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Copyright ©2006 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Jan 28, 2006; 12(4): 644-648
Published online Jan 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i4.644
Table 1 Expressions of TGF-β1,TβR-II in HCC and its adjacent tissue (mean ± SD)
TGF-β1
TβR-II
nAverage optical density
Positive area (%)nAverage optical density
Positive area (%)
(OD)(OD)
HCC tissue240.0704 ± 0.0116a63. 08 ± 12.91b180.0406 ± 0.0121c31.33 ± 16.35d
Adjacent tissue240.0462 ± 0.011024.04 ± 16.68180.0639 ± 0.012958.33 ± 11.48
Table 2 Relationship between expressions of TGF-β1 and TβR-II in HCC tissue
TGF-β1
Total
+
+10818
TβR-II
14418
Total241236
Table 3 Comparison of MVD in HCC and its adjacent tissue (mean ± SD)
nMVD
HCC tissue3632.45 ± 10.62
Adjacent tissue364.62 ± 1.67