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

Figure 5

Alterations in the plasma levels of TNF-α and IL-10 cytokines after malarial infection. The levels of plasma pro-inflammatory (TNF-α) and anti-inflammatory (IL-10) cytokines were measured in the three groups of mice by ELISA. The results are presented as the cytokine levels (pg) per mL of plasma and are expressed as the mean ± SEM (𝑛=10). ^∗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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