Table 3.
Relationships between MVD and overexpression of PDGF-B or VEGF-A
VEGF overexpression | PDGF overexpression | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
(+) | (-) | (+) | (-) | |
<intestinal type> | ||||
MVD | *p = 0.72 | **p < 0.005 | ||
1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 11 |
2 | 11 | 22 | 15 | 18 |
3 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 3 |
<diffuse type> | ||||
MVD | *p < 0.05 | **p = 0.15 | ||
1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 9 |
3 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 10 |
total | 19 | 27 | 24 | 22 |
*p, VEGF-A(+) group vs VEGF-A(-) group
**p, PDGF-B(+) group vs. PDGF-B(-) group