Table 3.
Median, interquartile range (IQR), mean, and standard deviation (SD) of normalized mRNA expression for different pro-inflammatory factors and mucins in the endometrium at the corpus uteri (CU), the base of the left horn (LHB), the tip of the left horn (LHT), the base of the right horn (RHB) and the tip of the right horn (RHT) collected from seven healthy cows (HC) on day 28 to 34 postpartum.
| HC cows (n = 7) | Endometrial sites | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factor | LHT | RHT | RHB | LHB | CU | |
| PTGS2 | Median (IQR) | 6.1 (10.2) | 3.1 (5.3) | 7.0 (8.1) | 9.2 (22.2) | 4.6 (17.2) |
| Mean (SD) | 33.3 (76.0) | 3.6 (3.4) | 7.2 (8.1) | 39.1 (78.0) | 17.7 (29.9) | |
| PTPRC | Median (IQR) | 0.5 (0.8) | 0.6 (1.4) | 0.5 (0.2) | 0.6 (0.5) | 0.5 (0.4) |
| Mean (SD) | 0.8 (0.6) | 0.9 (0.6) | 0.5 (0.5) | 0.7 (0.8) | 0.3 (0.5) | |
| CEACAM1 | Median (IQR) | 4.0 (11.8) | 2.5 (4.2) | 2.7 (13.6) | 3.1 (35.8) | 4.1 (10.0) |
| Mean (SD) | 5.7 (6.4) | 4.0 (5.0) | 6.5 (9.0) | 13.7 (17.3) | 6.0 (5.4) | |
| Il1A | Median (IQR) | 0.01 (1.9) | 0.4 (22.4) | 5.6 (206.4) | 0.3 (203.3) | 0.2 (0.6) |
| Mean (SD) | 258.8 (683.8) | 64.8 (160.4) | 410.5 (946.9) | 98.6 (185.3) | 26.9 (70.6) | |
| Il1B | Median (IQR) | 0.1 (0.2) | 0.1 (0.6) | 0.1 (0.2) | 0.1 (0.2) | 0.01 (0.1) |
| Mean (SD) | 0.2 (0.2) | 0.4 (0.6) | 0.1 (0.2) | 0.1 (0.1) | 0.1 (0.1) | |
| CXCL8 | Median (IQR) | 0.1 (0.2) | 0.01 (0.8) | 0.1 (0.2) | 0.1 (0.2) | 0.1 (0.2) |
| Mean (SD) | 0.2 (0.3) | 0.7 (1.3) | 0.6 (1.3) | 0.2 (0.3) | 0.1 (0.2) | |
| MUC4 | Median (IQR) | 6.5 (23.4) | 11.2 (130.0) | 1.2 (30.8) | 15.0 (21.5) | 6.6 (20.2) |
| Mean (SD) | 19.2 (30.4) | 68.1 (90.1) | 31.9 (66.3) | 18.2 (25.0) | 24.8 (49.3) | |
| MUC16 | Median (IQR) | 1.0 (5.7) | 0.9 (2.3) | 0.8 (1.3) | 0.9 (3.5) | 2.8 (4.6) |
| Mean (SD) | 2.3 (2.8) | 1.3 (1.2) | 1.3 (1.7) | 1.7 (2.1) | 2.2 (2.4) | |
PTGS2, prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2; PTPRC, protein tyrosine phosphatase receptor type C; CEACAM1, carcinoembryonic antigen related cell adhesion molecule 1; IL1A, interleukin 1 alpha; IL1B, interleukin 1 beta; CXCL8, C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 8; MUC4, mucin 4; MUC16, mucin 16.