Table 1.
Mean and standard error of the cellular densities (cells/mm2) of the different markers used to evaluate the Th17 immune response in the skin lesions of the patients with localized cutaneous leishmaniasis (LCL) caused by L. (V.) panamensis and in healthy skin.
| Antibody | LCL skin (n = 46) |
Healthy skin (n = 10) |
p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| CD3 | 2593.00 ± 112.00 | 37.30 ± 8.13 | p < 0.0001 |
| CD4 | 914.50 ± 51.76 | 46.25 ± 11.55 | p < 0.0001 |
| RoRγt | 229.20 ± 13.49 | 0.10 ± 0.01 | p < 0.0001 |
| IL-17 | 859.80 ± 70.66 | 18.64 ± 5.03 | p < 0.0001 |
| IL-6 | 273.20 ± 15.89 | 7.31 ± 2.14 | p < 0.0001 |
| TGF-β | 132.20 ± 9.50 | 0.10 ± 0.01 | p < 0.0001 |
| IL-23 | 669.80 ± 34.73 | 0.10 ± 0.01 | p < 0.0001 |