Journal: International journal of molecular sciences
Article Title: Increased Interleukin-36β Expression Promotes Angiogenesis in Japanese Atopic Dermatitis.
doi: 10.3390/ijms241311104
Figure Lengend Snippet: Figure 5. IL-36β staining intensity in epidermal keratinocytes is correlated with the number of dermal vessels in lesional skin with atopic dermatitis (AD). (A–D) Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-A (A,B) and plancental growth factor (PlGF) (C,D) staining in healthy skin and AD lesional skin (n = 10, respectively). Representative images of VEGF-A and PlGF staining in AD skin (A,C), and in healthy skin (B,D) are shown (original magnification ×400). Arrows point to representative keratinocytes with the nuclear staining. (E,F) Double staining of IL-36β (red) and CD34 (brown) in AD lesional skin (n = 10). Representative images of AD skin with relatively few dermal vessels (E) and with relatively abundant dermal vessels (F) are shown (original magnification ×200). (G) The correlation between IL-36β staining intensity and the number of CD34-positive dermal vessels (n = 10). The measured values from individual patients are plotted by dots.
Article Snippet: Serum IL-36β levels and supernatant levels of VEGF-A and PlGF were quantified using the human IL-36β/IL-1F8 DuoSet ELISA (R&D systems), human VEGF Quantikine ELISA Kit (R&D systems), and human PlGF Quantikine ELISA Kit (R&D systems) according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
Techniques: Staining, Double Staining