Detection of CD39 and a Highly Glycosylated Isoform of Soluble CD73 in the Plasma of Patients with Cervical Cancer: Correlation with Disease Progression

Figure 5

TGF-β concentrations in PFP samples from NDs and patients with LSILs, HSILs, or CC and their correlations with the concentrations of CD39 and CD73. (a) The TGF-β1 content is shown in PFP samples taken from NDs and patients with LSILs, HSILs, or CC. The data are representative of three independent experiments, and the are shown. , for the concentration of TGF-β1 in a patient group relative to the ND group. The correlations () between the levels of TGF-β1 and CD39 or CD73 in the PFP of NDs were () (b) and () (d), respectively. For patients with LSILs, HSILs, or CC, the correlations were () (c) and () (e), respectively. The coordinates of the TGF-β1 concentration with the CD39 or CD73 concentration are indicated by white circles in the ND group, white diamonds in the LSIL group, white and black diamonds in the HSIL group, and black diamonds in the CC group.