Table 2. Effects of TBI on heparan sulfate and chondroitin sulfate disaccharide sulfation percentages.
Comparisons were made between sulfation percentages of ipsilateral and contralateral tissue post-TBI. Bold font denotes p < 0.05 via unadjusted two-tailed t-tests. n = 6–7 animals per group.
| Heparan Sulfate Subtype Mean % (SEM) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TriS | NS6S | NS2S | NS | 2S6S | 6S | 2S | 0S | |||
| Day 1 | Superficial | Ipsilateral | 2.74 (2.50) | 2.71 (1.76) | 2.79 (1.44) | 4.35 (0.90) | 0.00 (0.00) | 3.47 (1.64) | 0.43 (0.41) | 83.41 (7.06) |
| Contralateral | 0.76 (0.54) | 4.05 (2.20) | 4.03 (1.26) | 7.86 (0.75) | 0.00 (0.00) | 5.29 (1.54) | 0.06 (0.03) | 77.81 (4.92) | ||
| Deep | Ipsilateral | 8.66 (5.49) | 2.65 (1.54) | 3.53 (1.61) | 5.62 (0.97) | 0.00 (0.00) | 3.29 (1.24) | 0.23 (0.18) | 75.83 (9.56) | |
| Contralateral | 0.70 (0.42) | 4.02 (2.04) | 4.27 (0.95) | 9.98 (1.23) | 0.01 (0.00) | 5.41 (1.11) | 0.52 (0.36) | 74.98 (3.57) | ||
| Day 7 | Superficial | Ipsilateral | 7.55 (7.21) | 3.78 (1.87) | 4.88 (0.82) | 7.48 (1.15) | 0.03 (0.01) | 5.99 (0.92) | 0.28 (0.09) | 69.86 (8.23) |
| Contralateral | 14.76 (5.45) | 4.21 (1.66) | 4.75 (1.18) | 5.83 (0.77) | 0.02 (0.01) | 5.29 (0.76) | 0.12 (0.05) | 67.18 (8.67) | ||
| Deep | Ipsilateral | 4.15 (3.73) | 3.31 (1.48) | 3.27 (1.20) | 4.96 (1.00) | 0.01 (0.00) | 4.25 (1.55) | 0.57 (0.32) | 79.35 (7.48) | |
| Contralateral | 5.22 (3.84) | 5.10 (2.08) | 5.31 (1.14) | 7.68 (0.92) | 0.02 (0.00) | 6.43 (1.01) | 0.18 (0.09) | 69.85 (5.97) | ||
| Chondroitin Sulfate Subtype Mean % (SEM) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TriS | 2S4S | 2S6S | 4S6S | 4S | 6S | 2S | 0S | |||
| Day 1 | Superficial | Ipsilateral | 0.02 (0.01) | 0.08 (0.03) | 0.21 (0.06) | 0.68 (0.20) | 68.83 (9.04) | 1.47 (0.29) | 0.05 (0.03) | 28.29 (9.51) |
| Contralateral | 0.02 (0.01) | 0.30 (0.06) | 0.21 (0.04) | 0.51 (0.11) | 95.60 (0.40) | 1.10 (0.29) | 0.06 (0.02) | 1.98 (0.34) | ||
| Deep | Ipsilateral | 0.04 (0.02) | 0.30 (0.06) | 0.45 (0.1) | 0.72 (0.14) | 81.19 (5.44) | 3.12 (0.60) | 0.13 (0.05) | 14.31 (5.73) | |
| Contralateral | 0.03 (0.01) | 0.28 (0.05) | 0.50 (0.12) | 0.64 (0.16) | 93.12 (0.84) | 2.67 (0.14) | 0.10 (0.04) | 2.97 (0.19) | ||
| Day 7 | Superficial | Ipsilateral | 0.03 (0.01) | 0.14 (0.05) | 0.23 (0.08) | 0.39 (0.08) | 96.62 (0.64) | 1.15 (0.39) | 0.16 (0.05) | 1.44 (0.30) |
| Contralateral | 0.06 (0.01) | 0.33 (0.08) | 0.31 (0.08) | 0.53 (0.02) | 96.07 (0.34) | 1.34 (0.33) | 0.12 (0.05) | 1.79 (0.30) | ||
| Deep | Ipsilateral | 0.02 (0.01) | 0.09 (0.03) | 0.18 (0.06) | 0.18 (0.07) | 95.54 (0.86) | 1.05 (0.42) | 0.09 (0.04) | 3.01 (1.05) | |
| Contralateral | 0.03 (0.01) | 0.29 (0.06) | 0.31 (0.06) | 0.40 (0.07) | 95.99 (0.48) | 1.77 (0.26) | 0.12 (0.05) | 1.43 (0.28) | ||