Concentrations of Thyroxine-Binding Globulin in Sera and Peritoneal Dialysates in Patients on Chronic Peritoneal Ambulatory Dialysis
- 1 January 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by S. Karger AG in Nephron
- Vol. 42 (1) , 58-61
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000183634
Abstract
Losses in thyroxine-binding globulin (TBG) in peritoneal dialysate and thyroid function were evaluated in patients undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD), in comparison to patients on hemodialysis (HD) without TBG loss in the dialysate. The TBG concentration in the peritoneal dialysate was 0.26 ± 0.09 μg/ml (mean ± SD, n = 24), with a daily loss of 2.47 ± 0.94 mg. The serum TBG level in CAPD patients was 21.0 ± 4.71 μg/ml (n = 24), which was not significantly different from that in HD patients (20.0 ± 5.72 μg/ml, n = 24) or in healthy Japanese subjects. The serum TBG level correlated positively with the TBG loss and TBG level in the peritoneal dialysate (p < 0.001). The serum T4 level in CAPD patients (4.93 ± 1.38 μg/dl, n = 24) was significantly greater than in HD patients (4.08 ± 1.30 μg/dl, n = 24, p < 0.05).Keywords
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