Fig. 1

Pre- and post-TPE plasma levels (left y-axis) of adipokines and cytokines levels summarizing all treatments. Total amount of the respective compounds in the waste bag is shown on the right y-axis. Removal of each investigated molecule is visualized in separated panels (a: sICAM-1, b: sCD40L, c: sTNF-R, d: MCP-1, e: Resistin, f: Leptin)