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Figure 5

From: Prednisolone has a positive effect on the kidney but not on the liver of brain dead rats: a potencial role in complement activation

Figure 5

Relative expression of C3, HO-1 and HSP-70. Ratio of Bcl2/BAX expression. A) Kidney samples. C3 (Sham operated + Saline: 0.18 ± 0.04; Sham operated + prednisolone treatment: 0.16 ± 0.02; BD + Saline: 17.27 ± 10.74; BD + prednisolone treatment: 1.47 ± 0.26), HO-1 (Sham operated + Saline: 0.03 ± 0.01; Sham operated + prednisolone treatment: 0.04 ± 0.01; BD + Saline: 3.05 ± 2.06; BD + prednisolone treatment: 0.42 ± 0.23), HSP-70 (Sham operated + Saline: 0.06 ± 0.09; Sham operated + prednisolone treatment: 0.03 ± 0.07; BD + Saline: 0.03 ± 0.02; BD + prednisolone treatment: 0.03 ± 0.01), Ratio Bcl2/BAX (Sham operated + Saline: 0.37 ± 0.15; Sham operated + prednisolone treatment: 0.38 ± 0.15; BD + Saline: 0.69 ± 0.19; BD + prednisolone treatment: 0.69 ± 0.28). B) Liver samples. C3 (Sham operated + Saline: 546.9 ± 109.4; Sham operated + prednisolone treatment: 534.2 ± 92.18; BD + Saline: 687.4 ± 96.13; BD + prednisolone treatment: 952.2 ± 125.3), HO-1 (Sham operated + Saline: 0.47 ± 0.11; Sham operated + prednisolone treatment: 0.45 ± 0.13; BD + Saline: 5.78 ± 2.65; BD + prednisolone treatment: 12.47 ± 4.96), HSP-70 (Sham operated + Saline: 0.05 ± 0.09; Sham operated + prednisolone treatment: 0.05 ± 0.11; BD + Saline: 0.03 ± 0.04; BD + prednisolone treatment: 0.003 ± 0.005), Ratio Bcl2/BAX (Sham operated + Saline: 0.18 ± 0.03; Sham operated + prednisolone treatment: 0.18 ± 0.01; BD + Saline: 0.05 ± 0.01; BD + prednisolone treatment: 0.05 ± 0.01).

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