Does vitamin E-loaded dialyzer reset PBMC-operated cytokine network in dialysis patients?
The network of cytokines released by monocytes and Th cells is reset toward normality by treatment with vitamin E-coated dialyzer.
The occurrence of PN seems to be higher in patients with cancer than in people without cancer. Cancer was found in patients with PN more often, particularly in elderly men, than would be expected from the occurrence in the total population. PN in patients with cancer is supposed to be due to a combination of metabolic and mechanical factors. The findings justify a prospective study of the relation between PN and cancer.