Fig. 5.

Collagen production in response to instillation of serum in the peritoneal cavity of mice was measured. Top, the QuickZyme collagen assay measured collagen in tissue punches from the peritoneal walls after 1 mo exposure. N = 4 mice, *P < 0.05. Bottom, soluble collagen was measured in peritoneal washes of mice treated ip for 1 wk using a Sircol (picrosirius red) soluble collagen assay as described in materials and methods. n = 4 Mice, *P < 0.05.