In-vivo oxidized albumin- a pro-inflammatory agent in hypoalbuminemia.

Hypoalbuminemia of Hemodialysis (HD) patients is an independent cardiovascular risk factor, however, there is no mechanistic explanation between hypoalbuminemia and vascular injury. In the event of oxidative stress and inflammation to which HD patients are exposed, albumin is oxidized and undetected...

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Main Authors: Faiga Magzal, Shifra Sela, Andrea Szuchman-Sapir, Snait Tamir, Regina Michelis, Batya Kristal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5443520?pdf=render