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Immunol."],"abstract":"<jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Introduction<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a common T-cell-mediated inflammatory disease affecting the oral mucosa. Intraepithelial lymphocytes (IELs), a unique subset of T cells, play a crucial role in regulating mucosal immune responses. However, the mechanisms by which keratinocytes (KCs) regulate the homing migration of OLP IELs and their involvement in mucosal barrier disruption remain unclear.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study conducted colocalization and quantitative analysis of the expression of E-cadherin, CD103, CD8\u03b1, ZO-1, and Occludin. A three-dimensional simulation homing model of oral mucosal tissue was constructed. Short hairpin RNAs (shRNAs) were designed to inhibit E-cadherin and CD103 of KCs and OLP IELs. The JAK\/STAT pathway was inhibited using AG490 and ruxolitinib (RPM). The expression levels of ZO-1 and occludin were detected.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>CD8\u03b1 and CD103 were highly expressed in OLP, while the expression of E-cadherin, ZO-1, and Occludin was decreased. Silencing KCs' E-cadherin and IELs' CD103 significantly inhibited the homing migration of OLP IELs. After inhibiting the JAK\/STAT pathway, KCs proliferation was reduced, while Bax and caspase-3 expression were upregulated and Bcl-2 expression was downregulated. The homing migration of OLP IELs was inhibited, with decreased expression of p-JAK2\/JAK2 and p-STAT3\/STAT3. Furthermore, ZO-1 and Occludin were upregulated.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The regulation of KCs on homing migration of OLP IELs depended on KCs' E-cadherin and IELs' CD103. By downregulating JAK2\/STAT3 phosphorylation, KCs proliferation was inhibited and apoptosis was induced, which has therapeutic benefits for OLP epithelial dysplasia. 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