GM-CSF Exhibits Anti-Inflammatory Activity on Endothelial Cells Derived from Chronic Venous Disease Patients

Table 2

In vitro VEC biological features and correlation with in vivo hemodynamic parameters.

VEC biological features	Hemodynamic parameters
	Resistance index; (RI)	Reflux time; (RT)
	𝑅 (𝑃 value)*	𝑅 (𝑃 value)*
Cell proliferation index	n.s.	−0.6 (0.027)
Cell migration index	n.s.	n.s.
Expression levels of ICAM-1	−0.4 (0.002)	0.4 (0.007)
Expression levels of VCAM-1	n.s.	n.s.
Expression levels of OPG	n.s.	0.5 (0.013)
Expression levels of TRAIL	0.4 (0.048)	n.s.

∗Correlation coefficients were determined by Spearman’s analysis; n.s.: not statistically significant.