Table 2

Staining scores of Ln chains and Int subunits

TissuesLn-α2Ln-α3Ln-α5Ln-β1Ln-β2Int-α1Int-α2Int-α3Int-α6Int-β1Int-β4
RA-1±+++++++++++±+++++±
RA-2++++++++++++±++++++
RA-3±+++++++++++±++++++
RA-4±±+++++++++++++++
RA-5+++++++++++±++++++
IT-1±+++++++±+++++
IT-2++++++++++++
IT-3+++++++++±+++++
IT-4+++++++++±+++++
IT-5±+++++++++++++±
OA-1+++++++
OA-2++++++++
OA-3+++++++++
OA-4±++++++++++±
OA-5++++++++
OA-6+++++±+++
OA-7+++±++++
0A-8±+++++++
OA-9++++++±++++
OA-10++++±+++
WF-1±±±+++
WF-2+±+±++
WF-3+++±++
WF-4+±±±±+
WF-5±±+++±+++
KA-1±+±±±±±
KA-2±±±±++
KA-3+±±±±
KA-4±++++
KA-5±±±±±+
  • RA: synovial samples from patients with RA; IT: synovial membrane-like interface tissue from patients with aseptic loosening of THR; OA: synovial samples from patients with OA; WF: the samples from well fixed bone-cement/prosthesis interface; KA: synovial samples from patients with traumatic knees undergoing arthroscopy.