Paricalcitol Inhibits Aldosterone-Induced Proinflammatory Factors by Modulating Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Pathway in Cultured Tubular Epithelial Cells

Figure 7

Paricalcitol inhibits aldosterone-induced proinflammatory genes in cultured tubular epithelial cells. Cells were pretreated with the analogue of vitamin D paricalcitol (12 μmol/L) for 48 hours before stimulation with 1 μmol/L Aldo for 6 hours. Gene expression levels were determined by real-time PCR. Data are expressed as mean ± SEM of 3 independent experiments. versus control. ^# versus Aldo.