Irisin and Volume Overload are Associated with Protein Energy Wasting in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

• Principais autores: Si-Jia Zhou (Autor), Qing-Feng Han (Autor), Ai-Hua Zhang (Autor), Wen Tang (Autor), Ling-Hua Sun (Autor)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Karger Publishers, 2017-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background/Aims: Protein energy wasting (PEW) is a common medical phenomenon that is observed in maintenance dialysis patients. PEW also increases morbidity and mortality of these patients. Its pathogenesis is unclear. We hypothesize that serum irisin levels and volume overload may induce PEW in per...