title: Peritoneal transport with icodextrin solution.
abstract: Icodextrin is the only large molecular weight osmotic agent available in peritoneal dialysis solutions. Icodextrin (compared to glucose) has a prolonged positive ultrafiltration because of the slow absortion of icodextrin due to its large molecular weight. As icodextrin induces transcapillary ultrafiltration by a mechanism resembling 'colloid' osmosis (with the ultrafiltration occurring mainly through the small pores) almost no sieving of solutes is observed with icodextrin-based solution resulting in increased convective transport and clearance of small solutes. In general, the transport characteristics of the peritoneal membrane are similar with glucose- and icodextrin-based solution, but results from the EAPOS study suggests that use of icodextrin-based solution may be associated with less changes in peritoneal transport with time.
authors.affiliation: Division of Renal Medicine, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Olof
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Heimbürger
mesh_terms: D001692:Biological Transport; D015314:Dialysis Solutions; D005936:Glucans / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D005947:Glucose / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D006801:Humans; D000077607:Icodextrin; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis; D010537:Peritoneum / Q000378:metabolism*; D014462:Ultrafiltration
chemical_list: D015314:Dialysis Solutions; D005936:Glucans; D000077607:Icodextrin; D005947:Glucose