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Table 1 Immunohistochemical analysis of synovial tissue biopsies from early untreated Behçet disease and psoriatic arthritis

From: Distinct synovial immunopathology in Behçet disease and psoriatic arthritis

 

Behçet disease

Psoriatic arthritis

P value

 

n = 8

n = 9

 

Synovial immunopathology (cells/mm2)

     

CD68 lining

3,681

(877–6,831)

2,947

(541–4,834)

NS

CD68 sublining

529

(311–2,339)

739

(183–2,636)

NS

CD3

1,077

(354–1,427)

336

(164–1,036)

0.015

CD4

516

(31–1,306)

196

(3–1,061)

NS

CD8

524

(2–832)

113

(3–669)

NS

CD20

126.5

(61–703)

106

(38–510)

NS

Lymphoid aggregates

0.93

(0.34–6.8)

0.43

(0–3.04)

NS

Grade-3 lymphoid aggregates

0.08

(0–1.38)

0

(0–0.44)

NS

CD138

45

(11–432)

173

(8–1,490)

0.071

CD56

17

(1–144)

9

(2–77)

NS

Granzyme B

12

(2–93)

9

(2–20)

NS

Perforin

8.5

(3–26)

6

(1–22)

NS

CD15 lining

919

(101–4,436)

275

(11–1,015)

0.036

CD15 sublining

305.5

(31–1,050)

203

(25–467)

NS

CD117

60

(21–286)

162

(29–365)

0.046

CD31 (vessels/mm2)

80

(60–255)

133

(63–166)

NS

  1. After immunostaining of paraffin or frozen sections, the number of positive cells per square millimeter was assessed by digital image analysis. Data are presented as median (range). NS, non-significant.