Table 3

Effect of anti-inflammatory drugs on the expression of the α6 and β1 integrin subunits

MediumDexamethasoneMethotrexateSalicylic acid 
% PositiveMF% PositiveMF% PositiveMF% PositiveMF
OA-FBS 1α612.33.119.33.471.45.11.5
β139.313.11610.427.411.243.413.6
OA-FBS 3α612.53.26.32.35.31.77.62.5
β18621512434.6136025
RA-FBS 3α62.85.524.68.422.46.36.45.8
β126.83384.64997.37622.123.2
RA-FBS 4α617.44.0525.55.545.2621.24.5
β155.311.8612069.21357.216