Fig. 2
From: Effect of lactate as a peritoneal dialysis fluid buffer on rat peritoneal mesothelial cells
Effects of lactate on EMT of PMCs. Levels of mRNA expression for e-cadherin (a), αSMA (b), and MMP-2 (c) with each stimulus time: 
control group, 
L5 group, 
L10 group, 
L20 group, 
L40 group, 
L80 group, *P < 0.05 vs control group, **P < 0.01 vs control group. ***P < 0.001 vs control, #P < 0.0001 vs control group. Levels of mRNA expression for e-cadherin (d), αSMA (e), and MMP-2 (f) with each stimulus dose: 
6 h, 
24 h, 
48 h, 
72 h. *P < 0.05 vs 6 h. **P < 0.01 vs 6 h. ***P < 0.001 vs 6 h. #P < 0.0001 vs 6 h. E-cadherin mRNA decreased (a, d) and αSMA mRNA expression increased (b, e) depending on lactate dose and stimulation time. MMP2 mRNA expression was stimulated at 48 and 72 h with 80 mEq/L (c, f)