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. 2016 Feb 3;11(2):e0148012. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0148012

Table 3. Neointimal index as parameter for stenosis within aortic grafts 30 days after transplantation.

n = 7 WT Marfan Marfan + Ad. β-Gal Marfan + Ad.hTIMP-1 WT + Ad.hTIMP-1
Neointimal Index (NI, %)* 1.2 5.7 23.5 43.5 0.0

Neointimal index, neointima / (neointima + lumen) in %; WT, wildtype aorta; Marfan, Marfan aorta; Ad.β-Gal, treated with adenovirus coding for β-galactosidase; Ad.hTIMP-1, treated with adenovirus coding for human TIMP-1.

*arithmetical mean