Beta-glucans in advanced CKD: role in endotoxaemia and inflammation

Beta-glucans in advanced CKD: role in endotoxaemia and inflammation

Abstract Background/aims (1–3)-β-D glucans (BG) are cellular components of yeasts and fungi. Elevated blood levels may be an adjunct in diagnosing invasive fungal infection, though can be high in dialysis patients without fungaemia. BG can also induce false positive signals in endotoxin detection as...

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Main Authors: Jonathan Wong, Yonglong Zhang, Oscar Swift, Malcolm Finkelman, Ashish Patidar, Sivaramakrishnan Ramanarayanan, Enric Vilar, Ken Farrington
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-04-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Subjects:
Endotoxin
(1–3)-β-D glucan
Inflammation
Dialysis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-020-01779-9

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