Differential Expression of IL-36 Family Members and IL-38 by Immune and Nonimmune Cells in Patients with Active Inflammatory Bowel Disease

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CD14⁺/IL-36Ra- and CD123+/IL-38 expressing cells in intestinal tissue from IBD patients. CD14⁺/IL-36Ra- and (b) CD123⁺/IL-38 expressing cells. Representative immunoperoxidase in tissue from active ulcerative colitis patients (n=10; left panel), active Crohn’s disease patients (n=10; middle panel), and noninflamed colonic tissue (n=10; right panel). Photomicrographs represent mucosa, submucosa, muscular, and serosa. Dotted arrows depict the cytokine expression, solid arrows show expression of cell-surface marker (leukocytes), double arrows indicate CD14⁺ or CD123⁺ (in brown)/IL-36Ra or IL-38 (in pink) double positive cells (burgundy), and circles highlight the positive cells from perivascular inflammatory infiltrates. Original magnification was X320.

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