Table 2.
Correlation analysis between cytokine levels (pg/ml) and oral lesion.
| Cytokine | REU score |
|
|---|---|---|
| r-value | P-value∗ | |
| IL-1β | 0.322 | 0.026 |
| IL-6 | 0.330 | 0.022 |
| IL-8 | 0.200 | 0.172 |
| TNF-α | 0.361 | 0.012 |
| MIP-1α | 0.421 | 0.003 |
| MIP-1β | 0.343 | 0.017 |
| GM-CSF | 0.339 | 0.018 |
∗Spearman's rank correlation analysis; statistical significance: P < 0.05.
REU score: reticular, erosive and ulcerative scoring system for measuring OLP lesion; IL: interleukin; TNF: tumor necrosis factor; MIP: macrophage inflammatory protein; GM-CSF: granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor.