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Study looks at impact of peritoneal dialysis on thyroid function

Patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis (PD) have significantly higher thyroxine (T4) concentrations than hemodialysis (HD) patients and higher free T4 (FT4) concentrations at 12 and 24 months, ...
Nature

Genistein inhibits HIF-1α and attenuates high glucose-induced peritoneal mesothelial-mesenchymal transition and fibrosis via the mTOR/OGT pathway

Peritoneal fibrosis has been linked to hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha (HIF-1α) as well as O-linked-N-acetylglucosaminylation (O-GlcNAcylation) in peritoneal dialysis (PD). Genistein, recognized for ...
Nature

Peritoneal changes in patients on long-term peritoneal dialysis

Long-term peritoneal dialysis can lead to morphological and functional changes in the peritoneum. Although the range of morphological alterations is known for the peritoneal dialysis population as a ...
Healio

Combining hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis therapy offers improved outcomes

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . ORLANDO, Fla. — Patients treated with combined hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis from the start of renal ...