Fig. 1

The chemical changes in the blood of rats after 3 months of intraperitoneal injection of PD solutions. Male Wistar rats received once-daily intraperitoneal injection of Control (n = 7), PYS (n = 7) or HPG (n = 8), or needle puncture as Sham Control (n = 3). The blood chemistry test was performed three times during 3-month period of treatment (once at the end of each month). a Creatinine (Cre) (PYS vs. Control: p = 0.0231, HPG vs. Control: p = 0.8439, HPG vs. PYS: p = 0.0269). b Alkaline phosphate (ALP) (PYS vs. Control: p = 0.0074, HPG vs. Control: p = 0.4325, HPG vs. PYS: p = 0.0204). c Globulin (Glob) (PYS vs. Control: p = 0.0141, HPG vs. Control: p = 0.7534, HPG vs. PYS: p = 0.0171). d Albumin (ALB) (PYS vs. Control: p = 0.003, HPG vs. Control: p = 0.7796, HPG vs. PYS: p = 0.0403). e ALB/Glob ratio (PYS vs. Control: p = 0.0022, HPG vs. Control: p = 0.5636, HPG vs. PYS: p = 0.0114). Data were presented as mean ± standard derivation (SD) of each group, and were statistically analyzed using two-way ANOVA