[The expression and significance of interleukin-35 receptor in oral lichen planus].

OBJECTIVE

To investigate the expression of glycoprotein 130 (gp130) and interleukin 12 receptor β2 (IL-12Rβ2) in two subunits of interleukin-35 receptor (IL-35R), singal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) 1 and STAT4 in oral lichen planus (OLP) tissues, and to explore the role and significance of IL-35R in the formation and development of OLP lesions.

METHODS

Totally 41 samples of OLP tissues (OLP group) and 15 samples of normal oral mucosa (control group) were collected. The expression levels of gp130, IL-12Rβ2, STAT1, STAT4 mRNA in the tissues were detected by real-time fluorescent quantitative polymerase chain reaction and the distribution and expression of protein gp130 and IL-12Rβ2 were detected by immunohistochemistry. The potential relationship between gp130 and IL-12Rβ2 and clinical features of OLP was analyzed.

RESULTS

1) The expression levels of gp130, IL-12Rβ2, STAT1 and STAT4 mRNA in the OLP group were significantly higher than those in the control group (P<0.05). 2) The positive expression rates of gp130 and IL-12Rβ2 protein in the OLP group were higher than those in the control group (P<0.05). The expression of gp130 and IL-12Rβ2 proteins in OLP tissues were positively correlated (r=0.984, P<0.001). 3) The expression rates of gp130 and IL-12Rβ2 protein in erosive OLP tissues were significantly higher than those in non-erosive ones (P<0.05).

CONCLUSIONS

The expression of IL-35R and STAT is up-regulated in OLP tissues, and the expression of IL-35R is related to the clinical classification of OLP, suggesting that IL-35R might play an important role in the formation and development of damage OLP lesions.