Table 2. Cytokine concentrations in peritoneal dialysates.

	Group 1 (Control)	Group 2 (B only)	Group 3 (F only)	Group 4 (B+F)	Group 5 (B+F+PTX)
VEGF (pg/ml)	2.7±0.8	11.1±2.0	12.0±2.4	93.2±16.2*	10.0±1.8†
TGFβ (pg/ml)	111±21	206±28	118±16	1277±275*	216±38†
IL-1β (pg/ml)	27±11	149±21*	34±8	381±38*	87±10†
TNFα (pg/ml)	371±76	1880±160*	302±69	2530±526*	470±135†
IL-6 (pg/ml)	235±50	1780±242*	380±93	4850±1230*	418±4†
PAI-1 (ng/ml)	13±2	108±13*	53±9*	175±26*	21±4†
tPA (pg/ml)	5±1	79±15*	48±11*	118±23*	56±13*

Data are expressed as mean ± SEM. PBS, phosphate buffered saline; B, bacteria; F, fibrinogen; PTX, pentoxifylline.

^*P<0.05 vs. Group 1,

^†P<0.05 vs. Group 4.