Table 1. Tenascin-C immunopositivity in the corneal layers. Semiquantitative assessment.
| Name of corneal disease | Epithelium | Bowman membrane | Stroma, subepithelial part | Stroma, middle part | Stroma, pre-Descemet part | Descemet membrane | Endothelium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BK | 2.00 | 0.80 | 1.50 | 1.40 | 1.85 | 0.15 | 1.07 |
| FECD | 1.67 | 0.88 | 0.88 | 1.00 | 1.67 | 0.00 | 1.11 |
| HSV | 2.23 | 0.67 | 1.58 | 1.33 | 1.67 | 0.00 | 1.33 |
| Control | 1.15 | 0.22 | 0.30 | 0.25 | 0.35 | 0.15 | 0.70 |
The level of significance of the Mann–Whitney U-test is color-coded: white: not significantly different from the control; bold and italics font: p<0.05; bold font: p<0.01; italic font: p<0.001. (Minimum and maximum values are 0 and 3, respectively). Abbreviations: BK: bullous keratopathy; FECD: Fuchs’ endothelial corneal dystrophy; HSV: herpes simplex virus keratitis.