Protective Effects of Paricalcitol on Peritoneal Remodeling during Peritoneal Dialysis

Figure 3

Cell numbers and macrophage migration. Total peritoneal cell number in effluent after 90-minute PET with 30 mL of conventional PD fluid after five (a) and seven (b) weeks of treatment; ; . Effluent concentration of MCP-1 after five weeks of treatment (c); . Rat macrophage migration towards paricalcitol; MCP-1 in standard medium (white bars) or medium containing Dianeal (1 : 4) (grey bars; (d) versus medium; versus Dianeal + medium).

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