Unraveling the mechanisms of progressive peritoneal membrane fibrosis

作者:Davies Simon J*
来源:Kidney International, 2016, 89(6): 1185-1187.
DOI:10.1016/j.kint.2016.02.029

摘要

Continuous glucose exposure contributes to severe ultrafiltration failure in peritoneal dialysis. In their study, Wang et al. describe a mechanistic pathway involving direct activation by glucose of mesothelial cell protein kinase C alpha that, when blocked, or absent in a mouse knockout model, prevents fibrosis and the associated reduction in ultrafiltration. Interestingly, this pathway involves the 3 main mechanisms of membrane injury (inflammation, neoangiogenesis, and fibrogenesis), offering a potential target for therapeutic intervention.

  • 出版日期2016-6