1. Psoriasis und Hämodialyse: Veränderungen von Hormonkonzentrationen im Plasma als möglicher therapeutischer Mechanismus
- Author
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L. Stöhr, P. Benes, B. Morsches, D. Matthaei, and Hans Holzmann
- Subjects
endocrine system ,medicine.medical_specialty ,business.industry ,medicine.medical_treatment ,DHEA sulphate ,Dehydroepiandrosterone ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,Steroid ,Endocrinology ,Internal medicine ,Psoriasis ,Plasma concentration ,polycyclic compounds ,medicine ,In patient ,skin and connective tissue diseases ,business ,human activities ,hormones, hormone substitutes, and hormone antagonists ,Testosterone ,Hormone - Abstract
Free dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), DHEA sulphate, testosterone, LH and FSH were measured in plasma from 67 patients with renal disease before and after haemodialysis or haemofiltration. Plasma concentration of the steroid hormones was lower in patients with renal failure than in normal controls, while that of the gonadotrophic hormones was elevated. After haemodialysis or haemofiltration DHEA sulphate level in plasma decreased, free DHEA increased significantly reaching almost the initial value of the control group. There was no change in concentration of the other steroid and gonadotrophic hormones. The likely mechanism is that haemodialysis removes DHEA deficiency in patients with psoriasis which is assumed to be an aetiopathogenetic factor in the disease.
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- 2008