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BACKGROUND:Cell-free DNA (cfDNA) is present in the peritoneal effluent of stable peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients, but there are no data on cfDNA in PD patients with peritonitis. We investigated the variation of peritoneal cfDNA levels subsequent to peritonitis in PD patients. METHODS:We enrolled 53 PD patients: 30 without any history of systemic inflammation or peritonitis in the last 3 months (group A) and 23 with acute peritonitis (group B). CfDNA was quantified in the peritoneal effluent. Peritoneal samples on days 1, 3, 10, 30 and until day 120 from the start of peritonitis were collected for white blood cells (WBC) count and cfDNA evaluation in group B. RESULTS:Quantitative analysis of cfDNA showed significantly higher levels in group B on day 1, 3, 10 and 30 compared with group A (p < 0.05). A significant positive correlation was observed between cfDNA concentration and WBC on day 1 (rho = 0.89) and day 3 (rho = 0.5) (both, p < 0.05). However, no significant correlation was observed between cfDNA and WBC on days 10 and 30. In group B, peritoneal cfDNA levels tended to progressively decline during follow-up of peritonitis. From this decreasing curve, we estimated that 49 days are necessary to reach the value of 51 genome equivalents (GE)/ml (75th percentile in controls) and 63 days to reach 31 GE/ml (median). CONCLUSION:Our results demonstrate that cfDNA increases in peritoneal effluent of PD patients with peritonitis and tends to progressively decline in step with peritonitis resolution and membrane repair process. Peritoneal cfDNA quantification could be an innovative method to determine acute damage and an inverse index of the repair process.
journal_name
J Nephroljournal_title
Journal of nephrologyauthors
Virzì GM,Milan Manani S,Brocca A,Cantaluppi V,de Cal M,Pastori S,Tantillo I,Zambon R,Crepaldi C,Ronco Cdoi
10.1007/s40620-015-0212-2subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2016-02-01 00:00:00pages
111-8issue
1eissn
1121-8428issn
1724-6059pii
10.1007/s40620-015-0212-2journal_volume
29pub_type
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