Endotoxemia is Related to Systemic Inflammation and Atherosclerosis in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

Abstract

It was found that endotoxemia was probably common in PD patients, and the degree of circulating endotoxemia might be related to the severity of systemic inflammation and features of atherosclerosis. This result suggests that endotoxemia may have a contributory role to the systemic inflammatory state and accelerated atherosclerosis in PD patients.