Figure 6 .
(A) Spearman rank analysis demonstrated a significant correlation between mRNA expression of interleukin 18 (IL-18) in unstimulated peripheral blood mononuclear cells of patients with alcohol induced cirrhosis and sCD14 (r= 0.72; p < 0.01). (B) Spearman rank analysis demonstrated a significant correlation between mRNA expression of IL-18 and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) (r=0.76; p<0.01). GPDH, glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase.