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. 2023 Oct 12;14(10):673. doi: 10.1038/s41419-023-06170-8

Fig. 1. AF6 expression and necroptosis are up-regulated and correlate with the progression of NASH.

Fig. 1

A Hepatic levels of AF6 in healthy patients (n = 20) and in patients with simple steatosis (n = 11) and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) (n = 10) in GSE89632. B mRNA levels of Af6 in mice maintained on a high-fat and high-cholesterol (HFHC) diet for 16 weeks. C Gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) and D heatmap of necroptosis in HFHC model. E Immunoblot of AF6, RIPK1, MLKL, MLKL oligomer, p-MLKL, USP21, and Hsp90 in liver after maintenance on HFHC diet. Densitometric analysis was used to quantify band intensities; the protein levels of AF6 and p-MLKL were normalized to that of the housekeeping protein Hsp90 in the respective lanes. Correlation between AF6 and p-MLKL levels was assessed using Graphpad Prism 8.0. Data are expressed as mean ± SEM. Pairwise comparisons between groups were conducted using two-tailed non-paired Student’s t tests. ns, not significant (p ≥ 0.05); *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001.