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  • Title: Benefits of switching from a conventional to a low-GDP bicarbonate/lactate-buffered dialysis solution in a rat model.
    Author: Mortier S, Faict D, Lameire NH, De Vriese AS.
    Journal: Kidney Int; 2005 Apr; 67(4):1559-65. PubMed ID: 15780112.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Long-term exposure to standard peritoneal dialysis fluid (PDF) results in alterations in peritoneal morphology and function. Studies investigating the long-term effects on the peritoneum of a low-glucose degradation product (GDP) bicarbonate/lactate-buffered PDF demonstrated its superior biocompatibility. We examined the potential of the low-GDP bicarbonate/lactate-buffered solution to reverse or reduce standard PDF-induced peritoneal alterations. METHODS: Female Wistar rats received twice daily intraperitoneal infusions with either a lactate-buffered solution with 3.86% glucose at pH 5.5 (Dianeal, referred to as standard PDF), or a low-GDP bicarbonate/lactate-buffered solution with 3.86% glucose at physiologic pH (Physioneal, referred to as bicarbonate/lactate PDF) for different periods of time: (1) 12 weeks Dianeal (N= 9); (2) 12 weeks Physioneal (N= 9); (3) 20 weeks Dianeal (N= 11); (4) 20 weeks Physioneal (N= 10); (5) 12 weeks Dianeal followed by 8 weeks Physioneal (N= 10). RESULTS: Chronic standard PDF exposure resulted in loss of ultrafiltration capacity, increased VEGF expression and vascular density, higher advanced glycation end product (AGE) accumulation, up-regulation of TGF-beta expression, and development of fibrosis compared to low-GDP bicarbonate/lactate-buffered PDF. The PDF-induced alterations were time-dependent. Crossover from standard PDF to low-GDP bicarbonate/lactate PDF resulted in a less impaired ultrafiltration (UF), less pronounced VEGF expression and neoangiogenesis, and less severe AGE accumulation, TGF-beta expression, and fibrosis compared to continuous standard PDF exposure for 20 weeks. CONCLUSION: Low-GDP bicarbonate/lactate-buffered PDF has the potential to slow down standard PDF-induced peritoneal membrane damage.
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