Plasma Nitration of High-Density and Low-Density Lipoproteins in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients Receiving Kidney Transplants

Figure 2

Temporal changes of circulating apolipoproteins and nitrated apolipoproteins in the 14 transplant patients with good kidney function before transplantation (baseline) and 1 month, 3 months, and 12 months after transplantation. Concentrations of total serum apoA-I containing HDL and apoB containing LDL particles (a and b) and levels of nitrated apoA-I and apoB (c and d) were measured by ELISA. Percentages of nitrated apoA-I and nitrated apoB were calculated by normalizing absolute values by total amount of apoA-I and apoB, respectively (e and f). Data are represented as box-and-whisker plots. Median values from each time point are connected to generate curves.

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