who converted to HDF

n = 17	Before HDF	Six months after HDF	p value
BUN mg/dL	70.47 ± 11.43	80.71 ± 14.91	<0.0001
Creatinine mg/dL	12.53 ± 3.28	13.05 ± 2.37	0.6809
T-Chol mg/dL	173.29 ± 33.14	166.71 ± 33.75	0.2383
TG mg/dL	152.29 ± 192.23	138.21 ± 208.56	0.6593
Albumin g/dL	3.76 ± 0.28	3.74 ± 0.27	0.7754
AST IU/L	15.76 ± 5.82	18.24 ± 5.83	0.0024
ALT IU/L	16.53 ± 5.78	17.59 ± 6.69	0.3296
Uric acid mg/dL	7.03 ± 1.21	7.16 ± 1.54	0.8105
Calcium mg/dL	9.37 ± 0.76	9.49 ± 0.85	0.2942
Phosphate mg/dL	5.44 ± 1.31	5.46 ± 1.18	0.7031
i-PTH pg/mL	216.79 ± 152.06	317.89 ± 183.73	0.0877
Iron μg/dL	54.3518.89	51.88 ± 17.92	0.6776
TIBC μg/dL	239.88 ± 45.54	222.47 ± 56.20	0.1116
Ferritin ng/mL	429.39 ± 245.25	405.84 ± 237.68	0.9265
Hb g/dL	10.71 ± 0.92	10.40 ± .96	0.0750
WBC ×10^3/μl	6.49 ± 1.79	7.05 ± 2.73	0.1861
Platelet ×10^3/μl	190.82 ± 52.04	203.18 ± 62.19	0.2362

Table 2 Changes of inflammatory cytokines after six months HDF

n = 17	Before HDF	Six months after HDF	p value
CRP mg/dL	0.39 ± 0.23	0.50 ± 0.50	0.8984
TNF-α pg/mL	9.33 ± 3.45	8.02 ± 2.15	0.0258
IL-6 pg/mL	4.19 ± 3.07	3.28 ± 2.65	0.1816
IL-18 pg/mL	344.21 ± 121.80	267.44 ± 64.90	0.0003