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Double Filtration Plasmapheresis with Polyvinyl Alcohol-Based Membrane Lowers Serum Inflammation and Toxins in Patients with Hyperlipidemia
by Wen-Sheng Liu, Chien-Hung Lin, Ching-Yao Tsai, Hsiang-Tsui Wang, Szu-Yuan Li, Tsung-Yun Liu, Ann Charis Tan, Han-Hsing Tsou, Kuo-Hsien Tseng and Chih-Ching Lin
Bioengineering 2023, 10(1), 89; https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering10010089 - 9 Jan 2023
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Hyperlipidemia is increasing in prevalence and is highly correlated with cardiovascular disease (CVD). Lipid-lowering medications prevent CVD but may not be suitable when the side effects are intolerable or hypercholesterolemia is too severe. Double-filtration plasmapheresis (DF) has shown its therapeutic effect on hyperlipidemia, [...] Read more.
Hyperlipidemia is increasing in prevalence and is highly correlated with cardiovascular disease (CVD). Lipid-lowering medications prevent CVD but may not be suitable when the side effects are intolerable or hypercholesterolemia is too severe. Double-filtration plasmapheresis (DF) has shown its therapeutic effect on hyperlipidemia, but its side effects are not yet known. We enrolled 45 adults with hyperlipidemia in our study. The sera before and two weeks after DF were evaluated, and we also analyzed perfluorochemicals to see if DF could remove these lipophilic toxins. After DF, all lipid profile components (total cholesterol, triglycerides, high-density lipoprotein [HDL], and low-density lipoprotein [LDL]) had significantly decreased. Leukocyte counts increased while platelet levels decreased, which may have been caused by the puncture wound from DF and consumption of platelets during the process. As for uremic toxins and inflammation, levels of C-reactive protein, uric acid, and alanine transaminase (ALT) all decreased, which may be related to the removal of serum perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and improvement of renal function. The total cholesterol/HDL ratio and triglycerides were significantly higher in the diabetes mellitus (DM) group at baseline but did not significantly differ after DF. In conclusion, DF showed potential for improving inflammation and removing serum lipids and PFOS in adults with hyperlipidemia. Full article
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