Table 1.
Relative expression of secretory leukocyte peptidase inhibitor (SLPI) mRNA in human tissue
| Organ | Relative expression (%) |
|---|---|
| Trachea | 100 |
| Bronchus | 85 |
| Oral mucosa | 51 |
| Salivary gland | 46 |
| Pharyngeal mucosa | 29 |
| Esophagus | 20 |
| Lung | 11 |
| Vagina | 7 |
| Mammary gland | 4 |
| Tonsil | 4 |
| Adipose tissue | 3 |
| Bone marrow | 2 |
| Liver | 2 |
| Prostata grand | 1 |
| Colon cecum | 1 |
| Thyroid gland | 1 |
| Testis | 1 |
| Kidney medulla | 1 |
| Adrenal cortex | 1 |
| Skeletal muscle | 1 |
| Kidney cortex | 0 |
| Ovary | 0 |
| Lymph node | 0 |
| Spleen | 0 |
Adopted from the microarray data from GSE3526 that analyzed representative normal tissue from 10 postmortem donors using Affymetrix U133 plus 2.0. The average value of the expression of the SLPI mRNA transcripts from three to five donors were sorted and shown as relative expression (%).