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Table 1 Correlations between cell line parameters

From: Analysis of the potential of cancer cell lines to release tissue factor-containing microvesicles: correlation with tissue factor and PAR2 expression

  

TF mRNA

TF protein

Surface TF activity

MV-TF from resting cells

MV-TF from activated cells

Increase in MV-TF activity

PAR2 mRNA

PAR2 protein

Time-point of maximal

TF release

TF mRNA

Pearson Correlation

-

0.532*

0.097

0.104

0.717**

0.341

0.745**

0.103

0.342

 

Significance

 

0.028

0.710

0.691

0.001

0.181

0.001

0.695

0.179

TF protein

Pearson Correlation

0.532*

-

−0.175

0.094

0.507*

0.441

0.548*

0.341

0.501*

 

Significance

0.028

 

0.503

0.720

0.038

0.077

0.023

0.180

0.041

Surface TF activity

Pearson Correlation

0.097

−0.175

-

0.209

0.160

−0.196

0.119

0.186

0.391

Significance

0.710

0.503

 

0.420

0.539

0.451

0.650

0.475

0.121

MV-TF from resting cells

Pearson Correlation

0.104

0.094

0.209

-

0.483*

−0.453

0.033

−0.238

0.030

Significance

0.691

0.720

0.420

 

0.050

0.053

0.899

0.358

0.908

MV-TF from activated cells

Pearson Correlation

0.717**

0.507*

0.160

0.483*

-

0.370

0.770**

0.242

0.484*

Significance

0.001

0.038

0.539

0.050

 

0.144

<0.001

0.350

0.049

Increase in MV -TF Activity

Pearson Correlation

0.341

0.441

−0.196

−0.453

0.370

-

0.601*

0.714**

0.383

Significance

0.181

0.077

0.451

0.053

0.144

 

0.011

0.001

0.129

PAR2 mRNA

Pearson Correlation

0.745**

0.548*

0.119

0.033

0.770**

0.601*

-

0.309

0.618*

Significance

0.001

0.023

0.650

0.899

<0.001

0.011

 

0.227

0.008

PAR2 protein

Pearson Correlation

0.103

0.341

0.186

−0.238

0.242

0.714**

0.309

-

0.430

Significance

0.695

0.180

0.475

0.358

0.350

0.001

0.227

 

0.085

Time-point of maximal TF release

Pearson Correlation

0.342

0.501*

0.391

0.030

0.484*

0.383

0.618*

0.430

-

Significance

0.179

0.041

0.121

0.908

0.049

0.129

0.008

0.085

 
  1. Parameters associated with seventeen cell lines (shown on the table) were determined as shown in Figs. 1–4. Correlations between the measured cellular attributes were examined by performing multiple Pearson’s correlation analysis (n = 3; * = p < 0.05; ** = p < 0.01)