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One of the major threats to patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis is an increased susceptibility to infections caused by microorganisms, among whichYersinia orListeria are frequently recovered. In patients receiving hemodialysis, iron overload owing to multiple transfusions plays an important role in the mechanisms underlying the susceptibility to bacterial infections, partially mediated by impaired neutrophil function. In order to assess the true role of iron at the cellular level, an AAS method was developed to measure the iron content of granulocytes. Iron levels in the granulocytes were determined in an apparently healthy population and in a population of iron-overloaded renal hemodialysis patients. Granulocytes were isolated by a method modified from Böyum. The analyses were performed using pyrocoated graphite tubes, and in one of the char steps, oxygen was used to facilitate ashing. The mean iron level found in the granulocytes from apparently normal persons was 4.07 fg/cell (n=17) with a CV of 44%; the mean value for the dialysis patient group was 4.59 fg/cell (n=8) with a CV of 37%. There was no significant difference between the two groups,p=0.70.
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Matthys, M., Blaton, V. & Spincemaille, J. Iron in granulocytes of nephrotic patients determined by Zeeman electrothermal atomic absorption spectrophotometry. Biol Trace Elem Res 32, 349–354 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02784621
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