Fig. 2.

Absolute counts of proteins measured in lesional (n = 64 samples), peri-lesional (n = 64 samples), and non-lesional (n = 32 samples) skin by TAP. Each dot represents one measurement. The Mann-Whitney U test was used to assess differences between (i) lesional and peri-lesional skin, (ii) peri-lesional and non-lesional skin, and (iii) lesional and non-lesional skin. L, lesional; PL, peri-lesional; NL, non-lesional; *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001; ns, nonsignificant; CXCL, CXC chemokine ligand; IL, interleukin; VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor; hBD, human beta-defensin; TAP, transdermal analysis patch.