NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION, cilt.15, sa.12, ss.2037-2040, 2000 (SCI-Expanded)
Background. During the standard heat sterilization process of lactate-buffered peritoneal dialysis (PD) solutions, glucose degrades to form compounds called glucose degradation products such as acetaldehyde, formaldehyde, or glyoxal. Despite evidence that these products may be responsible for some in vitro cytotoxic effects induced by commercially available PD fluids, data on their acute or chronic effects on the human peritoneum is scarce.