Table 4. Average immunostaining-intensity-distribution index of tissue cathelicidin and vitamin D receptor.
| Layer | Staining intensity (a) | Proportion of stained cells (b) | Score, (a)×(b) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient | Control | Patient | Control | Patient | Control | |
| Cathelicidin | ||||||
| Basal layer | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 5.4 | 5.5 |
| Suprabasal layer | 1.9 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 5.2 | 3.5 |
| Superficial layer | 1.9 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 5.4 | 3.1 |
| Total score | 1.9 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 5.3 | 4.0 |
| Vitamin D receptor | ||||||
| Basal layer | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 4.8 | 4.7 |
| Suprabasal layer | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 5.8 | 5.7 |
| Superficial layer | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
| Total score | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 5.1 | 5.0 |