Table 3 of Pagoulatos, Mol Vis 2014; 20:441-457.


Table 3. Comparison of immunohistochemical expression of HIF-1α, pVHL, and Hsps in epithelium of pterygia and normal conjunctiva. The (non-parametric) Wilcoxon’s Rank-Sum test was performed and the level of significance was defined as p<0.05.

LIs PterygiumMean±SD, % (range) Normal conjunctivaMean±SD, % (range) p
HIF-1α 39.91±37.29
(1–80) 1.57±1.9
(0–2) 0.03*
pVHL 57.1±32.17
(20–100) 33.57±24.62
(0–80) 0.05
Hsp90Hsp70Hsp27 65.16±30.15
(5–90)
36.47±30.12
(2–80)
81.56±26.95
(15–100) 23±21.98
(0–80)
12.86±11.13
(0–80)
48.57±28.54
(20–80) 0.0029*
0.06
0.0068*