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. 2011 May 21;17(19):2397–2406. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i19.2397

Table 2.

Chemokine profiles in liver failure serum vs normal serum

NS group (n = 18) FS group (n=18) P value
HGF (pg/mL) 469.47 ± 134.87 5253.70 ± 1876.35 0.002
EGF (pg/mL) 282.56 ± 41.55 74.63 ± 18.36 0
VEGF (pg/mL) 99.27 ± 19.42 ND 0
TNF-α 66.48 ± 28.56 168.86 ± 38.69 0.001

NS: Normal serum; FS: Liver failure serum; ND: Undetectable; HGF: Hepatocyte growth factor; EGF: Epidermal growth factor; VEGF: Vascular endothelial growth factor; TNF-α: Tumor necrosis factor-alpha.