Immunohistochemical Analysis of the Activation Status of the Akt/mTOR/pS6 Signaling Pathway in Oral Lichen Planus

Table 4

Percentage of positive cases and average positivity, intensity, and total scores for phospho-pS6 per lesion category.

	Number and %; of positive cases	Average positivity; score	Average intensity; score	Average total; score
OLP	36/40 (90%)	1.28	1.28	2.52
NM	9/9 (100%)	1.78	1.78	3.56
OL	16/16 (100%)	2.25*	1.81	4.06*
OSCC	8/9 (88.9%)	2.33*	2.33*	4.67*

OLP: oral lichen planus; NM: normal mucosa; OL: oral leukoplakia; OSCC: oral squamous cell carcinoma.
*Statistical significant differences (𝑃<0.05), compared to OLP.