Table 2

Proteinuria assessed by the dipstick method (Accustrip URS 10) in the urine of MRL-MpJ and MRL-lpr/lpr mice provided water, CU or TU (third urine collection; week 11)

Mouse #GroupProtein (mg/dL)
Panel A
 1MpJ-waterNeg
 2MpJ-waterNeg
 3MpJ-waterNeg
 4MpJ-waterTrace
 5MpJ-waterNeg-Trace
 6MpJ-waterTrace
 7MpJ-CUNeg
 8MpJ-CUNeg-Trace
 9MpJ-CUNeg-Trace
 10MpJ-CUNeg-Trace
 11MpJ-CU
 12MpJ-CUTrace
 13MpJ-TUNeg
 14MpJ-TUNeg
 15MpJ-TUNeg
 16MpJ-TUNeg
 17MpJ-TUNeg
 18MpJ-TUNeg
Panel B
 19lpr-water>2000
 20lpr-water>2000
 21lpr-waterNeg-Trace
 22lpr-waterTrace
 23lpr-water300
 24lpr-water300
 25lpr-CUTrace
 26lpr-CUTrace
 27lpr-CUTrace-30
 28lpr-CU300–2000
 29lpr-CUTrace
 30lpr-CUTrace-30
 31lpr-TUNeg
 32lpr-TUNeg
 33lpr-TUNeg
 34lpr-TUTrace
 35lpr-TU30
 36lpr-TUTrace
  • Panel A: urine protein (mg/dL) in MpJ -water, MpJ-CU and MpJ-TU groups of mice. Panel B: urine protein (mg/dL) in lpr-water, lpr-CU and lpr-TU groups of mice.

  • Mouse # 11, procedure-related death, hence no urine for analysis.

  • CU, curcumin; Neg, negative; Neg-Trace, negative to trace amounts of protein; Trace-30, trace level of protein to 30 mg/dL of protein; TU, turmeric.