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ABSTRACT: Introduction
Neutral-pH dialysate has been reported to be beneficial to prevent the peritoneal pathological changes in adult peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients, but its use is controversial in pediatric PD patients. In addition, the impact of cumulative dialytic glucose exposure has not been examined.Methods
Pediatric PD patients using conventional fluids (conventional group, n = 31) or those using neutral-pH fluids (neutral-pH group, n = 33) were compared. Clinical risk factors for peritoneal pathological changes in the neutral-pH group were analyzed using generalized linear modeling. Furthermore, the mechanisms of peritoneal pathological changes were explored using immunohistochemical studies and cultured cells.Results
The median (interquartile range) duration of dialysis was 3.2 (1.7-5.3) years in overall patients. After propensity score matching, the conventional group showed increased thickening of the submesothelial compact (SMC) zone and lower luminal-to-vessel diameter (L/V) ratio than the neutral-pH group. In the neutral-pH group, the cumulative dialytic glucose exposure was an independent risk factor for greater thickness of the SMC zone (odds ratio [OR], 1.54; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.16-2.05) and higher submesothelial microvessel density (OR, 1.29; 95% CI, 1.01-1.64). Immunohistochemical study showed that cumulative dialytic glucose exposure correlated with the proportion of the tissue expressing hypoxia inducible factor -1α (HIF-1α) and vascular endothelial growth factor-α (VEGF-α). In human peritoneal mesothelial cells, high glucose significantly increased HIF-1α and VEGF-α expressions.Conclusion
Cumulative dialytic glucose exposure is an independent risk factor for peritoneal fibrosis and angiogenesis in pediatric patients undergoing PD using neutral-pH fluids, which might be associated with greater VEGF-α production by myofibroblasts implying a hypoxic response.
SUBMITTER: Shirai Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9751577 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Shirai Yoko Y Miura Kenichiro K Ike Takeshi T Sasaki Kensuke K Ishizuka Kiyonobu K Horita Shigeru S Taneda Sekiko S Hirano Daishi D Honda Kazuho K Yamaguchi Yutaka Y Masaki Takao T Hattori Motoshi M
Kidney international reports 20220903 11
<h4>Introduction</h4>Neutral-pH dialysate has been reported to be beneficial to prevent the peritoneal pathological changes in adult peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients, but its use is controversial in pediatric PD patients. In addition, the impact of cumulative dialytic glucose exposure has not been examined.<h4>Methods</h4>Pediatric PD patients using conventional fluids (conventional group, <i>n</i> = 31) or those using neutral-pH fluids (neutral-pH group, <i>n</i> = 33) were compared. Clinical ...[more]