Table 2.
Thickness values for tissue reconstructed with FCS2 and BGS2. BMS is for bladder mucosa substitute and HSS for human skin substitute. (hea) is for tissues reconstructed with stromal and epithelial cells from healthy people; (pso) is for tissues reconstructed with stromal and epithelial cells from lesional sites of the psoriasis-affected people.
| Reconstructed tissue compartment |
Average thickness, FCS2 (µm) |
Average thickness, BGS2 (µm) |
Thickness ratio (FCS2/BGS2) |
p value Student's t-test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMS stroma | 229 ± 25 | 186 ± 46 | 1.2 | 0.16 |
| BMS urothelium | 124 ± 22 | 6 ± 1 | 20.6 | 0.002 |
| HSS stroma (hea) | 111 ± 32 | 51 ± 15 | 2.2 | 0.01 |
| HSS stroma (pso) | 84 ± 7 | 54 ± 12 | 1.6 | 0.002 |
| HSS epidermis (hea) | 73 ± 9 | 67 ± 11 | 1.1 | 0.34 |
| HSS epidermis (pso) | 109 ± 20 | 115 ± 3 | 0.9 | 0.51 |
| Rabbit stroma | 53 ± 5 | 38 ± 4 | 1.4 | 0.02 |