Long-term peritoneal dialysis (PD) leads to histological changes in the peritoneal membrane. Angiogenesis and inflammation caused by glucose degradation products (GDPs) play crucial roles in peritoneal fibrosis. One such GDP is methylglyoxal (MGO), which enhances the formation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs). AGEs bind to their receptor (RAGE) and activate nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB), w...

Eosinophilic peritonitis is a well-described complication of peritoneal dialysis and is often associated with either a reaction to the dialysis system constituent (tubing, sterilant or solution) or an underlying bacterial or fungal reaction. We report a case of eosinophilic peritonitis, which is treated by oral prednisone acetate therapy. A 43-year-old female patient developed end-stage renal d...

63 Background: Peritoneal metastasis is considered to develop from carcinoma cells detached from the serosal surface of the primary site and dispersed in the peritoneal cavity. And oxygen is one of the most important environmental factors for tumor development. To investigate the oxygenation condition in the abdominal cavity, that is largely unknown, we collected ascitic fluid from patients wit...

BACKGROUND Extraovarian primary peritoneal carcinoma (EOPPC) is a rare malignant epithelial tumor with an age-adjusted incidence rate of 6.78 per million, which arises from the peritoneal lining with minimal or no ovarian involvement. EOPPC is a diagnosis of exclusion with the absence of other identifiable primary sites and after surgical assessment and consideration of the histological report ...

There are several methods to model the process of water and solute transport during peritoneal dialysis (PD). The characteristics of the phenomena and the purpose of modelling influence the choice of methodology. Among others, the phenomenological models are commonly used in clinical and laboratory research. In peritoneal dialysis, the compartmental approach is widely used (membrane model, thre...