Periductal Mastitis: An Inflammatory Disease Related to Bacterial Infection and Consequent Immune Responses?

Table 6

The expressions of IFN-γ, IL-12A, and IL-17A in PDM compared with normal breast tissues.

Score	IFN-γ		IL-12A		IL-17A
	Case	Control	Case	Control	Case	Control
0	2	1	0	2	1	2
1	2	3	0	3	10	1
2	5	13	11	12	8	10
3	1	2	6	2	1	4
4	8	3	7	1	10	3
6	9	0	4	1	0	2
8	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	4	0	2	1	0	0
Absent	0	0		0		0

were lost in the process of IHC.