Table 2.
Overall detection of MMPs and TIMPs using the multiplex system.
| N = 41 | N = 41 | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concave | Average (pg/mL) | SD± | Convex | Average (pg/mL) | SD± | |
| MMP-1 | 0.004 | 0.018 | MMP-1 | 0.005 | 0.028 | n.s. |
| MMP-2 | 118.536 | 61.232 | MMP-2 | 96.035 | 47.555 | 0.04 |
| MMP-8 | 2.760 | 5.147 | MMP-8 | 7.056 | 10.626 | 0.001 |
| MMP-9 | 8.923 | 13.249 | MMP-9 | 18.279 | 28.544 | 0.007 |
| TIMP-1 | 107.840 | 265.137 | TIMP-1 | 73.168 | 112.832 | n.s. |
| TIMP-2 | 128.211 | 59.117 | TIMP-2 | 133.354 | 42.847 | n.s. |
| TIMP-3 | 10.417 | 3.413 | TIMP-3 | 8.810 | 5.028 | 0.0007 |
| TIMP-4 | 0.216 | 0.084 | TIMP-4 | 0.207 | 0.091 | n.s. |
n.s.:not significant.