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Table 6 Semiquantitative evaluation of ER-⍺, ER-β, PR expression in the supraspinatus tendon of men

From: The role of estrogen and progesterone receptors in the rotator cuff disease: a retrospective cohort study

Variables

Grade 0

Grade 1

Grade 2

Grade 3

ER-⍺ tenocytes

0 (0%)

5 (55.6%)

3 (33.3%)

1 (11.1%)

ER-⍺ vessels

8 (88.9%)

1 (11.1%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

ER-β tenocytes

1 (11.1%)

4 (44.4%)

4 (44.4%)

0 (0%)

ER-β vessels

7 (77.8%)

2 (22.2%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

PR tenocytes

2 (22.2%)

5 (55.6%)

2 (22.2%)

0 (0%)

PR vessels

8 (88.9%)

1 (11.1%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

  1. Data are absolute values and percentages of positively stained cells in men’s samples for the expression of ER-⍺, ER-β, PR in the supraspinatus tendon