Table 3.
Fibronectin, Infiltrating Monocyte/Macrophages, and Myofibroblasts in WT vs. PAI-1−/− Mice at Day 5 after UUO
| Fibronectin positive area (%) | F4/80 positive area (%) | alpha-SMA positive area (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treatment | WT | PAI-1−/− | WT | PAI-1−/− | WT | PAI-1−/− |
| Control | 2.35±0.23 | 2.08±0.08 | 1.70±0.11 | 1.30±0.07† | 2.64±0.56 | 2.27±0.27 |
| POPi | 2.05±0.13 | 2.17±0.28 | 1.59±0.03 | 1.37±0.16 | 1.86±0.25 | 2.20±0.08 |
| Tβ4+POPi | 3.20±0.32* | 2.06±0.07† | 1.55±0.07 | 1.22±0.17 | 2.82±0.20 | 2.03±0.13† |
| Tβ4 | 2.32±0.26 | 1.69±0.27 | 1.86±0.07 | 1.12±0.06 | 1.73±0.13 | 1.86±0.21 |
| Ac-SDKP | 1.41±0.15* | 1.36±0.15* | 0.83±0.09* | 1.06±0.07 *,† | 0.92±0.05* | 1.59±0.18*, † |
Abbreviations: POPi, POP inhibitor; Tβ4+POPi, thymosin β4 plus POP inhibitor; Tβ4, thymosin β4
Data are given as percentage of immunostaining positive area, mean ± SEM, n=5–8 in each group.
p<0.05 vs. its own control
p<0.05 for WT vs. PAI-1−/− mice with same treatment.