Table 1 Summary of study group characteristics and observed expressions

Number of samples (n)

10

10

10

Age (years)

52.4 ± 6.8

53.3 ± 4.9

51.8 ± 8.4

Gender, male/female (n)

7/3

6/4

7/3

Duration of disease (years)

3.5 ± 1.3

2.9 ± 0.9

2.7 ± 1.5

α-Globulin (g/cl)

0.72 ± 0.07

0.69 ± 0.05

0.59 ± 0.06*^#

γ-Globulin (g/cl)

0.82 ± 0.11

0.71 ± 0.09*

0.70 ± 0.07*

IgG (mg/cl)

1459 ± 104

1302 ± 58*

1219 ± 49*^#

IgA (mg/cl)

31.8 ± 4.9

26.5 ± 6.1*

20.6 ± 3.9*^#

IgM (mg/cl)

32.5 ± 5.3

25.2 ± 4.18*

19.4 ± 2.0*^#

Serum complement C4 (g/L)

49.3 ± 7.9

78.4 ± 12.3*

110.3 ± 15.2*^#