Table 3.
Gene expression
| |
MMP-3 |
MMP-9 |
c-FOS |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compared groups | α value ± SE (α) | Ln 2 α | p | α value ± SE (α) | Ln 2 α | p | α value ± SE (α) | Ln 2 α | p |
| C vs 1 |
3.21 ± 0.95 (α1) |
2.22 |
0.046* |
2.68 ± 0.84 (α1) |
1.85 |
0.043* |
−0.56 ± 1.03 (α1) |
−0.38 |
0.096 |
| C vs 2 |
0.46 ± 1.02 (α2) |
0.31 |
0.089 |
2.52 ± 1.03 (α2) |
1.74 |
0.069 |
0.05 ± 0.99 (α2) |
0.03 |
0.081 |
| 2 vs 1 | 2.7 ± 0.91 (α3) | 1.87 | 0.062 | 0.16 ± 0.52 (α3) | 0.11 | 0.039* | −0.5 ± 0.62 (α3) | −0.34 | 0.083 |
*significant data, α1 = ΔCtC– ΔCt1, α2 = ΔCtC – ΔCt2, α3 = ΔCt2 – ΔCt1; 1: Aortic dissection group; 2: Annuloaortic ectasia group; C: Control group.