The formation of postoperative abdominal adhesions is a major cause of morbidity, resulting
in multiple complications many of which manifest dozens of years after the initial inciting …

Novel roles for chemokines and fibroblasts in interstitial fibrosis. Background Regardless of
its involvement in either wound healing or excessive fibrosis, the interstitial fibroblast can …

Omentum metastasis is a common occurrence in epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC), which is
often accompanied by ascites that facilitates the spread of EOC cells. A subpopulation of …

Progressive peritoneal fibrosis and the loss of peritoneal function often emerged in patients
undergoing long‐term peritoneal dialysis (PD), resulting in PD therapy failure. Varieties of …

Background. Renal fibrosis is central to the progression of diabetic nephropathy; however,
the mechanisms responsible for fibroblast and matrix accumulation in this disease are only …

Fibrosis of the peritoneal cavity remains a serious, life-threatening problem in the treatment
of kidney failure with peritoneal dialysis. The mechanism of fibrosis remains unclear partly …

Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) has emerged as an important dialysis
treatment modality worldwide. One of the major complications is bacterial peritonitis, which …

Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is associated with functional and structural changes of the
peritoneal membrane. In this review we describe factors contributing to peritoneal tissue …

Objective: Currently used valve substitutes for valve replacement have certain
disadvantages that limit their long-term benefits such as poor durability, risks of infection …

Leukocyte migration across human peritoneal mesothelial cells is dependent on directed
chemokine secretion and ICAM-1 expression. Background Leukocyte migration into the …