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SUBMITTER: Roberts GW
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2736769 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Roberts Gareth W GW Baird Duncan D Gallagher Kathleen K Jones Rhiannon E RE Pepper Christopher J CJ Williams John D JD Topley Nicholas N
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN 20090827 9
The frequency and severity of episodes of peritonitis adversely affect the structure and function of the peritoneal membrane in patients treated with peritoneal dialysis (PD), but the underlying mechanisms are not well understood. Alterations in the phenotype and function of resident peritoneal cells may contribute. Because effector memory T cells play a pivotal role in maintaining peripheral tissue immunity, we hypothesized that these cells may initiate or perpetuate the peritoneal inflammatory ...[more]