Table 1.
Clinical, biochemical and histological characteristics of lupus nephritis patients.
Table 2.
Clinical and biochemical features of lupus nephritis patients and controls.
Figure 1.
Correlation between 25(OH)D levels and inflammatory markers.
Legend: The box contains Spearman’s correlation coefficient and p value. Green diamonds and red circles represent controls and LN patients, respectively.
Table 3.
Linear regression models on Log Urinary MCP1 levels.
Table 4.
Flow cytometry of cultured osteoblast: labeling of MCP-1, Osteocalcin and Alkaline Phosphatase of Lupus Nephritis patients and controls.
Table 5.
Histomorphometric parameters of LN patients and controls.
Figure 2.
Immunohistochemistry for OPG and RANKL in bone biopsies.
Legend: Positive staining appears as brown color (X200). LN patients presented a significantly lower immunostaining for OPG (A) when compared to controls (B). A stronger labeling for RANKL in osteocytes was observed in LN patients (C) when compared to healthy subjects (D).