Apoptotic changes and aquaporin-1 expression in the choroid plexus of cerebral malaria patients

Malaria Journal

Table 2 Total score of caspase-3 in CPECs in normal control, non-cerebral malaria and cerebral malaria groups

Groups	Total score of caspase-3 (% positive cells × staining intensity)
	Nuclear staining	Cytoplasmic staining	Nuclear and cytoplasmic staining
Normal control	5.93 ± 0.57	80.67 ± 7.37	40.07 ± 4.49
Non-cerebral malaria	45.33 ± 7.97*	60.33 ± 8.02*	47.67 ± 3.90
Cerebral malaria	67.11 ± 4.09^,*	75.00 ± 6.18	104.56 ± 8.65^,*

^*Significant difference of p < 0.05 compared with NC group
**Significant difference of p < 0.05 compared with NCM group. Data are presented as mean ± SEM

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