Figure 1.
Foxp3 protects from functional and histological kidney injury in anti-GBM GN. (A) Representative histology sections stained with PAS. Compared with WT normal mouse kidney, severe glomerular crescent formation, segmental glomerular necrosis and tubulointerstitial damage are evident on Day 14 of anti-GBM disease in WT mice. In contrast, histological damage was substantially ameliorated in Foxp3 Tg mice with anti-GBM disease. Glomerular crescents are indicated by arrows. (B) Semi-quantitative analysis of histology. (C) Urinary protein excretion. (D) Plasma creatinine. (E) Creatinine clearance. Each bar represents mean ± SEM. *p < 0.05 and ***p < 0.001 compared with normal mice; # p < 0.05, ## p < 0.01 and ### p < 0.001 compared with the WT mice. n = 6–8 mice per group. Original magnification X200 (A).