Th1 polarization and low-T3 syndrome are correlated with hyperleptinemia in hemodialysis patients.

Conclusions: These data suggest that hyperleptinemia in HD patients correlated with cytokine dysregulation with a high level of Th1-type cytokines, and euthyroid sick syndrome with low T3 levels which might be involved in Th1 polarization and low-T3 syndrome in dialysis patients.
PMID: 19662608 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Journal of Nephrology)