Table 2.

Concentration of GDPs in PDF and in culture medium

GDP	MW g/mol	Concentration in conventional PDF (µm)**	Concentration (µm) in cell culture experiments at 1a or 10bµg/ml	Concentration giving < 50% cell viability in cell culture experiments
AcA	44·05	120–420	227b	2270
FoA	30·03	6–15	33·3a	3330
FurA	96·09	0·05–2	10·4a	1040
Glx	58·04	3–14	17·2a	1720
M-Glx	72·08	2–23	13·9a	1390
5-HMF	126·1	6–30	78b	780
3-DG	162·1	118–154	61b	610
3,4-DGE	144·1	9–22	69b	690

^**Data adapted from [22] and [26]. Abbreviations: GDPs = glucose degradation products, PDF = peritoneal dialysis fluid, AcA = acetaldehyde, formaldehyde = FoA, FurA = 2-furaldehyde, Glx = glyoxal, methylglyoxal = M-Glx, 5-hydoxymethyl-2-furaldehyde = 5-HMF, 3,4-dideoxyglucosone-3-Ene = 3,4-DGE, 3-deoxyglucosone = 3-DG.