Expressions of CXCL12/CXCR4 in Oral Premalignant and Malignant Lesions

Table 1

Association of CXCL12 and CXCR4 expressions in OLK and OSCC tissues.

Histopathology	Total cases (%)	CXCL12-positive cases (%)	CXCL12-negative cases (%)	P *
OLK	24	12 (50%)	12 (50%)	0.003
CXCR4-positive cases (%)	9 (37.5%)	8 (33.3%)	1 (4.2%)
CXCR4-negative cases (%)	15 (62.5%)	4 (16.7%)	11 (45.8%)
OSCC	40	25 (62.5%)	15 (37.5%)	0.001
CXCR4-positive cases (%)	24 (60.0%)	20 (50.0%)	4 (10.0%)
CXCR4-negative cases (%)	16 (40.0%)	5 (12.5%)	11 (27.5%)

*Chi-square test, relationship between CXCL12 and CXCR4 expressions.