Table 4.
The LC3 immunohistochemistry staining in prostate glandular epithelium cells of spontaneous hypertension rats
| Groups | Subgroups | LC3-I | LC3-II | LC3-II/LC3-I | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | + | ++ | +++ | – | + | ++ | +++ | ≤1 | >1 | ||
| NC | Week 17 (n = 2) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| Week 21 (n = 2) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| Week 25 (n = 2) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Week 29 (n = 2) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| CG | Week 17 (n = 6) | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||||
| Week 21 (n = 6) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | ||||
| Week 25 (n = 6)* | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||
| Week 29 (n = 6) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||
| EG | Week 17 (n = 6) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
| Week 21 (n = 6) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
| Week 25 (n = 6)* | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||||
| Week 29 (n = 6) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||||||
*Chi-square test for LC3II/I, χ2 = 4.000; P = 0.046. NC: Normal control; CG: Control group; EG: Experimental group; -, stain score 0; +, stain score 1–2; ++, stain score 3–5; +++, stain score 6–9.