| Literature DB >> 26475849 |
Raymond T Krediet1, Deirisa Lopes Barreto2, Dirk G Struijk3.
Abstract
Sodium sieving in peritoneal dialysis (PD) occurs in a situation with high osmotically-driven ultrafiltration rates. This dilutional phenomenon is caused by free water transport through the water channel aquaporin-1. It has recently been described that encapsulating peritoneal fibrosis is associated with impaired free water transport, despite normal expression of aquaporin-1. In this review, it will be argued that free water transport can be used for assessment of fibrotic peritoneal alterations, due to the water-binding capacity of collagen. Finally, the consequences for clinical practice will be discussed.Entities:
Keywords: Free water transport; encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis; peritoneal dialysis; peritoneal fibrosis; small pore fluid transport; sodium
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26475849 PMCID: PMC4803355 DOI: 10.3747/pdi.2015.00129
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Perit Dial Int ISSN: 0896-8608 Impact factor: 1.756