1978
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.1.6120.1101
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Aluminium toxicity during regular haemodialysis.

Abstract: In the west of Scotland the incidence of dialysis encephalopathy has been confined to three geographical areas where the concentration of aluminium in the water supply is greatly increased owing to the addition of aluminium sulphate. Eight patients with encephalopathy who dialysed at home in these areas had greatly increased serum aluminium concentrations, and a significant correlation was found between serum aluminium concentrations and the concentrations of aluminium in the water supply. This study provides … Show more

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“…Al 3+ accumulation is also claimed to be related to renal impairment, anemia and other clinical complications in patients on hemodialysis (3). Furthermore, these patients present enhanced levels of plasma lipid peroxidation in comparison to healthy individuals (4) and atherosclerosis in prolonged hemodialysis (5).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Al 3+ accumulation is also claimed to be related to renal impairment, anemia and other clinical complications in patients on hemodialysis (3). Furthermore, these patients present enhanced levels of plasma lipid peroxidation in comparison to healthy individuals (4) and atherosclerosis in prolonged hemodialysis (5).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Ainsi, les impuretés présentes dans l'eau utilisée pour préparer le dialysat, peuvent passer dans le sang des sujets et provoquer de graves troubles. L'illustration de ce risque nous est donnée par les cas d'encéphalopathies qui ont été décrits chez les sujets dialyses et que l'on a pu attribuer à la présence d'ions aluminium dans l'eau (ALFREY, 1976 ;ELLIOT, 1978).…”
Section: -Introductionunclassified
“…1,5 The serious toxicity of aluminum has been widely recognized since an aluminumcontaminated dialysis fluid was used for renal-failure patients, which resulted in dialysis encephalopathy, anaemia and bone disorder. [6][7][8] Because silicon is apt to interact with aluminum and to be a hydroxyaluminosilicate, it is supposed to decrease the toxicity of aluminum by promoting to inhibit absorption from the gastrointestinal tract and to be excreted from urine. In order to clarify the further roles of silicon in the body and its relevance to disease, a reliable method for the determination of silicon in biological samples, especially blood, has been demanded.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%