Resistance to recombinant human erythropoietin therapy in haemodialysis patients

• Main Authors: Elísio Costa (Author), Margarida Lima (Author), Susana Rocha (Author), Petronila Rocha-Pereira (Author), Flávio Reis (Author), Elisabeth Castro (Author), Frederico Teixeira (Author), Vasco Miranda (Author), Maria do Sameiro Faria (Author), Alfredo Loureiro (Author), Alexandre Quintanilha (Author), Luís Belo (Author), Alice Santos-Silva (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, 2009-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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To better clarify the mechanism of resistance to recombinant human erythropoietin (rhEPO) therapy in haemodialysis patients, we studied systemic changes associated with this resistence in haemodialysis patients under rhEPO therapies, with particular interest on inflammation, leukocyte activation, ir...