Evidence map›Paper›PMID 30016344›Full record

ArticlePloS one2018

Associations between perfluorinated chemicals and serum biochemical markers and performance status in uremic patients under hemodialysis.

Wen-Sheng Liu, Yen-Ting Lai, Hsiang-Lin Chan, Szu-Yuan Li, Chih-Ching Lin, Chih-Kuang Liu, Han-Hsing Tsou, Tsung-Yun Liu

Open access · goldAbstract read
In one paragraph

Article in PloS one, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
9citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 30% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Article
  3. Article
  4. Article
  5. Article
  6. Article
  7. Article
  8. Article
  9. Dialysis Membranes Influence Perfluorochemical Concentrations and Liver Function in Patients on Hemodialysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018
    Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Wen-Sheng LiuDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taipei City Hospital, Zhongxing Branch, Taipei, Taiwan.
Yen-Ting LaiDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin-Chu Branch, Hsinchu, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0001-8043-5183
Hsiang-Lin ChanDepartment of Child Psychiatry, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Szu-Yuan LiSchool of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Chih-Ching LinSchool of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Chih-Kuang LiuCollege of Medicine & Graduate Institute of Business Administration, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
Han-Hsing TsouInstitute of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Tsung-Yun LiuInstitute of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0003-1641-7866
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University · TWFu Jen Catholic University · TWChang Gung Memorial Hospital · TWYuanpei University · TW

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) are commonly used perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs). PFCs are mainly excreted by urine. Uremic patients tend to accumulate toxins in their body and have poor functional status. We investigated the associations between PFCs and the clinical profile of uremic patients under hemodialysis (HD). Liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry coupled with isotope dilution was used to quantify PFOA and PFOS. We enrolled 126 patients under regular HD. Compared with previous research, the concentration of PFOA was lower, but that of PFOS was higher in uremic patients than in the general population. The levels of PFOA and PFOS in uremic patients before dialysis were 0.52 (ng/ml) and 21.84 (ng/ml) respectively. The PFOA level remained unchanged but that of PFOS decreased to1.85 ng/mL after dialysis. PFOS can be removed by HD. Patients using hypertensive medication had a lower PFOS then those who did not. The PFOS level was negatively correlated with the duration of the HD session and patient performance status, but positively correlated with levels of cholesterol, chloride (an indicator of acidemia), ferritin, and total protein. (p<0.05). The association with serum protein may explain the long half-life of PFCs in humans. This is the first study which investigated PFCs in uremic patients and showed PFCs are associated with adverse effects in this population.

Indexed as

Renal DialysisAlkanesulfonic AcidsBiomarkersCaprylatesChromatography, LiquidFemaleFluorocarbonsHumansMaleMiddle AgedTandem Mass SpectrometryTreatment OutcomeUremiaAlkanesulfonic AcidsBiomarkersCaprylatesFluorocarbonsperfluorooctane sulfonic acidperfluorooctanoic acid

Identifiers

PMID30016344
PMCPMC6049900
OpenAlexW2883619026

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.