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Deoxyribonuclease activity in T and B lymphocytes of haemodialysed patients with uraemia

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Deoxyribonuclease (DNase) activity and metal ion concentrations in lymphocytes of patients with chronic renal failure and in healthy controls were studied. The data suggest that T and B lymphocyte nuclei of patients with renal failure show increased DNase activity when compared to their healthy counterparts. It is suggested that the enhancement of enzyme activity is a result of increased metal ion concentration rather than increased enzyme copy count.

The data strongly suggest that haemodialysis of uraemic patients is more effective for improvement of lymphocyte metabolism than the conservative chemical treatment.

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  1. Department of Nephrology, Medical Academy of Wrocław, Poland

    R. Adamiec & Z. Szewczyk

  2. Institute of Biochemistry, University of Wrocław, Poland

    J. Szopa

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Adamiec, R., Szewczyk, Z. & Szopa, J. Deoxyribonuclease activity in T and B lymphocytes of haemodialysed patients with uraemia. International Urology and Nephrology 24, 95–101 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02552124

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