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Fig. 1 | BMC Nephrology

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From: Vasoactive intestinal peptide ameliorates renal injury in a pristane-induced lupus mouse model by modulating Th17/Treg balance

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VIP ameliorates the serum levels of autoantibody and renal function in LN mice. After 4 weeks of VIP treatment, urine was collected for 24 h using metabolic cages to determine the protein urine levels, and blood was collected for serum creatinine, BUN and autoantibody measurements. a Assessment of proteinuria and kidney function in mice and b serum levels of ANA, anti-dsDNA and anti-Sm antibodies. The data are expressed as the mean ± standard deviation (n = 5). Statistical analyses were performed using one-way ANOVA. **p < 0.01 compared with LN mice

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