Epithelial expression of protectin (CD59) in histologically normal controls and inflamed mucosae
| No of specimens with different immunostaining scores5-150 | |||||
| 0 | 1+ | 2+ | 3+ | Total | |
| Stomach | |||||
| Normal body | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Normal antrum | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| Inflamed body5-151 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 10 |
| Inflamed antrum5-152 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Small intestine | |||||
| Normal duodenum | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Coeliac disease5-151 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| Crohn’s disease5-153 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| Colon | |||||
| Normal | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| Crohn’s disease5-152 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 9 |
| Ulcerative colitis5-152 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
↵5-150 No detectable staining, 0; specific staining of fewer than half of the cells, 1+; specific staining of more than half of the cells, 2+; and strong continuous staining, 3+.
↵5-151 Significantly increased staining compared with normal mucosa (p=0.02).
↵5-152 Staining levels were not significantly increased compared with normal mucosa.
↵5-153 Comparison with normal tissue not possible.