Table 3.
Mahalanobis distances of the four model species to humans for all genes combined under healthy, transiently and constantly inflamed conditions as well as for the different functional gene groups: tenogenic markers, collagens, MMPS and inflammatory mediators.
| Mouse | Rat | Sheep | Horse | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahalanobis distances all genes per condition | ||||
| Healthy | 20.01 | 27.44 | 24.78 | 23.05 |
| Transient Inflammation | 13.49 | 18.66 | 10.62 | 9.59 |
| Constant Inflammation | 10.50 | 17.45 | 8.94 | 12.97 |
| Mahalanobis distances all conditions per group of genes | ||||
| SCX, TNC, TNMD | 5.45 | 12.21 | 10.54 | 6.88 |
| COL1, COL3, COL5 | 8.28 | 13.73 | 12.88 | 8.45 |
| MMP1, MMP3, MMP13 | 8.53 | 11.27 | 8.60 | 4.65 |
| COX2, IL6, | 15.82 | 14.25 | 18.51 | 17.77 |