Thymosin β4 and β10 in Sjögren’s syndrome: saliva proteomics and minor salivary glands expression

Table 3 Immunohistochemical and salivary detection of thymosin β in different subgroups

Group	Tβ₄ IHC	Tβ₄ saliva	Tβ₄ sulfoxide saliva	Tβ₁₀ saliva	Tβ₁₀ IHC
pSS	−	88.9 %	44.4 %	66.7 %	+++
ss/SSc	+	85.7 %	42.9 %	42.8 %	+
ss/SLE	+	100 %	14.3 %	14.3 %	+
ss/RA	−	85.7 %	14.3 %	14.3 %	+++
HC	−	90 %	0 %	0 %	−

Abbreviations: pSS Primary Sjögren’s syndrome, ss Sicca syndrome, SSc Systemic sclerosis, SLE Systemic lupus erythematosus, RA Rheumatoid arthritis, HC Healthy control subjects, IHC Immunohistochemical staining, − Negative staining, + Positive staining

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