Table 3

Quantitation of MHC Class II, VCAM-1, and E-selectine expression

	Groups
	Week	EC	UW	ICPEG50	ICPEG30
MHC class II expression	2
Endothelial cells		⁺⁺⁺ ⁺	⁺⁺⁺	⁺⁺⁺	⁺⁺ ^3-150
Tubular cells		⁺⁺⁺ ⁺	⁺⁺	⁺⁺	⁺ ^3-150
Inflammatory cells		⁺⁺⁺ ⁺	⁺⁺⁺	⁺⁺⁺	⁺⁺ ^3-150
Endothelial cells	4–5	⁺⁺⁺	⁺⁺⁺	⁺⁺⁺	⁺⁺ ^3-150
Tubular cells		⁺⁺⁺	⁺⁺	⁺⁺	0/⁺ ^**
Inflammatory cells		⁺⁺⁺	⁺⁺⁺	⁺⁺⁺	⁺⁺ ^3-150
Endothelial cells	10–12	⁺⁺⁺	⁺⁺⁺	⁺⁺⁺	⁺⁺ ^3-150
Tubular cells		⁺⁺⁺	⁺⁺	⁺⁺	0/⁺ ^3-150
Inflammatory cells		⁺⁺⁺	⁺⁺⁺	⁺⁺⁺	⁺⁺ ^3-150
VCAM-1 expression	2	⁺⁺	⁺	⁺	0^3-150
	4–5	⁺⁺⁺	⁺⁺	⁺⁺	⁺ ^3-150
	10–12	⁺⁺⁺	⁺⁺⁺	⁺⁺⁺	⁺⁺ ^3-150
E-selectin expression	2	⁺⁺	⁺	⁺	0^3-150
	4–5	⁺⁺	⁺	⁺	0^3-150
	10–12	⁺/⁺⁺	⁺	⁺	0^3-150

The degree of MHC class II, VCAM-1, and E-selectin staining was also determined semiquantitatively, estimated using a scale from 0 to 4⁺ (4⁺= strongest intensity), and the number of MCA1218, CD4⁺, and CD8⁺ labelled cells per surface area (10⁴/μm²) was counted on five different tissue sections for each of the experimental conditions.

↵3-150 P < 0.05 ICPEG30 versus EC, UW, or ICPEG50.