Immunoexpression of Interleukin-22 and Interleukin-23 in Oral and Cutaneous Lichen Planus Lesions: A Preliminary Study

• Main Authors: Jun Chen (Author), Jinqiu Feng (Author), Xiangdong Chen (Author), Hui Xu (Author), Zengtong Zhou (Author), Xuemin Shen (Author), Zhexuan Bao (Author), Wei Liu (Author), Zhengyu Shen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Interleukin- (IL-) 22 is the signature cytokine of T-helper (Th) 22 cells, and IL-23 is required for IL-22 production. The objective of this study was to examine the immunoexpression of IL-22 and IL-23 in archival paraffin-embedded biopsy specimens from oral LP (n=42) and cutaneous LP (n=38) against...