Article
Genotype effects on the antioxidant enzymes activity and mRNA expression in liver and kidney tissues of autoimmune-prone MRL/MpJ-lpr/lpr mice.
Biochimica et biophysica acta - 14 Jul 1994
Venkatraman J T, Chandrasekar B, Kim J D, Fernandes G
Abstract excerpt
Congeneic pairs of MRL/lpr and MRL/++ (+/+) mice differ in incidence of autoantibodies, lymphoproliferative disease and survival, characteristics that are linked to immunological abnormalities. MRL/lpr mice have a significantly shorter life span compared to +/+ mice. Because a weak antioxidant de...
Topics
- Animals
- Antibodies, Anticardiolipin
- Antioxidants
- Autoimmune Diseases
- Body Weight
- Fatty Acids
- Female
- Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic
- Genotype
- In Vitro Techniques
- Kidney
- Lipid Peroxidation
