Hemodialysis exacerbates proteolytic imbalance and pro-fibrotic platelet dysfunction

Abstract Multi-organ fibrosis among end stage renal disease (ESRD) patients cannot be explained by uremia alone. Despite mitigation of thrombosis during hemodialysis (HD), subsequent platelet dysfunction and tissue dysregulation are less understood. We comprehensively profiled plasma and platelets f...

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Main Authors: Aaron J. Velasquez-Mao, Mark A. Velasquez, Zhengxiong Hui, Denise Armas-Ayon, Jingshen Wang, Moriel H. Vandsburger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-91416-8