Peritoneal expression of SGLT-2, GLUT1 and GLUT3 in peritoneal dialysis patients

• Main Authors: Severin Schricker (Author), Tina Oberacker (Author), Peter Fritz (Author), Markus Ketteler (Author), Mark Dominik Alscher (Author), Moritz Schanz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Karger Publishers, 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: In peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients, the peritoneal membrane is affected by glucose-based solutions used as peritoneal dialysate fluids. This exposure leads to changes of the membrane which may eventually culminate in fibrosis and method failure. In vitro or animal studies demonstrate...