Peritoneal membrane pathology limits long-term peritoneal dialysis (PD). Here, we tested whether JAK/STAT signaling is implicated and if its attenuation might be salutary. In cultured mesothelial cells, PD fluid activated, and the pan-JAK inhibitor P6 reduced, phospho-STAT1 and phospho-STAT3, periostin secretion, and cleaved caspase-3. Ex vivo, JAK was phosphorylated in PD effluent cells from long-term but not new PD patients. MCP-1 and periostin were increased in PD effluent in long term compared with new patients. In rats, twice daily, PD fluid infusion induced phospho-JAK, mesothelial cell hyperplasia, inflammation, fibrosis, and hypervascularity after 10 days of exposure to PD fluid. Concomitant instillation of a JAK1/2 inhibitor virtually completely attenuated these changes. Thus, our studies directly implicate JAK/STAT signaling in the mediation of peritoneal membrane pathology as a consequence of PD.
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