Immunological assessment of  hemodialysis patients  in   Al-Diwaniya and  Al-Najaf governorates

A. Sharara, Arafat; A. Al-Essami, A; Alaa,; A.Al-Hilaly, Hammady

	Immunological assessment of hemodialysis patients in Al-Diwaniya and Al-Najaf governorates
Al-Qadisiah Medical Journal
Article 1, Volume 7, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 106-116 PDF (0 K)
Authors
Arafat A. Sharara; a A. Al-Essami; ; Hammady A.Al-Hilaly
Abstract
The present study was carried out to investigate the immunological status of special category of patients who were ongoing Hemodialysis process as they at End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD).The study group (patients) included were 82 individuals who were regularly attending HD units at AL-Diwaniya Teaching Hospital and AL-Hakeem Teaching Hospital (AL-Najaf AL-Ashraf) / Iraq during the period Nov.2008 -Aug.2009. Another two control groups; the 1st (n=50)who were apparently healthy and the 2nd(n=32) patients with UTI other than ESRD. They all subjected to a questionnaire form regarding many general variables. Blood samples collected and each divided into tow aliquots; the 1st for hematology and the second (serum) for biochemical and serology tests including IFN-γ and IL-8 assays using ELISA. The interesting results those of serum IFN-γ, IL-8(pg/ml) and CRP(mg/ml) among the three study groups; the median concentration of IFN- γ in HD patients and renal disease (not failure) was zero , while it was 0.05 in healthy control. However, the only significant difference was between the first and third groups. Interleukin -8 has seem to be more significant different as it has had median concentration of, 24.1, 23.7, and 104.1 in the three groups above , respectively.

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