Dialysis-related pathology (DRP) observed in long-term haemodialysis patients is increasingly
reported. Among DRP manifestations, cardiovascular disease is the most frequent, being …

Expression of bone proteins resulting from transdifferentiation of vascular smooth muscle
cells into osteoblasts suggests that vascular calcifications are a bioactive process. Regulating …

Background Osteoprotegerin (OPG), sclerostin and DKK1 constitute opposite bone turnover
inhibitors, OPG inhibiting osteoclastogenesis while sclerostin and DKK1 exerting their …

Large cohort studies suggest that high convective volumes associated with online hemodiafiltration
may reduce the risk of mortality/morbidity compared to optimal high-flux hemodialysis…

Background: Infection constitutes a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in hemodialysis
(HD) patients. The type of vascular access is an important determinant of the risk of infection…

Background. No single measurement adequately defines protein-energy malnutrition. In the
dialysis population, somatic protein mass, a useful marker of protein malnutrition, is …

Background and Objectives Protein-energy wasting is common in long-term haemodialysis (HD)
patients with chronic kidney disease and is associated with increased morbidity and …

… The activated NADPH oxidase complex catalyzes the reduction of molecular oxygen O 2
into superoxide anion O 2 0- that then rapidly dismutates to form hydrogen peroxide H 2 O 2 , a …

… 47 Sitter T, Bergner A, Schiffl H. Dialysate related cytokine induction and response to
recombinant human erythropoietin in haemodialysis patients. Nephrol Dial Transplant. …

Background: Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), N-terminal proBNP (NT-proBNP) and to a
lesser extent prohormone proBNP are recognized as biochemical markers of left ventricular …