Protective Effects of Paricalcitol on Peritoneal Remodeling during Peritoneal Dialysis

Table 1

Analyses performed after 5 and/or 7 weeks of treatment.

Analysis	Time period treatment
	5 weeks	7 weeks
Effluent
Ultrafiltration	+	+
Transport parameters	+	−
Cell count	+	+
Cell differentiation	+	+
Hyaluronic acid	+	+
TGF-beta	+	+
VEGF	+	+
MCP-1	+	+
IL4	−	+
IL10	−	+
IL12p70	−	+
IL5	−	+
GRO/KC	−	+
Morphological
ECM thickness	+	+
Liver imprints	−	+
Omentum
Vasculature	+	+
Macrophages	+	+
Mesentery
Vasculature	+	−
Macrophages	+	−
Serum
Transport parameters	+	−
25D	−	+
1,25D	+	+
Ca	+	+
P	+	+

+ indicates the analysis has been performed; − indicates the analysis has not been performed.