Peritoneal Mast Cells in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients, Particularly in Encapsulating Peritoneal Sclerosis Patients

We found upregulation of mast cells in specimens of chronic inflammatory diseases of the peritoneum. This also was true for PD patients, with the exclusion of patients with EPS. Therefore, loss-of-control functions of mast cells may contribute to the ill-understood disease entity of EPS.