DNA Release and Appearance of Antinuclear Antibodies in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients

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The presence of free serum DNA and/or antibodies against nuclear antigens was studied in 65 patients in chronic hemodialysis. Most of patients showed increased levels of both free single-stranded DNA (ss DNA) (28 out of 29) and native (double-stranded) DNA (n DNA) (25 out of 28) at the beginning of each dialysis session (69 ± 26 vs. 119 ± 15, p < 0.05) suggesting a rapid in vivo degradation of the n DNA released. 15 out of 65 patients (23%) developed low anti-ss DNA antibody titers by Millipore filtration assay. 2 of them presented anti-n DNA antibodies simultaneously. Isolated anti-n DNA, anti-Sm and anti-RNP antibodies were systematically negative in all patients. No relationship was found between the presence of anti-ss DNA antibodies and the type of nephropathy, the duration of treatment and the method of dialysis. The fate of a renal allograft was studied in 12 patients after having measured serum-free DNA and anti-DNA antibodies. The 4 patients with good graft function after 2 years of transplantation had significantly higher circulating ss-DNA levels than the other 8 patients whose grafts were rejected.

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Journal ID (publisher-id): NEF

Journal ID (nlm-ta): Nephron

Journal ID (doi): 10.1159/issn.1660-8151

Title: Nephron

Publisher: S. Karger AG

ISSN (Print): 1660-8151

ISSN (Electronic): 2235-3186

Publication date Subscription-year: 1982

Publication date (Print): 1982

Publication date (Electronic): 03 December 2008

Volume: 31

Issue: 2

Pages: 164-169

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^aRenal Division, Fundación Jiménez Díaz and ^bMicrobiology Department, Hospital Clinico, Madrid, Spain

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Publisher ID: 182637 Other ID: Nephron 1982;31:164–169

DOI: 10.1159/000182637

PubMed ID: 6750421

SO-VID: 9542db99-b093-4262-a164-11eaff03385f

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Date accepted : 22 June 1981

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Pages: 6

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