Research Article

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

Table 2

Incidence and number of apoptotic cells in renal and hepatic tissues of lupus, live, and gamma-irradiated malaria-infected BWF1 mice.

Experimental groupNumber of apoptotic cells (cm2 in kidney)Number of apoptotic cells (cm2 in liver)

Lupus
Lupus + live malaria
Lupus + gamma-irradiated malaria

Mean ± SEM, . for live malaria-infected BWF1 mice versus lupus mice; for gamma-irradiated malaria-infected BWF1 mice versus lupus mice; for live malaria-infected BWF1 mice versus gamma-irradiated malaria-infected BWF1 mice.