Figure 3.

Montage showing the difference in expression of three additional small leucine-rich proteoglycans (SLRPs): asporin, biglycan, and osteoglycin in normal and tumor stromata. Each image in the montage represents a tissue sample from a different patient. The first column shows normal skin or breast tissues. The last three columns show the corresponding tumor samples. Like decorin, osteoglycin expression is high in normal stroma and decreased in the tumor samples. Asporin and biglycan show the opposite pattern, negative in normal tissues but often expressed in the tumor stromata.