Table 1
Results of immunohistochemical and TUNEL analysis for 15 pterygia specimens together with matched superior bulbar conjunctivae from the same eyes
| Patient | Pterygium | Conjunctiva | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TUNEL | p53 | bcl-2 | bax | TUNEL | p53 | bcl-2 | bax | |||||||||||
| f | e | f | e | f | e | f | e | f | e | f | e | f | e | f | e | |||
| 1 | + | + | – | + | + | + | – | + | – | + | – | – | – | – | + | + | ||
| 2 | + | + | – | + | – | + | – | + | + | + | – | – | – | – | + | + | ||
| 3 | + | + | – | – | +/– | + | – | + | + | + | – | – | – | – | – | + | ||
| 4 | + | + | – | + | – | + | – | + | + | + | – | – | – | – | + | + | ||
| 5 | – | + | – | + | – | + | – | + | + | + | – | – | – | – | – | + | ||
| 6 | + | + | – | + | – | + | – | + | – | + | – | – | – | – | – | + | ||
| 7 | – | + | – | – | – | + | – | + | – | + | – | – | – | – | – | + | ||
| 8 | + | + | – | – | – | + | – | + | – | + | – | – | – | – | – | + | ||
| 9 | + | + | +/– | + | + | + | – | + | + | + | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 10 | + | + | – | – | + | + | – | + | + | + | – | – | – | – | – | + | ||
| 11 | + | + | – | – | – | + | – | + | + | + | – | – | – | – | – | + | ||
| 12 | + | + | – | + | – | + | – | + | – | + | – | – | – | – | + | + | ||
| 13 | + | + | – | + | + | + | – | + | +/– | + | – | – | – | – | – | + | ||
| 14 | + | + | – | – | – | + | – | + | + | + | – | – | – | – | – | + | ||
| 15 | + | + | – | + | + | + | – | + | + | + | – | – | – | – | – | + | ||
-
f = fibrous layer; e = epithelial layer.
