Skin and Plasma Autofluorescence During Hemodialysis: A Pilot Study. Issue 6 (29th October 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Graaff, Reindert; Arsov, Stefan; Ramsauer, Bernd; Koetsier, Marten; Sundvall, Nils; Engels, Gerwin E.; Sikole, Aleksandar; Lundberg, Lennart; Rakhorst, Gerhard; Stegmayr, Bernd
• Is Part Of: Artificial organs. Volume 38:Issue 6(2014:Jun.)
• Page Start: 515
• Page End: 518
• Publication Date: 2013-10-29
• Subjects: Artificial organs -- Periodicals; 617.956
• DOI: 10.1111/aor.12205
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0160-564X

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <sec id="aor12205-sec-0001" sec-type="section"> <p>Skin autofluorescence (AF) is related to the accumulation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) and is one of the strongest prognostic markers of mortality in hemodialysis (HD) patients. The aim of this pilot study was to investigate whether changes in skin AF appear after a single HD session and if they might be related to changes in plasma AF.</p> </sec> <sec id="aor12205-sec-0002" sec-type="section"> <p>Skin and plasma AF were measured before and after HD in 35 patients on maintenance HD therapy (nine women and 26 men, median age 68 years, range 33–83). Median dialysis time was 4 h (range 3–5.5). Skin AF was measured noninvasively with an AGE Reader, and plasma AF was measured before and after HD at 460 nm after excitation at 370 nm.</p> </sec> <sec id="aor12205-sec-0003" sec-type="section"> <p>The HD patients had on average a 65% higher skin AF value than age‐matched healthy persons (<italic>P</italic> < 0.001). Plasma AF was reduced by 14% (<italic>P</italic> < 0.001), whereas skin AF was not changed after a single HD treatment.</p> </sec> <sec id="aor12205-sec-0004" sec-type="section"> <p>No significant influence of the reduced plasma AF on skin AF levels was found. This suggests that the measurement of skin AF can be performed during the whole dialysis period and is not directly influenced by the changes in plasma AF during HD.</p> </sec> </abstract>