HLA-DR Expression and Apoptosis: A Cross-Sectional Controlled Study in Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

Abstract

A reduced inflammatory state and the continuous solute removal in PD may attenuate immune dysfunction in uremia. In HD but not in PD patients, there was a significant correlation between the percentage of HLA-DR+ monocytes with apoptosis (R = 0.230, p = 0.04).