The effect of L-carnitine on panel reactive antibody
- VernacularTitle:左卡尼汀对群体反应性抗体水平的影响
- Author:
Suxia YANG
;
Jianhua AO
;
Jun DONG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
kidney transplantation;
renal dialysis;
panel reactive antibody;
L-carnitine
- From:
Medical Journal of Chinese People's Liberation Army
2001;0(12):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To explore the effect of L-carnitine on panel reactive antibody (PRA) in hemodialysis patients. Methods 50 patients were classified randomly into 2 groups: L-carnitine group receiving intravenous injection of 2g L-carnitine after each hemodialysis for 6 months, and control group did not receive any L-carnitine treatment. The PRA in serum was measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) before and after 6 months of L-carnitine treatment. Results L-carnitine significantly reduced PRA levels compared with control group(P