Table 1.

Clinicopathological features of lupus nephritis and alterations of serum Fas- and Bcl-2 proteins.

Aspect	Serum Bcl-2 (ng/ml) mean ± s.e.m.	Serum Fas (pg/ml) mean ± s.e.m.
Blood pressure
BP < 90/140 (n = 16)	231 ± 37	657 ± 360
BP > 90/140 (n = 20)	281 ± 99	136 ± 43
Clinical features
Fever (n = 20)	241 ± 70	699 ± 267
Arthritis (n = 26)	234 ± 70	742 ± 307
Arthralgia (n = 16)	268·9 ± 105	772 ± 246
Raynaud (n = 36)	218 ± 62	366 ± 129
Proteinuria
Protein 24 h in urine
< 3·5 g/24 h (n = 12)	185·2 ± 59	582·2 ± 284
3·5 g/24 h (n = 12)	294·8 ± 62	860·8 ± 221

s.e.m.: Standard error of the mean.