Table 1.
Groups | ||||||
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Sham (no ethanol) | PBS | CXCL12 | BMDCs | CXCL12 + BMDCs | P-value | |
Glands # | 40.5 ± 5.8 | 8.4 ± 2.5 | 31.6 ± 4.5** | 24.8 ± 6.0* | 36.0 ± 6.6** | 0.005 |
Diameter (mm) | 1.83 ± 0.09 | 1.05 ± 0.06 | 1.64 ± 0.10** | 1.45 ± 0.13* | 1.45 ± 0.07* | 0.002 |
Total area (mm2) | 2.45 ± 0.22 | 0.83 ± 0.09 | 2.05 ± 0.28** | 1.82 ± 0.33* | 1.96 ± 0.28* | 0.010 |
Stroma (mm2) | 1.09 ± 0.15 | 0.30 ± 0.05 | 0.94 ± 0.12** | 0.81 ± 0.09* | 1.08 ± 0.12** | <0.001 |
LEA (mm2) | 0.191 ± 0.022 | 0.027 ± 0.005 | 0.177 ± 0.037** | 0.182 ± 0.037** | 0.191 ± 0.016** | 0.001 |
LEA: luminal epithelial area, data are expressed as the mean ± SEM.
*P < 0.05.
**P < 0.01; each group vs. PBS group by post-hoc Dunnett test.