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Table 3 HA distributions measured by agarose gel electrophoresis

From: Hyaluronic acid synthesis, degradation, and crosslinking in equine osteoarthritis: TNF-α-TSG-6-mediated HC-HA formation

Measurement

Healthy (median ± IQR)

OA (median ± IQR)

P value (healthy vs. OA)

Mw (kDa)

3660 ± 1000

3070 ± 740

0.002

Mn (kDa)

1520 ± 680

1260 ± 410

0.003

PDI

2.26 ± 0.4

2.38 ± 0.4

0.2

Number of samples

n = 25

n = 61

n = 86