Table 1 Expression level of upstream EMT signalling in the tumour xenograft mice model by IHC combined semiquantitative scoring systems.

From: Preventive effect of celecoxib use against cancer progression and occurrence of oral squamous cell carcinoma

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CXB

 

66T

44T

54T

57T

69T

65T

50T

49T

61T

55T

48T

71T

58T

37T

p value

Membrane EGFR

  Intensity

2+

+

2+

+

2+

+

+

  

  Percentage

85

0

80

0

40

10

70

0

0

10

0

0

0

30

  

    Allred Score

7

0

6

0

6

3

7

0

0

3

0

0

0

4

0.0322

 

    IRS Score

8

0

3

0

4

1

6

0

0

1

0

0

0

2

 

0.0326

Nuclear FAK

  Intensity

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

  

  Percentage

80

60

60

0

90

60

50

0

0

0

30

0

50

30

  

    Allred Score

6

5

5

0

6

5

5

0

0

0

4

0

5

4

0.0113

 

    IRS Score

4

3

3

0

4

3

2

0

0

0

2

0

2

2

 

0.0100

Nuclear Slug

  Intensity

2+

+

+

+

+

2+

  

  Percentage

90

20

70

0

50

0

40

0

0

0

0

0

0

70

  

    Allred Score

7

4

6

0

5

0

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

7

0.0514

 

    IRS Score

8

2

3

0

2

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

6

 

0.0439

Nuclear Twist

  Intensity

+

+

+

+

  

  Percentage

70

0

0

0

0

80

80

0

0

0

0

0

30

0

  

    Allred Score

6

0

0

0

0

6

6

0

0

0

0

0

4

0

0.0986

 

    IRS Score

3

0

0

0

0

3

3

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

 

0.0986

Nuclear ZEB1

  Intensity

+

+

+

+

+

+

  

  Percentage

60

10

0

0

0

60

60

0

0

0

0

0

30

30

  

    Allred Score

5

3

0

0

0

5

5

0

0

0

0

0

4

4

0.0497

 

    IRS Score

3

2

0

0

0

3

3

0

0

0

0

0

2

2

 

0.0422

  1. The p value was calculated by the Wilcoxon signed-rank test.