Table 1 Morphological alterations in group T20d

From: Overexpression of SERPIN B3 promotes epithelial proliferation and lung fibrosis in mice

 

Control—PBS (20 mice)

 

Treatment—BLM (20 mice)

 

Parameters

WT

TG

 

WT

TG

 
 

Mean±s.d.

Mean±s.d.

P

Mean±s.d.

Mean±s.d.

P

Architectural remodeling (%)

2.2±2.3

1.0±0.8

0.21

23.1±15.3

16.8±9.7

0.26

Fibrosis extension (%)

0.0

0.0

8.3±5.6

25.5±15.7

0.01, 0.003a

Inflammation (%)

7.5±4.6

6.8±7.8

0.39

16.4±7.8

7.2±4.6

0.01, 0.05b

Apoptotic index (%)

0.3±0.7

0.4±0.7

0.54

1.5±0.9

0.9±0.8

0.18

Proliferative index (%)

0.7±0.7

2.6±2.4

0.07

3.1±1.4

6.5±2.9

0.007

 

(%)

(%)

P

(%)

(%)

P

Bronchiolization grading >2

0%

12%

0.44

90%

90%

Dysplasia (presence)

0%

12%

0.44

60%

80%

0.63

Neoplastic transformation (presence)

0%

0%

10%

40%

0.30

  1. Abbreviations: BLM, bleomycin; PBS, phosphate-buffered saline; TG, transgenic; WT, wild-type.
  2. a General linear model analysis showed that interaction between SERPIN B3 expression and treatment was significant (P=0.003).
  3. b General linear model analysis showed that interaction between SERPIN B3 expression and treatment was marginally significant (P=0.05).