Table 2.
Quantitative Analysis of Flank Skin from Irradiated (30 Gy) and Nonirradiated WT, Het, and KO Mice
| Number/ 5 high-power fields ± SEM (number of samples counted) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonirradiated | Irradiated | Nonirradiated | |||
| WT | WT | Het | KO | KO | |
| Mast cells | 57 ± 4 (6)* | 112 ± 11 (16) | 89 ± 20 (9) | 63 ± 7 (20)* | 65 ± 11 (5) |
| Macrophages | 11 ± 1 (6)* | 85 ± 11 (12) | 60 ± 9 (11) | 46 ± 4 (15)* | 7 ± 1 (5)‡ |
| Neutrophils | 7 ± 1 (6)* | 42 ± 6 (12) | 26 ± 4 (7) | 19 ± 3 (17)* | 10 ± 2 (5)‡ |
| Blood vessels | 55 ± 3 (6) | 56 ± 7 (16) | 39 ± 2 (10) | 41 ± 13 (19)† | 51 ± 2 (5)§ |
| Myofibroblasts | 10 ± 1 (6)* | 80 ± 6 (17) | 64 ± 6 (9) | 59 ± 6 (20)† | 13 ± 2 (4)‡ |
*P < 0.005 versus irradiated WT.
†P < 0.02 versus irradiated WT.
‡P < 0.005 versus irradiated KO.
§P < 0.05 versus irradiated KO.