Figure 7. Oxidative stress is increased in the brains of mice with CM.

Oxidative damage was assayed by measuring TBARS (A, B, E and F) and conjugated diene (C and D) formation in brains on days 3 (A and C) and 6 (B, D, E and F) post-infection of C57BL/6 with PbA or Pch (10⁶ PRBC, n = 10/group, A–E) or BALB/c with PbA (10⁶ PRBC, n = 6, F). Control groups received the same number of uninfected RBC (10⁶). Results are expressed as mean ± S.E.M. and * represents p< 0.05 compared to RBC group according to Student's t-test.