Expression of Interleukin-17A in Lung Tissues of Irradiated Mice and the Influence of Dexamethasone

Figure 1

IL-17A expression in lung tissue detected by immunohistochemical method. It can be seen that cytoplasmic staining of RT group gradually deepened from the 1st week, peaked in the 4th week, declined in the 8th week, and reached a lower level in the 16th week but slightly higher than Sham group (Table 1, Figure 1). DXM application reduced mice IL-17A expression of RT group at indicated time points. The position of black arrows points to IL-17A-positive cells.