Research Article

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

Figure 4

Influence of the dialysis technique (diffusive versus diffusive plus convective) on the level of plasma PCO in ESRD patients on maintenance HD. Haemodialyzed patients were divided into subgroups based on the dialysis technique used during the HD session: (a) diffusive technique (standard bicarbonate haemodialysis) (), (b) diffusive plus convective techniques (online HDF) and acetate-free biofiltration (). In both 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. Data are expressed as the mean ± SE. In panel (a), ; in panel (b), .
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