Table 4 of Pagoulatos, Mol Vis 2014; 20:441-457.

Table 4. Comparison of immunohistochemical expression of HIF-1α, pVHL, and Hsps in epithelium of primary and recurrent pterygia. The (non-parametric) Wilcoxon’s Rank-Sum test was performed and the level of significance was defined as p<0.05.

LIs Recurrent
Pterygium
Mean±SD, % (range) Primary
Pterygium
Mean±SD, % (range) p
HIF-1α 8.6±17.57 45.7±37.24 0.04*
pVHL 40±37.42 60.38±30.79 0.2
Hsp90
Hsp70
Hsp27 36±33.43
16±15.57
54±29.60 70.56±26.79
40.26±30.8
86.67±23.62 0.04*
0.1
0.009*

Labeling Index (LI), the percentage of positively (labeled) cells out of the total number of epithelial cells counted; Mean, mean labeling index; SD, standard deviation; * Significant difference in labeling indices.

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