Figure 1
From: Pregnancy protects the kidney from acute ischemic injury
Renal dysfunction and oxidative damage 48 hours after kidney I/R. (A) Renal insufficiency indicated by an increase in serum creatinine levels (µmol/L) after I/R in non-pregnant (IR, n = 10), pregnant (Preg IR, n = 10) and pseudopregnant (psPreg IR, n = 8) rats, compared to control (Cont, n = 10). (B) AKI indicated by a concentration of a kidney-damage marker NGAL in serum of IR, Preg IR and Cont (n = 2; 6; 3, respectively). (C) Oxidative tissue damage indicated by the presence of a lipid peroxidation product (MDA, nmol/mg protein) in kidney tissue of IR, Preg IR and Cont (n = 5; 5; 4, respectively). *p < 0.01 compared to control group, **p < 0.01 compared to I/R group.
