Etanercept clearance during an in vitro model of continuous venovenous hemofiltration

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Article

Publication Title

Blood Purification

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Background/Aims: Etanercept is a tumor necrosis factor-α antagonist used in inflammation-mediated conditions. Continuous venovenous hemofiltration (CVVH) has also been used in patients with inflammatory conditions. This study evaluated etanercept clearance using an in vitro CVVH model. Methods: Etanercept clearance was assessed in vitro in bovine blood at 1-3 mg/l final serum concentration, and urea control at 750 mg/l. CVVH was performed using polyacrylonitrile, polysulfone, and polymethylmethacrylate filters at 3 l/h ultrafiltrate and 200 ml/min blood flow rates. Transmembrane clearance was estimated using sieving coefficient calculations, and adsorptive removal rate was approximated using a mass balance calculation. Results: Urea sieving coefficient remained constant (1.04 ± 0.01). Ultrafiltrate etanercept concentrations were undetectable (sieving coefficient < 0.02) and transmembrane and adsorptive clearances were negligible. Conclusion: Etanercept is not cleared appreciably by transmembrane or adsorptive mechanisms in CVVH using polyacrylonitrile, polysulfone, or polymethylmethacrylate hemofilters. Copyright © 2009 S. Karger AG, Basel.

First Page

348

Last Page

353

DOI

10.1159/000232936

Publication Date

12-1-2009

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