Table 3.
Controls (non-UIP lungs) and histological areas of UIP | ||||
Control | Normal areas | Collapse areas | Fibroblastic foci areas | |
Type V collagena | 0.10 ± 0.01 | 0.13 ± 0.04 | 0.17 ± 0.03 | 0.20 ± 0.03 |
Control lungs X UIP normal areas (p=0.05); UIP normal areas X UIP collapse areas (p=0.009), UIP collapse areas X UIP fibroblastic foci areas (p=0.002).