Fig. 1
From: Mitochondrial DNA leakage induces odontoblast inflammation via the cGAS-STING pathway
High expression levels of cGAS and STING in inflamed dental pulp. a The expression of cGAS and STING in normal tissues, caries tissues and pulpitis tissues was measured by western blotting (n = 3). b cGAS and STING expression in the odontoblast layer was visualized as a schematic model (left) by immunohistochemical (IHC) staining (right). Scale bar: 25 μm. c Histoscores of cGAS and STING were determined from cGAS and STING expression levels in normal tissues (n = 8), caries tissues (n = 7) and pulpitis tissues (n = 8). The data are the mean ± SEM (*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01 ***, p < 0.001)