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ea0022p126 | Cardiovascular endocrinology and lipid metabolism | ECE2010

The effect of erythropoietin treatment on insulin resistance and inflammatory markers in patients on maintenance hemodialysis

Rasic-Milutinovic Zorica , Vujovic Marina , Perunicic-Pekovic Gordana , Popovic Vesna , Tica Jelena , Gluvic Zoran , Lackovic Milena , Bokan Ljiljana

Background and aim: Iron overload and inflammation might participate in the pathogenesis of insulin resistance in community. The improvement of insulin resistance in hemodialysis (HD) patients is frequently seen after correction of anemia. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of recobinant humam erythropoietin (Epo) treatment on insulin resistance in non-diabetic HD patients.Patients and methods: We investigated the effects of 6 months-...