ASSESSMENT OF CHANGES IN PLASMA HEPCIDIN CONCENTRATION ARFER 3 MONTHS TREATMENT ANEMIA IN PATIENTS WITH END-STAGE CHRONIC RENAL DISEASE

Văn Tuấn Bùi, Thành Chung Đặng, Việt Thắng Lê

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Objectives: To evaluate the changes in plasma Hepcidin concentration after 3 months of anemia treatment in patients with end-stage chronic renal disease (ESRD). Subjects and methods: This prospective study compares the changes in Hepcidin concentration before and after anemia treatment in 42 end-stage chronic kidney disease patients and with 54 healthy individuals matched for age and gender at Military Hospital 103 from January 2022 to December 2023. All above patients had measured plasma Hepcidin by ELISA method befor and after treatment anemia. Results: The pre-treatment Hepcidin concentration was higher than that of the control group (p < 0,005). Post-treatment Hepcidin concentration was lower than pre-treatment levels (p < 0,05). The Hepcidin concentration and the rate of Hepcidin increase in the group with Hb levels not reaching the target were higher than in the group with target Hb levels (p < 0,005). Conclusion: Plasma Hepcidin concentration is elevated in end-stage chronic kidney disease patients, and anemia treatment reduces Hepcidin levels. Increased plasma Hepcidin concentration is associated with not achieving target Hemoglobin levels.

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