an increasing trendP < .01
Density grading results of IL-17A-positive Th17 cells confirmed IHC observations and showed an increasing trend of IL-17A-positive Th17 cell density scores in the lamina propria and epithelium in both the UC and the CAD (ALD and NALD) groups (refer to Figure 2E and F, P < .01 from the Kruskal-Wallis test) as compared with the control tissues.