Table 3.
Descriptives | Group | Senescence markers | FACx | MCx | OCx | DNA damage/oxidative stress markers | FACx | MCx |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) Median (IQR) |
Control | p16, glial |
12.18 (6.10) 12.92 (11.55) |
20.43 (21.35) 13.46 (37.58) |
12.03 (3.28) 12.88 (5.94) |
γH2AX, neuronal |
22.74 (14.57) 24.27 (26.65) |
36.66 (22.81) 37.58 (44.06) |
ALS/MND |
27.73 (13.81) 24.05 (14.69) |
14.46 (11.08) 10.97 (15.99) |
14.01 (4.92) 13.51 (6.63) |
25.00 (9.91) 24.00 (13.84) |
34.65 (30.49) 17.78 (51.34) |
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Control | p21, glial |
32.63 (4.63) 32.15 (8.68) |
25.93 (14.64) 28.80 (27.48) |
53.82 (11.37) 49.85 (19.63) |
γH2AX, glial |
40.28 (28.59) 32.64 (50.38) |
56.76 (27.25) 61.39 (50.15) |
|
ALS/MND |
50.46 (10.66) 47.70 (16.60) |
35.23 (14.96) 34.45 (27.75) |
62.35 (17.32) 67.00 (33.98) |
38.97 (13.07) 42.87 (20.64) |
48.22 (33.93) 34.85 (61.36) |
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Control | p21, neuronal |
8.88 (7.87) 8.25 (14.92) |
12.40 (10.78) 12.50 (19.40) |
56.18 (33.53) 69.35 (56.08) |
8‐OHdG, neuronal |
78.91 (5.61) 81.50 (8.91) |
56.08 (31.20) 55.85 (57.52) |
|
ALS/MND |
32.14 (16.56) 35.20 (21.73) |
25.72 (18.88) 27.70 (34.85) |
61.20 (35.22) 59.30 (55.75) |
85.79 (7.91) 87.93 (13.80) |
53.52 (24.61) 54.31 (43.59) |
Data are expressed as percentage of positive cells in the brain regions under study.
FACx, frontal association cortex; IQR, interquartile range; MCx, motor cortex; MND, motor neuron disease; SD, standard deviation; 8‐OHdG, 8‐hydroxy‐2′‐deoxyguanosine.