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

Figure 3

Percentage changes of nitrated lipoproteins (apoA-I-HDL and apoB-LDL) 3 months and 12 months after transplantation. Sera of twelve and eight patients with serum creatinine <1.5 mg/dL at baseline (before transplantation) and at 3 and 12 months after transplantation were analyzed by ELISA. Data represented are percent changes of nitrated apoA-I (a and b) and nitrated apoB levels (c and d) at 3 months and 12 months after transplantation, respectively. Baseline value for each patient was set at 100%. Paired values of percent nitrated apoA-I or nitrated apoB before and after transplantation were compared using nonparametric Wilcoxon signed-rank sum test. Statistical significance was considered at .

(a) Nitrated apoA-I

(b) Nitrated apoA-I

(c) Nitrated apoB

(d) Nitrated apoB