PECAM1 and chronic kidney disease: Methods: Tang (CD3+CD31+CXCR4+), CD4+CD28null cells, and monocytes [CD14/CD16 subsets and angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) expression] were measured in peripheral blood by flow cytometry in 33 CKD stage 5 patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis (CKD5-PD) and 15 healthy controls (HCs).