Abstract:
:The success of peritoneal dialysis (PD) is dependent on the structural and functional integrity of the peritoneal membrane. The mesothelium lines the peritoneal membrane and is the first line of defense against chemical and/or bacterial insult. Peritonitis remains a major complication of PD and is a predominant cause of technique failure, morbidity and mortality amongst PD patients. With appropriate antibiotic treatment, peritonitis resolves without further complications, but in some PD patients excessive peritoneal inflammatory responses lead to mesothelial cell exfoliation and thickening of the submesothelium, resulting in peritoneal fibrosis and sclerosis. The detrimental changes in the peritoneal membrane structure and function correlate with the number and severity of peritonitis episodes and the need for catheter removal. There is evidence that despite clinical resolution of peritonitis, increased levels of inflammatory and fibrotic mediators may persist in the peritoneal cavity, signifying persistent injury to the mesothelial cells. This review will describe the structural and functional changes that occur in the peritoneal membrane during peritonitis and how mesothelial cells contribute to these changes and respond to infection. The latter part of the review discusses the potential of mesothelial cell transplantation and genetic manipulation in the preservation of the peritoneal membrane.
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Mediators Inflammjournal_title
Mediators of inflammationauthors
Yung S,Chan TMdoi
10.1155/2012/484167subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2012-01-01 00:00:00pages
484167eissn
0962-9351issn
1466-1861journal_volume
2012pub_type
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journal_title:Mediators of inflammation
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1155/2019/6212934
更新日期:2019-05-09 00:00:00
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journal_title:Mediators of inflammation
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journal_title:Mediators of inflammation
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journal_title:Mediators of inflammation
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2016-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Mediators of inflammation
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1155/MI.2005.2
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journal_title:Mediators of inflammation
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1155/2011/103193
更新日期:2011-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Mediators of inflammation
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1155/S0962935195000639
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journal_title:Mediators of inflammation
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1155/2008/407972
更新日期:2008-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2016-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Mediators of inflammation
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1155/2015/451675
更新日期:2015-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Mediators of inflammation
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1155/2013/515048
更新日期:2013-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Mediators of inflammation
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1155/2018/3952526
更新日期:2018-10-08 00:00:00
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journal_title:Mediators of inflammation
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1155/2011/971502
更新日期:2011-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Mediators of inflammation
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1155/2013/979748
更新日期:2013-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Mediators of inflammation
pub_type: 已发布勘误
doi:10.1155/2020/2195341
更新日期:2020-06-17 00:00:00
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journal_title:Mediators of inflammation
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/09629350410001664798
更新日期:2004-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Mediators of inflammation
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1155/2013/461536
更新日期:2013-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2021-01-14 00:00:00
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journal_title:Mediators of inflammation
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1155/2017/5126048
更新日期:2017-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Mediators of inflammation
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1155/2020/3824593
更新日期:2020-12-03 00:00:00
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journal_title:Mediators of inflammation
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1155/2019/9086758
更新日期:2019-07-10 00:00:00
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journal_title:Mediators of inflammation
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1155/2017/2860956
更新日期:2017-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Mediators of inflammation
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1155/2017/2086840
更新日期:2017-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Mediators of inflammation
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1155/2017/5301312
更新日期:2017-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Mediators of inflammation
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1155/2018/9524075
更新日期:2018-08-27 00:00:00
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journal_title:Mediators of inflammation
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1155/2015/847373
更新日期:2015-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Mediators of inflammation
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1155/2013/159349
更新日期:2013-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Mediators of inflammation
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1155/2020/1936960
更新日期:2020-05-27 00:00:00