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. 1978 Jul;33(1):95–101.

The effect of maintenance dialysis on lymphocyte function. I. Haemodialysis.

S R Holdsworth, M G Fitzgerald, C S Hosking, R C Atkins
PMCID: PMC1537512  PMID: 709914

Abstract

The effect of haemodialysis on mitogen-stimulated lymphocyte DNA synthesis was determined in twenty-four uraemic patients. Lymphocytes pre-haemodialysis were significantly less responsive to phytohaemagglutinin (PHA) than were control lymphocytes and showed the same degree of impairment as uraemic lymphocytes. Intrinsic lymphocyte responsiveness improved immediately after each haemodialysis. Pre-haemodialysis plasma inhibited control lymphocyte responsiveness and this inhibition was even greater in post-haemodialysis plasma. This effect of haemodialysis on plasma lasted for 4--8 hr. Similar alterations of response were noted, despite the use of different dialysers and also when two other mitogens were substituted for PHA. This deleterious effect of haemodialysis on lymphocyte function is important for its possible immune consequences, and may indicate a deficiency in current haemodialysis technique.

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