Overexpression and Selectively Regulatory Roles of IL-23/IL-17 Axis in the Lesions of Oral Lichen Planus

Figure 2

Expressions of IL-23 and IL-17 in OLP lesions. (a) The average staining scores of IL-23p19 in erosive OLP lesions (𝑛=13), reticular OLP lesions (𝑛=14), and normal oral mucosa tissues (𝑛=10). (b) The average number of IL-17+ cells per hpf in erosive OLP lesions (𝑛=13), reticular OLP lesions (𝑛=14), and normal oral mucosa tissues (𝑛=10). ((c) and (d)) The mRNA expressions of IL-23p19, IL-12p40, and IL-17 in reticular OLP lesions (𝑛=14) and normal oral mucosa tissues (𝑛=10). All data were shown as mean ± SEM. ^∗∗𝑃<0.01; ^∗∗𝑃<0.05; NS: nonsignificantly.

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