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Table 2 Quantification of S100A4/cytokeratin stained cells and S100A4/cytokeratin double-stained cells in the basal epithelium and Rbm; data expressed as medians and ranges

From: Evaluation of epithelial mesenchymal transition in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Markers

No. of basal epithelial cells stained per mm of Rbm

No. of cells staining in Rbm per mm of Rbm

S100A4

26.6 (21.3 - 37.3)

58.1 (37.3 - 92.6)

Cytokeratin-(s)

191.7 (135.3 - 297.6)*

4.3 (0.3 - 11.6)*

Cytokeratin-(s) & S100A4 double staining

26.6 (21.3 - 37.3) (basal epithelial cells +ve for S100A4 as shown above were all +ve for Cytokeratin-(s)

5.9 (2.3 - 13.8)

  1. * Cytokeratin versus S100A4, p < 0.003