Table 4. Percentages of smooth muscle and endothelial cells with positive cytoplasmic staining (the values in brackets are those with strong intensity, that is, with 2+ and 3+).
| SSTRs | Smooth muscle cells | Endothelial cells | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RP 3 | RP 4/5 | TURP HR | RP 3 | RP 4/5 | TURP HR | |
| Subtype 1 | 91.7±8.5 (57.5±35.5) | 90.9±9.4 (57.6±24.8) | 80.0±24.3 (49.5±28.3) | 99.6±1.2 (58.3±2.4) | 99.0±3.1 (47.2±4.2) | 98.9±3.1 (45.4±5.7) |
| Subtype 2 | 56.0±20.0 (7.0±3.9) | 55.8±27.5 (4.8±3.5) | 54.2±10.9 (3.7±8.7) | 30.2±10.1 (7.8±4.0) | 32.8±7.5 (7.4±3.3) | 29.7±8.2 (5.8±5.0) |
| Subtype 3 | 67.0±19.3 (5.2±4.1) | 67.1±25.5 (4.8±3.3) | 49.9±21.2 (3.4±5.7) | 59.0±17.8 (6.9±4.8) | 59.8±23.4 (6.4±6.1) | 58.5±19.4 (6.3±7.6) |
| Subtype 4 | 56.9±23.2 (3.4±2.1) | 57.0±6.4 (3.3±2.7) | 41.7±24.5 (0±0) | 61.3±13.9 (4.8±1.5) | 61.1±12.9 (4.1±2.8) | 44.1±16.8 (3.1±1.8) |
| Subtype 5 | 22.3±15.6 (0.8±0.6) | 23.4±20.3 (1.1±1.5) | 19.9±9.4 (0±0) | 21.3±16.2 (0.3±0.7) | 21.0±14.0 (0.5±1.5) | 18.8±5.3 (0.4±1.2) |
Abbreviations: RP, radical prostatectomy; SSTR, somatostatin receptors; TURP HR, transurethral resection of the prostate hormone-refractory prostate cancer.