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Reduced capacity of mononuclear cells to synthesize cytokines against an inflammatory stimulus in uremic patients.
Nephron. Clinical practice - 1 Jan 2006
Ando Minoru, Shibuya Asuka, Tsuchiya Ken, Akiba Takashi, Nitta Kosaku
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BACKGROUND: The local production of cytokines and phagocytosis is pivotal in innate immunity. Uremic patients have a high infectious morbidity, but it remains unclear if this arises from incompetence of these local cellular functions. METHODS: In 30 predialysis uremic patients and 20 controls, we studied the intracellular cytokine synthesis by mononuclear cells in response to stimulation. Moreover, phagocytic...
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