Research Article

Salivary IL-17A, IL-17F, and TNF-α Are Associated with Disease Advancement in Patients with Oral and Oropharyngeal Cancer

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Differences in concentrations of IL-17A and TNF-α between patients with head and neck cancers depending on results of oral swab bacterial culture. (a) There was a significant difference in salivary concentration of IL-17A () between patients with negative and positive aerobic bacterial cultures. (b) There was a significant difference in salivary concentration of TNF-α () between patients with negative and positive aerobic bacterial cultures. , _median.
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