The protein level of Vcam1 from the thoracic aorta was significantly higher in the lupus-prone mice (lpr_Control, 6.55 ± 1.88 a.u., p = 0.003) when compared to the healthy control mice (MpJ_Control) (1.00 ± 0.11 a.u.)(Figure 5A,C). This evidence concerns the gene VCAM1 and systemic lupus erythematosus.