[Vitamin A and lipids in serum during long term dialysis program]

The author stated an increased serum level of A-vitamin and triglycerides in non-dialysed and dialysed patients with chronic renal insufficiency. The beta-carotene-serum level was higher only in the group of the non-dialysed patients. Under influence of the haemodialysis a reduction of the triglycerides in the serum developed. A linear correlation between the beta-carotene and the cholesterol serum level in non-dialysed patients and the vitamin A and the triglyceride serum level in patients in the permanent dialysis programme. Finally follows a discussion of the authors on the metabolic sequels of the A-hypervitaminosis in the uraemic syndrome of patients with chronic renal insufficiency.