Table 1.

Changes in CD44 Levels in Tissue Extracts

	CD44H		CD44v3		CD44v4/5		CD44v6		CD44v7/8		CD44v10
Fibrous plaque versus normal	+4.4	P = 0.01	+5.5	P = 0.01	+3.8	P = 0.01	+5.3	P = 0.03	+5.1	P = 0.03	+3.3	P = 0.05
Atheromatous plaque versus normal	+11.9	P = 0.01	+14.6	P = 0.01	+13.5	P = 0.01	+11.1	P = 0.01	+9.9	P = 0.01	+11.1	P = 0.01
Fibrous plaque versus atheromatous plaque	−2.7	P = 0.05	−2.6	P = 0.05	−3.6	P = 0.02	−2.1	P = 0.05	−2.0	P = 0.05	−3.4	P = 0.03
AAA versus normal	+4.3	P = 0.03	+7.9	P = 0.02	+4.5	P = 0.01	+6.1	P = 0.02	+8.8	P = 0.004	+6.9	P = 0.02
AAA versus fibrous plaque		P = NS		P = NS		P = NS		P = NS		P = NS		P = NS
AAA versus atheromatous plaque	−2.8	P = 0.04	−1.8	P = 0.04	−3.0	P = 0.02		P = NS		P = NS		P = NS

Western Blot analysis of tissue extracts of nondiseased (normal, n = 6), fibrous (n = 6), and atheromatous (n = 5) plaque, and aortic aneurysm (AAA, n = 7) are shown as fold increase (+) or fold decrease (−). P values ≤0.05 were regarded as statistically significant. NS denotes no significant change.