Table 4.

 Immunofluorescent findings in the two groups

Variable	First biopsy		p Value	Second biopsy		p Value
	Group I	Group II		Group I	Group II
IgG	0.4 (0.2)	0.3 (0.2)	NS	0.2 (0.1)	0.1 (0.1)	NS
IgA	1.9 (0.4)	1.9 (0.2)	NS	1.1 (0.2)*	1.6 (0.2)	NS
IgM	0.3 (0.2)	0.3 (0.1)	NS	0.3 (0.1)	0.2 (0.1)	NS
C3	0.6 (0.3)	0.5 (0.1)	NS	0.3 (0.2)	0.8 (0.3)	NS
Fibrinogen	1.4 (0.5)	0.8 (0.2)	NS	0.4 (0.2)*	1.1 (0.1)	0.012

Values are mean (SEM).

*p<0.05 when compared with the first biopsy.