Table 2.
Semi-Quantitative Scale of Collagen Type I, Type III, TGF-β1, TGF-2 and TGF-β3 in Contraction Band and Adjacent Muscle
Collagen Type I | Collagen Type III | TGF-β1 | TGF-β2 | TGF-β3 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adjacent Muscle | + | - | |||
Fibroblasts | + | - | + | ||
Endothelial cell | + | - | + | ||
Contraction Band | +++ | ++ | |||
Fibroblasts | +++ | + | ++ | ||
Endothelial cell | +++ | + | ++ |
Semi-quantitative scale: (-) = no staining; (+) = weak staining; (++) = moderate staining; and (+++) = strong staining.