Managing Zinc Supplementation in Hemodialysis Patients: Balancing and Preventing Deficiencies in Serum Copper and Zinc Levels with and Without HIF-PH Inhibitors
Akira Takahashi, Agostinho Almeida, Henrique Nascimento · 2024
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Akira Takahashi and co-authors balance zinc and copper levels in dialysis patients. Their 2024 study notes a trade-off: zinc pills raise a protein that pulls copper down, while a class of anemia drugs pushes copper up. Both shifts can leave a patient short of one metal.
Records for 50 dialysis patients span five years, with blood checks every three months. All patients without zinc pills were low in zinc at the start. Copper shortfall appeared after three months once copper fell below set lines, which differed by anemia drug use. The authors advise checks at least every three months and a lower zinc target near the bottom of the usual range. Copper pills may need to join zinc pills.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Akira Takahashi, Agostinho Almeida, Henrique Nascimento |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 32 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |