Research Article
Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Markers and Their Possible Implications in Leprosy’s Pathogenesis
Table 2
Correlation coefficient of the ER stress markers in TT, LL and I leprosy clinical forms.
| | Markers and clinical forms | GRP78/BiP | PERK | IRE1α | ATF6 | | LL | I | TT | LL | I | TT | LL | I | TT | LL | I |
| | GRP78/BiP | I | 0.3219 | | | | | | | | | | | | TT | 0.3069 | −0.0715 | | | | | | | | | | | PERK | LL | 0.1500 | 0.0515 | 0.3420 | | | | | | | | | | I | 0.2173 | 0.5246 | 0.4124 | −0.1249 | | | | | | | | | TT | 0.5477 | −0.0776 | 0.4657 | 0.5106 | −0.0220 | | | | | | | | IRE1α | LL | −0.1010 | −0.0102 | 0.3854 | 0.2044 | −0.1069 | 0.1716 | | | | | | | I | 0.0093 | 0.7128 | 0.1599 | −0.1701 | 0.7607 | −0.0214 | 0.0908 | | | | | | TT | 0.1138 | 0.3982 | −0.3297 | −0.0851 | 0.3591 | −0.1802 | −0.1331 | 0.4021 | | | | | ATF6 | LL | 0.1738 | −0.4045 | 0.6455 | −0.1054 | 0.1600 | 0.1843 | 0.4588 | 0.0009 | −0.0335 | | | | I | 0.2522 | 0.8498 | −0.1206 | −0.2736 | 0.6195 | −0.1524 | −0.1654 | 0.7541 | 0.4547 | −0.3302 | | | TT | −0.0452 | −0.2149 | −0.0335 | −0.1024 | −0.0974 | −0.1919 | 0.2342 | −0.3351 | 0.3320 | 0.2078 | −0.3466 |
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LL: lepromatous; I: indeterminate; TT: tuberculoid. Correlation matrix. ; . |
