Plasma Protein Carbonylation in Haemodialysed Patients: Focus on Diabetes and Gender

Figure 3

Influence of the dialysis filter type on the level of plasma PCO in ESRD patients on maintenance HD. Haemodialyzed patients () were divided into subgroups based on the characteristics of the dialysis filters used during the HD session: (a) filter type (i.e., Revaclear™ 300, Revaclear 400, Polyflux™ 170 H, and Polyflux 210 H), (b) membrane surface area, and (c) membrane thickness. In all panels, histograms show the plasma PCO level in haemodialysed patients immediately before (pre-HD, white bars) and after (post-HD, grey bars) a single HD session. For filter details, see the Materials and Methods section. The seven remaining ESRD patients, who were dialyzed with Filtryzer 1.6, Nephral™ ST 400, or Nephral ST 500 filters, were not included because their number is too low to make a reliable statistical analysis. Data are expressed as the mean ± SE.

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