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Table 2 Expression of chemerin and CMKLR1 in pericoronary adipose tissue, coronary VSMCs and atherosclerotic lesion foam cells in correlation with coronary atherosclerosis

From: Chemerin and CMKLR1 expression in human arteries and periadventitial fat: a possible role for local chemerin in atherosclerosis?

  

Coronary atherosclerosis

 
 

NO

I-II

III-IV

V-VI

 

Total

 

3

10

9

18

 

IHC score

 

n(%)

n(%)

n(%)

n(%)

r and p values

Pericoronary fat chemerin expression

0

0(0)

0(0)

0(0)

0(0)

r=0.333, p=0.036a

1

1(2.5)

4(10)

2(5)

0(0)

2

1(2.5)

3(7.5)

3(7.5)

8(20)

3

1(2.5)

3(7.5)

4(10)

10(25)

Coronary VSMC chemerin expression

0

0(0)

0(0)

0(0)

0(0)

r=0.059, p=0.717

1

1(2.5)

1(2.5)

0(0)

1(2.5)

2

1(2.5)

7(17.5)

7(17.5)

13(32.5)

3

1(2.5)

2(5)

2(5)

4(10)

Coronary foam cell chemerin expression

0

-b

2(5.4)

1(2.7)

0(0)

r=0.405, p=0.013a

1

-

4(10.8)

3(8.1)

2(5.4)

2

-

2(5.4)

4(10.8)

10(27)

3

-

2(5.4)

1(2.7)

6(16.2)

Coronary VSMC CMKLR1 expression

0

3(7.5)

6(15)

4(10)

12(30)

r=0.005, p=0.977

1

0(0)

0(0)

3(7.5)

1(2.5)

2

0(0)

2(5)

2(5)

4(10)

3

0(0)

2(5)

0(0)

1(2.5)

Coronary foam cell CMKLR1 expression

0

-b

6(16.2)

3(8.1)

4(10.8)

r=0.317, p=0.056

1

-

2(5.4)

1(2.7)

4(10.8)

2

-

2(5.4)

3(8.1)

7(18.9)

3

-

0(0)

2(5.4)

3(8.1)

  1. VSMC=vascular smooth muscle cell, IHC=Immunohistochemistry.
  2. aCorrelation is significant at the 0.05 level, bAbsence of foam cells in case of normal (non atherosclerotic) vessels.