Table 3 Summary of Histological Findings.

From: Global Gene Expression Analysis in an in vitro Fibroblast Model of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Reveals Potential Role for CXCL14/CXCR4

Tissue Characterization

CXCR4

CXCL14

CXCL12

ACTA2

EpCAM

IPF-Foci

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

++

āˆ’

IPF – Regions of Fibrosis

++

++

+

++

+

IPF – Airways

++

āˆ’

++

āˆ’

not reported

Normal Tissue

++

āˆ’

not reported

not reported

not reported

Normal –Airways

++

āˆ’

not reported

not reported

not reported

  1. Summary of the presence or absence of the protein target within the tissue sections reported in FigsĀ 6–8. Moderate to high presence of the protein is denoted with ++, low levels are denoted by + , and the absence of the protein is marked by āˆ’. Any proteins not specifically reported in the results are designated ā€œnot reportedā€.