Table 2 MMP-9 and TIMP-1 expression (in arbitrary units of band densitometry, normalized by β-actin expression), in the study groups
From: Videodensitometric analysis of advanced carotid plaque: correlation with MMP-9 and TIMP-1 expression
Variable | Group | Mean | Median | SD | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MMP-9 | GI | 127 | 147 | 44.3 | |
GII | 198.9 | 201.3 | 11.5 | < 0.001 | |
Control | 182.1 | 181 | 25.2 | ||
TIMP-1 | GI | 1.2 | 0 | 1.8 | |
GII | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 0.039 | |
Control | 3.6 | 2.4 | 2.7 |