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. 2019 Aug 21;10:1885. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.01885

Figure 6.

Figure 6

Myeloperoxidase correlates with the relative increase of soluble C5b-9 in the dialysis session with iron, whereas pentraxin-3 increases in both dialysis sessions. (A) Plasma levels of myeloperoxidase (MPO) were determined in 32 hemodialysis (HD) patients during two consecutive dialysis sessions, one with intravenous iron (Iron), and one without (No iron). During each dialysis session, MPO levels were determined at baseline and after 4 h. Data are presented as mean and SEM. (B) The correlation between the relative change of sC5b-9 and MPO between the two HD sessions. Correlations were evaluated using the Spearman rank correlation coefficient and paired sample t-test was used to compare values before and after iron infusion. P < 0.05 were considered to be statistically significant. (C) Furthermore, plasma levels of pentraxin-3 (PTX3) were determined in 32 hemodialysis patients during two consecutive dialysis sessions, one with intravenous iron (Iron), and one without (No iron). During each dialysis session, PTX3 levels were determined at baseline and after 4 h. Data are presented as mean and SEM. The paired sample t-test was used to compare values before and after iron infusion. P-values <0.05 were considered to be statistically significant (*P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001).