Methylglyoxal Induced Basophilic Spindle Cells with Podoplanin at the Surface of Peritoneum in Rat Peritoneal Dialysis Model

Figure 3

Histopathological findings of parietal peritoneum. The parietal peritoneum was analyzed histologically with HE stain (a, b, d, e, g, h, j, k, m, and n) or Azan stain (c, f, i, l, and o). Control rat: (a, b, and c). MGO-treated rat: (d, e, and f). FA-treated rat: (g, h, and i). CG-treated rat: (j, k, and l). Talc-treated rat: (m, n, and o). Mesothelial cells, spindle cells, phagocytosis by macrophages, and multinucleated giant cells are indicated by open arrow heads, arrows, closed arrow heads, and asterisks, respectively. (a, c, d, f, g, i, j, l, m, and o): ×200, (b, e, h, k, and n): ×400.

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