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Table 1 Antibody titers and renal function of chimeric and unmanipulated mice

From: Neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus persists despite attenuation of systemic disease in MRL/lpr mice

Table 1

Total IgG (mg/dL)

Anti-DNA antibodies (O.D./MRL/+)

BUN (mg/dL)

Urinary albumin/creatinine (ratio)

Total renal inflammatory score

Renal deposits

Renal endocapillary proliferation

Renal crescents

Renal tabular casts

Renal interstitial inflammation

MRL/+ → MRL/+

0.99***

1.13***

0.76**

1.41

0.37***

0.67***

1.00**

0.00

0.17*

0.00***

MRL/lpr → MRL/lpr

4.56

4.17

1.10

12.20

1.60

2.57

2.71

0.44

1.00

1.29

MRL/+ → MRL/lpr

1.32**

2.40***

0.88

1.72

0.67**

1.09**

1.37*

0.00

0.45

0.45**

MRL/+

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

MRL/lpr

1.86##

4.38###

1.41

29.84###

1.60###

2.80###

2.80###

0.40

0.60

1.40###

  1. Histopathology is scored as a range of 0–5
  2. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001, compared to MRL/lpr → MRL/lpr; # p < 0.05; ## p < 0.01; ### p < 0.001, compared to MRL/+