Malarial Infection of Female BWF1 Lupus Mice Alters the Redox State in Kidney and Liver Tissues and Confers Protection against Lupus Nephritis

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The effect of malarial infection on kidney and liver function. The effect of malaria on kidney and liver function in BWF1 mice. (a) Creatinine concentration (mg/dL). (b) ALT concentration (U/L). (c) AST concentration (U/L) in plasma of all groups. The data are the mean ± SEM for 6 mice per group for the live malaria-infected group (open white bars), gamma-irradiated malaria-infected group (hatched bars), and lupus noninfected group (closed black bars). ^∗𝑃<0.05 for live malaria-infected BWF1 mice versus lupus mice; ^#𝑃<0.05 for gamma-irradiated malaria-infected BWF1 mice versus lupus mice; ⁺𝑃<0.05 for live malaria-infected BWF1 mice versus gamma-irradiated malaria-infected BWF1 mice.

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