Fig. 2From: Effects of calcitriol (1, 25-dihydroxy-vitamin D3) on the inflammatory response induced by H9N2 influenza virus infection in human lung A549 epithelial cells and in miceBody weight change in mice. White circles indicate mice inoculated with noninfectious allantoic fluid and treated with sterile saline from days 1 to 15 post-infection; Black circles indicate mice inoculated with noninfectious allantoic fluid and injected with calcitriol (5 mg/kg) intraperitoneally; White triangles indicate mice infected with the H9N2 virus and treated with calcitriol (5 mg/kg) from days 1 to 15 post-infection; Black triangles indicate mice infected with the H9N2 virus and treated with sterile saline from days 1 to 15 post-infection. Data presented are the mean ± SEM for 6 mice per groupBack to article page