Group Control rhTNF-α AG-490 rhTNF-α + AG-490 MSU MSU + AG-490
Total Cells 489 522 523 491 548 555
TUNEL+ve (%) 166 492 463 443 500 530
TUNEL+ve (%) 33.9 94.3 88.5 90.2 91.2 95.4
Δ (%) ___ +178% +161% +166% +169% +181%
TUNEL positive (TUNEL +ve) chondrocytes were enumerated from computer-assisted enhanced images
Table 2: The frequency of TUNEL-Positive Nuclei in normal juvenile chondrocyte macroaggregate pellet cultures.