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. 2013 Jul 2;8(7):e66617. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0066617

Table 4. Effect of treatment on histological outcomes following 3 months of treatment.

Measurement Vehicle LANZO PRED Combined Significantly different means/medians
N Median (Range) N Median (Range) N Median (Range) N Median (Range)
Degenerating fibers per field (gastrocnemius)** 6 12 (3–13) 5 12 (3–33) 5 2 (1–9)b, ab 5 6 (1–7)c, ac bVeh vs. PRED (p = 0.002); cVeh vs. Combined (p = 0.018); abLANZO vs. PRED (p = 0.001); acLANZO vs. Combined (p = 0.005)
Regenerating fibers per field (gastrocnemius) ** 6 5 (0–17) 5 8 (3–25) 5 0 (0–17) 5 3 (1–10) NONE
Inflammatory foci per field (gastrocnemius) ** 6 11 (6–40) 5 7 (5–10)a 5 7 (3–17)b 5 5 (3–7)c aVeh vs. LANZO (p = 0.008); bVeh vs. PRED (p = 0.012); cVeh vs. Combined (p<0.001)
Inflammatory foci per field (diaphragm) 6 59±16 6 56±16 6 57±17 6 46±15 NONE
Fibrosis (diaphragm) 5 22.0±4.7 5 24.2±9.6 5 18.5±3.9 5 18.9±3.7 NONE

Footnotes:

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Histology compared between groups using Poisson regression.