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Table 3 Immunoreactivity scores of IVD tissues

From: Interleukin-23 may contribute to the pathogenesis of lumbar disc herniation through the IL-23/IL-17 pathway

Cellularity score

Normal control (n = 64)

Non-ruptured group (n = 104)

Ruptured group (n = 128)

0

56

59

32

1

8a

45b

96c

  1. IVD intervertebral disc, 0 no labeled cells, 1 at least one positively labeled cell
  2. a From two patients
  3. b From seven patients
  4. c From 14 patients