On‐line Hemodiafiltration Does Not Induce Inflammatory Response in End‐stage Renal Disease Patients: Results From a Multicenter Cross‐over Study
- 25 April 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Artificial Organs
- Vol. 29 (5), 406-412
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1525-1594.2005.29068.x
Abstract
Background: On‐line hemodiafiltration (HDF) represents the supreme blood purification modality for end‐stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. Large‐volume infusion of on‐line prepared substitution fluid may, however, expose patients to inflammatory contaminants. As a result, on‐line HDF might aggravate chronic inflammation, which correlates with malnutrition, cardiovascular disease, and mortality among ESRD patients. Methods: In a multicenter cross‐over study, 27 ESRD patients were randomly assigned to treatment with on‐line HDF and low‐flux hemodialysis (HD). After 6 months, patients were crossed to the other treatment modality, and treatment continued for another 6 months. Both on‐line HDF and low‐flux HD were conducted with polysulfone membranes and ultrapure dialysis fluid. Samples were drawn at the end of each treatment period. Results: Inflammatory parameters were elevated in the study population when compared to healthy controls. Induction of interleukin‐1 receptor antagonist (IL‐1Ra) and tumor necrosis factor α (TNF‐α) was comparable for on‐line HDF and low‐flux HD, and there was no intradialytic increase in cytokine production. As a result, interleukin‐6 (IL‐6) plasma levels did not differ significantly between the two treatment modalities. Similarly, no difference between on‐line HDF and low‐flux HD was observed for C‐reactive protein (CRP) and albumin. Markers of endothelial cell activation (soluble intercellular and vascular cell adhesion molecules sICAM‐1 and sVCAM‐1) as well as the cardiovascular risk marker cardiac troponin T (cTnT) remained elevated compared to healthy subjects, but showed no difference between the two treatment modalities. Conclusions: On‐line HDF, as the most effective renal replacement therapy, does not provoke inflammatory response and is both safe and highly biocompatible.Keywords
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