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Table 3 Summary of gene expression profiling by RT-qPCR

From: Blood–brain barrier and intestinal epithelial barrier alterations in autism spectrum disorders

Gene

Fold change

p values

Cortex

 

SCZ

ASD

HC vs. SCZ

HC vs. ASD

ASD vs. SCZ

CLDN-1

0.7

2.3

ns

ns

ns

CLDN-3

2.7

3.0

<0.05

<0.05

ns

CLDN-5

0.5

5.1

ns

<0.0001

<0.0001

CLDN-12

0.5

7.7

ns

<0.01

<0.001

IBA-1

0.2

1.2

<0.01

ns

<0.01

IL-1b

0.4

1.5

ns

ns

<0.01

IL-6

0.3

1.9

ns

ns

<0.01

IL-8

0.2

1.1

<0.01

ns

<0.01

IL-10

0.5

3.9

ns

ns

ns

MMP-9

0.9

4.5

ns

<0.001

<0.001

MMP-2

0.4

4.9

ns

<0.05

<0.001

MSFD2A

0.6

1.5

ns

ns

ns

OCLN

1.2

1.4

ns

ns

ns

tPA

0.2

1.7

<0.001

ns

<0.01

TRIC

1.3

1.8

ns

<0.001

<0.01

TSPO

0.7

1.7

ns

<0.05

<0.001

VE-Cad

0.8

1.3

ns

ns

ns

Cerebellum

CLDN-1

1.3

1.8

ns

ns

ns

CLDN-3

0.6

1.2

ns

ns

ns

CLDN-5

1.3

3.6

ns

0.01

<0.05

CLDN-12

1.5

3.7

ns

<0.05

ns

IBA-1

1.0

1.2

ns

ns

ns

IL-1b

2.3

1.0

0.01

ns

<0.05

IL-6

1.1

0.3

ns

ns

ns

IL-8

1.8

0.9

ns

ns

ns

IL-10

1.3

0.9

ns

ns

ns

MMP-9

1.0

1.9

ns

ns

ns

MMP-2

0.7

2.8

ns

ns

ns

OCLN

1.2

1.5

ns

ns

ns

tPA

1.2

1.5

ns

ns

ns

TRIC

0.6

0.9

ns

ns

ns

TSPO

1.3

1.8

ns

<0.05

ns

VE-Cad

1.4

1.3

ns

ns

ns

Duodenum (biopsies)

CLDN-1

N/A

1.7

N/A

ns

N/A

CLDN-2

N/A

2.3

N/A

ns

N/A

CLDN-10

N/A

4.0

N/A

ns

N/A

CLDN-15

N/A

1.6

N/A

ns

N/A

OCLN

N/A

1.2

N/A

ns

N/A

TRIC

N/A

1.6

N/A

ns

N/A

  1. Gene expression levels are presented as fold change vs. HC (=1) using the formula 2(−ΔΔCt). Statistical difference among groups is calculated by the one-way ANOVA (Kruskal–Wallis H test). Differences between two groups are calculated by the Mann–Whitney unpaired t test. All data with p < 0.05 were considered significant
  2. ns non-significant, N/A not applicable