Altered leukocyte chemiluminescence during hemodialysis

Lawrence S. Wissow, Raymond S. Greenberg, Richard O. Burns, Stephen G. Osofsky, Robert A. Gutman, Patricia J. Baker

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Abstract

The chemiluminescent response of leukocytes collected 30 min into hemodialysis was reduced to one-third that of autologous predialysis cells. The reduction was transient, with chemiluminescence returning to predialysis values by 2 hr. The dialysis procedure also caused slight C3 conversion as well as a reduction of alternative pathway hemolytic titer.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)262-265
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Clinical Immunology
Volume1
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 1981
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Hemodialysis
  • chemiluminescence
  • complement

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Immunology and Allergy
  • Immunology

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