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Table 2 The results of immunohistochemistry examination in group A and group B

From: The continual presence of C3d but not IgG glomerular capillary deposition in stage I idiopathic membranous nephropathy in patients receiving corticosteroid treatment

 

Positive part

IgG

IgM

IgA

C3c

C3d

C1q

Group A (n = 40)

capillary lumens

0.95 ± 1.11 (52.5%)

0

0

0.03 ± 0.16 (3.33%)

3.00 ± 0.00 (100%)a

0

Group B (n = 34)

capillary lumens

2.94 ± 0.24 (100%)b

0

0

0.29 ± 0.58(23.5%)b

3.00 ± 0.00 (100%)

0

  1. Group A: patients treated with corticosteroid before biopsy.
  2. Group B: patients treated without corticosteroid before biopsy.
  3. aP <0.01 versus IgG and C3c in the same group; bP <0.01 versus group A.