Table 3.
The number of patients analyzed and the list of antibodies used for immunohistochemical analysis of myofibroblast, MMPs and LOX in the healthy lamina propria, 10 cm and 20 cm away from the cancer.
| Number of analyzed healthy patients | Number of analyzed cancer patients (tissue away from the cancer) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 cm away | 20 cm away | ||
| αSMA (Dako, M0851) | 27 | 30 | 30 |
| LOX (Abcam, ab174316) | 27 | 30 | 30 |
| MMP2 (Abcam, ab37150) | 28 | 30 | 30 |
| MMP9 (Abcam, ab38898) | 12 | 15 | 13 |