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. 2019 Oct 29;14(10):e0224408. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0224408

Table 1. Histopathology of Tg26 and Tg26 x APOL1 dual transgenic mice.

Tg26
(n = 21)
P Tg26+G0
(n = 21)
P Tg26+G2 (n = 18) P
# scored glomeruli per animal, mean 201 230 210
Segmental sclerotic, % of total glomeruli 9.9% ref 6.6% NS 10.9% NS
Global sclerotic, % of total glomeruli 3.7% ref 3.8% NS 5.2% NS
Segmental collapse, % of total glomeruli 0% ref 0% NS 0% NS
Global collapse, % of total glomeruli 0% ref 0.4% NS 0% NS
Glomerular hyperplasia, any 6.0% ref 6.0% NS 1.5% NS
Podocyte hypertrophy, any 10.0% ref 16.0% * NS 1.5% NS
Tubular microcysts, mean±SD
scored on 0–4 scale
0.88 ± 1.27 ref 0.90 ± 1.47 NS 0.89 ± 1.33 NS
Tubular atrophy, mean±SD
scored on 0–4 scale
0.07 ± 0.24 ref 0.05 ± 0.22 NS 0 ± 0 NS
Interstitial fibrosis, mean±SD
scored on 0–4 scale
0.05 ± 0.22 ref 0.20 ± 0.52 NS 0.17 ± 0.51 NS
Interstitial inflammation, mean±SD
scored on 0–4 scale
0.93 ± 1.29 ref 1.26 ± 1.66 NS 1.08 ± 1.41 NS

NS, not significant compared to Tg26. * P = 0.03 compared to Tg26+G2.