Table 2 Peroxisome densities of neurons in different brain region in patients with tauopathy and controls. Significant differences between the groups were evaluated by Wilcoxon test
From: Rise and fall of peroxisomes during Alzheimer´s disease: a pilot study in human brains
Region | Tauopathy | Peroxisome density | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean value | Median value | p-value | ||
AE | No | 33.2 | 31.7 | n.s |
Yes | 31.9 | 31.0 | ||
Sub | No | 27.6 | 27.2 | n.s |
Yes | 29.5 | 27.8 | ||
CA3 | No | 35.8 | 35.3 | 0.045 |
Yes | 31.6 | 32.2 | ||
CF | No | 13.0 | 11.9 | |
Yes | 17.2 | 17.6 | 1.1 × 10–8 | |
CT | No | 18.6 | 18.5 | |
Yes | 17.0 | 16.4 | n.s | |
CP | No | 17.1 | 17.0 | |
Yes | 19.8 | 20.4 | 0.003 | |
CO | No | 21.9 | 22.0 | |
Yes | 22.0 | 23.8 | n.s | |
Striatum | No | 14.0 | 13.3 | |
Yes | 15.2 | 15.0 | n.s | |
SN | No | 28.7 | 29.6 | |
Yes | 21.3 | 26.7 | 4.9 × 10–6 | |
Pons | No | 23.2 | 24.3 | |
Yes | 16.9 | 16.0 | 5.6 × 10–7 | |
Inf. Olive | No | 15.3 | 12.1 | |
Yes | 9.9 | 9.4 | 2.8 × 10–5 | |
Cb | No | 29.1 | 29.1 | |
Yes | 29.3 | 29.2 | n.s | |