FIGURE 1.

IL‐23, IL‐17A, sIL‐23R, and sIL‐17RA levels in the studied groups. Data are represented with median and interquartile range. (A) IL‐23 was higher in RA and RAP compared with HS and P group, (B) sIL‐23R was higher in HS and P compared with RAP group, (C) IL‐17A was elevated in HS compared with P and RA group but not with RA group, d) no significant difference of sIL‐17RA between the study groups. HS: healthy subjects, P: periodontitis group, RA: rheumatoid arthritis group, RAP: rheumatoid arthritis with periodontitis group. p ≤ 0.05