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. 2021 Aug 16;11:16525. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-96152-7

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Paricalcitol attenuates BLM-induced structural damage and lung fibrosis in mice. (A) Mouse body weight changes in the course of BLM induction. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, versus CON group; ^#P < 0.05, versus BLM group; by two-way repeated measures ANOVA. n = 4–5. (B) H&E and Masson’s trichrome staining of lung sections. Original magnification: 200 × . (C) Microscopic scores of the lung sections according to Ashcroft’s method. ***P < 0.001, versus CON group; ^&&&P < 0.001, versus Pari group; ^#P < 0.05, versus BLM group, by two-way ANOVA. n = 6–8. (D) Quantification of collagen-positive areas based on Masson’s trichrome staining. ***P < 0.001, versus CON group; ^&&&P < 0.001, versus Pari group; ^###P < 0.001, versus BLM group, by two-way ANOVA. n = 6–8 each group. CON, control; BLM, bleomycin; Pari, paricalcitol.