Conclusion: These findings are in keeping with the hypothesis that the Lag-time decrease is due not only to the effect of the RRT but also to the uremic state, and that PD patients undergo a chronic, greater oxidative stress. Contrary to expectations, all patients showed greater erythrocyte membrane fluidity, which can be attributed to uremic toxicity. These observations reinforce the hypothesis that oxidative stress is an intrinsic component of this disease state and indeed is already present also in CRF not yet requiring RRT.
PMID: 19809996 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Journal of Nephrology)