A Bifunctional Adsorber Particle for the Removal of Hydrophobic Uremic Toxins from Whole Blood of Renal Failure Patients

A Bifunctional Adsorber Particle for the Removal of Hydrophobic Uremic Toxins from Whole Blood of Renal Failure Patients

Hydrophobic uremic toxins accumulate in patients with chronic kidney disease, contributing to a highly increased cardiovascular risk. The clearance of these uremic toxins using current hemodialysis techniques is limited due to their hydrophobicity and their high binding affinity to plasma proteins....

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Main Authors: Marieke Sternkopf, Sven Thoröe-Boveleth, Tobias Beck, Kirsten Oleschko, Ansgar Erlenkötter, Ulrich Tschulena, Sonja Steppan, Thimoteus Speer, Claudia Goettsch, Vera Jankowski, Joachim Jankowski, Heidi Noels, The European Uremic Toxin Work Group-EUTox
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-07-01
Series:Toxins
Subjects:
activated charcoal
hemodialysis
adsorption
uremic toxins
hemocompatibility
chronic kidney disease
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/11/7/389

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