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However, studies regarding the values of zinc and copper in hemodialysis patients are extremely poor, thus it remains unclear if the guidelines for healthy subjects can be applied to hemodialysis patients. Methods: We conducted a descriptive study, in which 132 patients were subjected to simply examine serum zinc concentration and its association with copper levels in hemodialysis patients (N = 65) versus healthy individuals attending a routine check-up (control group; N = 67) in our hospital. Analyses were performed with BellCurve for Excel (Social Survey Research Information Co., Ltd. Tokyo, Japan). Results: The distribution of zinc level in the hemodialysis group was distinct from that in the control group (P &lt; 0.001). The zinc level was correlated with serum albumin concentration. Zinc concentration was also negatively correlated with serum copper level in both groups. In the hemodialysis group, the upper limit of zinc to avoid copper deficiency was 109.7 \u03bcg\/dL, and the safety upper limit was 78.3 \u03bcg\/dL. Conclusions: Hemodialysis patients exhibited a lower level of zinc concentration compared to normal healthy subjects. Since albumin binds to zinc as a carrier, low zinc levels could be attributed to lower level of serum albumin. Importantly, zinc and copper levels were inversely correlated, thus administration of oral zinc acetate could increase a risk for copper deficiency. It might be better to check both zinc and copper values monthly after prescribing zinc acetate.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/nu12020577","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,2,24]],"date-time":"2020-02-24T03:33:43Z","timestamp":1582515223000},"page":"577","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":36,"title":["Zinc Burden Evokes Copper Deficiency in the Hypoalbuminemic Hemodialysis Patients"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"12","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0628-322X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Keizo","family":"Nishime","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Nephrology Department, Rakuwakai Nijo Ekimae Clinic, 3Higashitoganoo-cho, Nishinokyo, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City 604-8414, Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Morihiro","family":"Kondo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Nephrology Department, Rakuwakai Toji Minami Hospital, 1Nishikujo, Nanden-cho, Minami Ward, Kyoto 601-8441, Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kazuhiro","family":"Saito","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Nephrology Department, Rakuwakai Toji Minami Hospital, 1Nishikujo, Nanden-cho, Minami Ward, Kyoto 601-8441, Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hisashi","family":"Miyawaki","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Graduate School of Home Economics, Kyoto Women\u2019s University, 35Imakumano, Kitahiyoshi-cho, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto 605-0926, Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Takahiko","family":"Nakagawa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Nephrology, Rakuwakai Otowa Hospital, 2 Otowa Chinji-cho, Yamashina, Kyoto 607-8062, Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,2,23]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"2166","DOI":"10.1001\/jama.1978.03290200044019","article-title":"Hypocupremia Induced by Zinc Therapy in Adults","volume":"240","author":"Prasad","year":"1978","journal-title":"JAMA"},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1317","DOI":"10.1042\/BST0361317","article-title":"Albumin as a zinc carrier: Properties of its high-affinity zinc-binding site","volume":"36","author":"Lu","year":"2008","journal-title":"Biochem. 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