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Objective:To investigate the changes of adrenomedullin(ADM) and adrenotensin(ADT) in hemodialysis patients. Methods:The plasma concentrations of ADM and ADT were measured by radioimmunoassay. Results:Plasma ADM was significantly higher in the hypertensive group(P
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Objective:To observe the serum level of fibroblast growth factor-23(FGF-23) in patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) and study its association with phosphorus and vitamin D metabolism.Methods: Serum FGF-23 level was determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in ESRD patients undergoing haemodialysis (HD, n=50) and peritoneal dialysis (PD, n=24) and in twenty healthy controls (control group,n=20).Serum level of 1,25-(OH) 2VitD was measured by enzyme immunoassay(EIA).Serum intact parathyroid hormone (PTH), creatinine, and calcium and phosphorus were also measured.Results: Serum FGF-23 was obviously higher in HD group([88.51?35.01] ng/L vs [11.76?3.63] ng/L)and PD group([87.85?33.65] ng/L vs [11.76?3.63] ng/L)than in control group. Moreover, the serum level of 1,25-(OH)2VitD was lower in HD and PD groups than in control group ([19.82?4.99] pmol/L vs [48.37?3.47] pmol/L; [24.31?7.11] pmol/L vs [48.37?3.47] pmol/L ), and the level of 1,25-(OH)2VitD was much lower in HD group than in PD group. Pearson relativity analysis showed that serum FGF-23 level was positively correlated with serum creatinine, phosphorus, intact PTH and duration of dialysis(P