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. 2009 Jan;20(1):68–77. doi: 10.1681/ASN.2008010036

Table 1.

Morphometric data from mice receiving 4 wk of imatinib treatment beginning at day 90a

Parameter WT TSLP-Control TSLP-Imatinib
% GTA occupied by silver-stained matrix 6.25 ± 0.95 14.27 ± 0.11b 6.79 ± 0.66d
Cell number/glomerular cross-section 32.70 ± 1.34 38.13 ± 0.69c 38.70 ± 1.91c
% GTA occupied by collagen type IV–stained matrix 10.47 ± 0.43 17.06 ± 1.48b 13.46 ± 0.68e
% GTA occupied by α-SMA–expressing cells 0.65 ± 0.06 1.76 ± 0.17b 1.26 ± 0.24f
GTA occupied by Mac-2–expressing cells (μm2) 4.98 ± 1.18 61.36 ± 11.89b 142.33 ± 51.98c,e
a

Data are means ± SEM.

b

P < 0.001,

c

P < 0.01 versus WT mice.

d

P < 0.001,

e

P < 0.05,

f

P < 0.01 versus control TSLP-Tg mice.