Macromolecular crowding and supersaturation protect hemodialysis patients from the onset of dialysis-related amyloidosis
K. Nakajima, K. Yamaguchi, M. Noji, C. Aguirre, K. Ikenaka, H. Mochizuki, L. Zhou, H. Ogi, T. Ito, I. Narita, F. Gejyo, H. Naiki, S. Yamamoto, Y. Goto
This study identifies serum albumin concentration as a tertiary risk factor for dialysis-related amyloidosis, showing that maintenance dialysis improves outcomes by increasing serum component concentrations.
bioRxiv · Feb 1, 2022Biophysics