Correlation of Increased Blood Levels of GITR and GITRL with Disease Severity in Patients with Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome
Figure 3
Comparison of serum GITRL and sGITR levels among pSS patients with different foci index. pSS patients were divided according to the foci index (1~3) in labial salivary glands (LSGs) of lymphocytic infiltration (see Methods). (a) Serum GITRL levels were significantly higher in pSS patients with serious sialadenitis. (b) Serum sGITR levels were also elevated as foci index increased in pSS patients.
