Table 2

Mean semiquantitative scores for the expression of CD3+, CD4+, and CD8+ T cells, CD22+ B cells, CD38+ plasma cells, CD68+ macrophages, CD55+ fibroblast-like synoviocytes, and the expression of mast cells, matrix metalloproteinases MMP-1, MMP-3, MMP-13, and granzyme B7 in synovial tissue derived from cartilage-pannus junction (CPJ) and suprapatellar pouch (non-CPJ) from patients with rheumatoid arthritis. The data are shown as means (SD)

n CPJ Non-CPJ
CD3 (aggregates)171.5 (0.7)1.5 (0.8)
CD3 (diffuse)172.9 (1.0)2.7 (1.0)
CD4172.5 (0.9)2.2 (1.0)
CD8162.3 (0.8)2.3 (1.1)
CD22172.3 (0.9)1.9 (0.7)
CD38172.5 (1.3)2.3 (1.3)
CD68 (lining)162.1 (0.7)1.9 (1.1)
CD68 (sublining)163.1 (0.9)2.8 (0.8)
CD55171.7 (0.7)1.4 (0.5)
Mast cells161.9 (0.8)1.9 (0.9)
MMP-1151.7 (1.0)1.8 (1.3)
MMP-3152.6 (1.4)2.3 (1.4)
MMP-13152.5 (0.5)2.5 (1.0)
Granzyme B7151.3 (1.0)1.5 (1.3)