Table 6. Immunohistochemical staining for different proteins in liver samples from dogs with or without extrahepatic (EPHSS) or intrahepatic (IPHSS) portosystemic shunts.
ACBP | CCBL1 | GPC3 | HAMP | PALLD | VCAM1 | WEE1 | ||||||||
Mean | P-value | Mean | P-value | Mean | P-value | Mean | P-value | Mean | P-value | Mean | P-value | Mean | P-value | |
Control | 2.3 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.8 | |||||||
EHPSS | 2.7 | 0.290 | 1.5 | 0.006 | 0.8 | 0.188 | 0.3 | 0.207 | 1.3 | 0.209 | 0.3 | 0.807 | 1.7 | 0.096 |
IHPSS | 2.5 | 0.599 | 1.0 | <0.001 | 1.0 | 0.341 | 0.3 | 0.145 | 1.8 | 1.000 | 1.8 | 0.006 | 1.8 | 0.044 |
The mean of the specific protein intensity is listed in the table based on semi-quantitative evaluation of immunohistochemically stained liver biopsies. The corresponding P-value compared to the control group is noticed.