Table 3.
SR-A-, CPVL- and ACE-staining intensities in tuberculosis and sarcoid tissue
| SR-A (%) | CPVL (%) | ACE(%) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tissue type (number analysed) | – | + | ++ | +++ | – | + | ++ | +++ | – | + | ++ | +++ |
| Adult TB lung (10) | 90 | 10 | 40 | 50 | 10 | 20 | 50 | 20 | ||||
| Adult sarcoid lung (9) | 22 | 45 | 33 | 11 | 11 | 67 | 11 | 33 | 67 | |||
| Child TB lung (3) | 100 | 100 | 100 | |||||||||
| Child TB lymph node(7) | 29 | 71 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 43 | 67 | 33 | |||||
The number of sections demonstrating a specific signal intensity is presented as a percentage of the total number of cases of each type.
SR-A, scavenger receptor A; CPVL, carboxypeptidase-related vitellogenin-like macrophage molecule; ACE, angiotensin-converting enzyme; TB, tuberculosis; –, no positivity; +, weak positivity; ++, moderate positivity; +++, strong positivity.