ENTPD1-AS1–miR-144-3p-mediated high expression of COL5A2 correlates with poor prognosis and macrophage infiltration in gastric cancer

Figure 8 COL5A2 was upregulated in gastric cancer and closely related to macrophage infiltration. A: Expression of COL5A2 and macrophages (CD68⁺) in gastric cancer (GC) and normal tissues by immunohistochemistry. Weak, moderate and strong were assessed by scoring staining intensity or average number of CD68⁺ cells/high power field, respectively; B: Protein expression of COL5A2 in paired tumor and nontumor tissues, n = 40; C: Expression of COL5A2 in low stage (I and II) and high stage (III and IV) GC, n = 40; D: Correlation between COL5A2 and macrophages in GC tissue was analyzed with Spearman correlation, n = 40. HP: High power field.