Table 4.
Variables that are correlated with the extent of lesional fibrosis.
| Variable name | Estimated correlation coefficient | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| Lesion weight | 0.47 | 0.006 |
| Hotplate latency at week 5 | −0.45 | 0.009 |
| Platelet density | 0.86 | 2.8 × 10−10 |
| Macrophage density | 0.77 | 2.6 × 10−7 |
| M2 macrophage density | 0.76 | 4.1 × 10−7 |
| Lesional TSLP staining levels | 0.69 | 1.1 × 10−5 |
| Tregs density | 0.73 | 1.9 × 10−6 |
| Th1 cell density | −0.81 | 2.1 × 10−8 |
| Th2 cell density | 0.72 | 3.3 × 10−6 |
| Th17 cell density | 0.70 | 9.6 × 10−6 |
| Lesional TGF-β1 staining levels | 0.85 | 1.1 × 10−9 |
| Lesional GARP staining levels | 0.83 | 3.6 × 10−9 |
| Lesional p-Smad3 staining levels | 0.88 | 5.0 × 10−11 |
| Lesional p-PDGFR-β staining levels | 0.85 | 2.9 × 10−10 |
| Lesional PDGF-BB staining levels | 0.85 | 6.3 × 10−10 |
| Lesional p-Akt staining levels | 0.86 | 1.8 × 10−10 |
| Lesional E-cadherin staining levels | −0.78 | 1.2 × 10−7 |
| Lesional vimentin staining levels | 0.73 | 1.3 × 10−6 |
| Lesional α-SMA staining levels | 0.77 | 2.3 × 10−7 |