Fig. 2From: Mucin 1, a signal transduction membrane-bound mucin, is present in human disc tissue and is downregulated in vitro by exposure to IL-1ß or TNF-αA significant, positive correlation was present between the proportion of cells exhibiting MUC1 immunolocalization and the disc Thompson grade (r 2 = 0.473; p = 0.009). (Dashed lines show the 95% confidence interval for the correlation)Back to article page