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. 2015 Dec 14;13(2):1186–1194. doi: 10.3892/mmr.2015.4685

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Vitamin D treatment inhibits lung inflammation and alleviated pulmonary edema. (A) Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction quantitation of proinflammatory cytokines and chemokines. (B) Wet-dry ratio of lung weight. (C) BALF protein concentration. Data are presented as mean value ± standard deviation. ^#P>0.05, ^*P<0.05, ^**P<0.01, ^***P<0.001, (n=4–6 per group). VE, vehicle; VD, vitamine D (paricalcitol); PBS, phosphate-buffered saline; LPS, lipopolysaccharides; TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor-α; IL-6, interleukin-6; MCP-1, monocyte chemotactic protein-1; IFN γ, interferon γ; MIP-2, macrophage inflammatory protein-2; IL-1β, interleukin-1β; BALF, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid.