High-flux dialysis improves pulmonary ventilation function in uremic patients.

Lung injury commonly accompanies uremia caused by renal failure. Uremia is typically treated using hemodialysis (dialysis) to restore electrolyte and fluid balance. A more recent, less commonly used method, high-flux dialysis, has not yet been investigated for its potential benefit to lung function.

[The expression of CD73 in CD4+ regulatory T cells in patients with new-onset systemic lupus erythematosus].

Objective: To investigate the level of CD(73) expression in CD(4)(+) regulatory T (Treg) cells in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and explore its role in the pathogenesis of SLE.

Methods: We selected 29 untreated/active SLE patients and 22 healthy controls. Frequencies of CD(4)(+)CD(25)(+) CD(73)(+) T cells and levels of FOXP3 protein expressed in CD(4)(+)CD(73)(+), CD(4)(+)CD(25)(hi), CD(4)(+)CD(25)(+) T cells were analyzed by flow cytometry.